Information comes from Redi-Data and includes active state licensed nurse practitioners as of September 2021.
In total, 219,099 (82 percent) of the U.S. nurse practitioner workforce are female, while 26,197 (10 percent) are male. Eight percent of the workforce did not specify gender.
Alabama
Female: 3,816 (81 percent)
Male: 591 (13 percent)
Unspecified: 291 (6 percent)
Alaska
Female: 707 (83 percent)
Male: 89 (10 percent)
Unspecified: 58 (7 percent)
Arizona
Female: 3,046 (86 percent)
Male: 353 (10 percent)
Unspecified: 138 (4 percent)
Arkansas
Female: 2,477 (83 percent)
Male: 310 (10 percent)
Unspecified: 184 (6 percent)
California
Female: 18,845 (77 percent)
Male: 2,388 (10 percent)
Unspecified: 3,360 (14 percent)
Colorado
Female: 4,299 (87 percent)
Male: 390 (8 percent)
Unspecified: 234 (5 percent)
Connecticut
Female: 4,171 (82 percent)
Male: 498 (10 percent)
Unspecified: 390 (8 percent)
Delaware
Female: 610 (88 percent)
Male: 48 (7 percent)
Unspecified: 35 (5 percent)
District of Columbia
Female: 375 (80 percent)
Male: 40 (9 percent)
Unspecified: 54 (12 percent)
Florida
Female: 21,708 (73 percent)
Male: 4,061 (14 percent)
Unspecified: 3,903 (13 percent)
Georgia
Female: 8,453 (80 percent)
Male: 901 (8 percent)
Unspecified: 1,253 (12 percent)
Hawaii
Female: 302 (83 percent)
Male: 37 (10 percent)
Unspecified: 24 (7 percent)
Idaho
Female: 1,032 (78 percent)
Male: 229 (17 percent)
Unspecified: 60 (5 percent)
Illinois
Female: 7,403 (85 percent)
Male: 681 (8 percent)
Unspecified: 583 (7 percent)
Indiana
Female: 3,077 (90 percent)
Male: 228 (7 percent)
Unspecified: 107 (3 percent)
Iowa
Female: 2,623 (89 percent)
Male: 235 (8 percent)
Unspecified: 90 (3 percent)
Kansas
Female: 1,686 (87 percent)
Male: 158 (8 percent)
Unspecified: 89 (5 percent)
Kentucky
Female: 5,146 (86 percent)
Male: 525 (9 percent)
Unspecified: 296 (5 percent)
Louisiana
Female: 1,700 (81 percent)
Male: 292 (14 percent)
Unspecified: 105 (5 percent)
Maine
Female: 1,563 (88 percent)
Male: 164 (9 percent)
Unspecified: 56 (3 percent)
Maryland
Female: 4,455 (79 percent)
Male: 387 (7 percent)
Unspecified: 802 (14 percent)
Massachusetts
Female: 8,065 (87 percent)
Male: 641 (7 percent)
Unspecified: 553 (6 percent)
Michigan
Female: 7,093 (85 percent)
Male: 687 (8 percent)
Unspecified: 570 (7 percent)
Minnesota
Female: 4,125 (88 percent)
Male: 345 (7 percent)
Unspecified: 206 (4 percent)
Mississippi
Female: 3,107 (79 percent)
Male: 474 (12 percent)
Unspecified: 347 (9 percent)
Missouri
Female: 3,107 (87 percent)
Male: 521 (8 percent)
Unspecified: 356 (5 percent)
Montana
Female: 866 (82 percent)
Male: 146 (14 percent)
Unspecified: 40 (4 percent)
Nebraska
Female: 1,746 (89 percent)
Male: 132 (7 percent)
Unspecified: 79 (4 percent)
Nevada
Female: 1,456 (71 percent)
Male: 328 (16 percent)
Unspecified: 255 (13 percent)
New Hampshire
Female: 1,053 (89 percent)
Male: 79 (7 percent)
Unspecified: 50 (4 percent)
New Jersey
Female: 7,063 (80 percent)
Male: 700 (8 percent)
Unspecified: 1,104 (12 percent)
New Mexico
Female: 1,421 (81 percent)
Male: 236 (13 percent)
Unspecified: 99 (6 percent)
New York
Female: 9,498 (87 percent)
Male: 779 (7)
Unspecified: 633 (6 percent)
North Carolina
Female: 3,988 (88 percent)
Male: 408 (9 percent)
Unspecified: 121 (3 percent)
North Dakota
Female: 539 (89 percent)
Male: 56 (9 percent)
Unspecified: 12 (2 percent)
Ohio
Female: 11,005 (85 percent)
Male: 1,130 (9 percent)
Unspecified: 817 (6 percent)
Oklahoma
Female: 1,977 (81 percent)
Male: 271 (11 percent)
Unspecified: 195 (8 percent)
Oregon
Female: 2,323 (84 percent)
Male: 346 (13 percent)
Unspecified: 85 (3 percent)
Pennsylvania
Female: 6,768 (89 percent)
Male: 592 (8 percent)
Unspecified: 258 (3 percent)
Rhode Island
Female: 1,083 (85 percent)
Male: 111 (9 percent)
Unspecified: 87 (7 percent)
South Carolina
Female: 1,597 (90 percent)
Male: 124 (7 percent)
Unspecified: 50 (3 percent)
South Dakota
Female: 880 (87 percent)
Male: 94 (9 percent)
Unspecified: 34 (3 percent)
Tennessee
Female: 7,589 (83 percent)
Male: 1,034 (11 percent)
Unspecified: 540 (6 percent)
Texas
Female: 16,748 (76 percent)
Male: 2,561 (12 percent)
Unspecified: 2,690 (12 percent)
Utah
Female: 946 (78 percent)
Male: 215 (18 percent)
Unspecified: 49 (4 percent)
Vermont:
Female: 523 (89 percent)
Male: 51 (9 percent)
Unspecified: 15 (3 percent)
Virginia
Female: 7,486 (82 percent)
Male: 823 (9 percent)
Unspecified: 827 (9 percent)
Washington
Female: 2,486 (84 percent)
Male: 353 (12 percent)
Unspecified: 11 (4 percent)
West Virginia
Female: 1,685 (88 percent)
Male: 155 (8 percent)
Unspecified: 65 (3 percent)
Wisconsin
Female: 2,538 (92 percent)
Male: 159 (6 percent)
Unspecified: 49 (2 percent)
Wyoming
Female: 239 (83 percent)
Male: 41 (14 percent)
Unspecified: 7 (2 percent)
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