The list is based on May 2020 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ state occupational employment statistics survey. These figures represent estimates and do not include self-employed workers.
As of May 2020, there were more than 16.8 million people employed in the healthcare industry nationwide.
Here’s how each state and the District of Columbia stack up.
- California — 1,690,750 employed in healthcare
- Texas — 1,359,840
- New York — 1,251,570
- Florida — 1,058,950
- Pennsylvania — 796,520
- Ohio — 708,430
- Illinois — 636,710
- Michigan — 525,330
- North Carolina — 502,980
- Massachusetts — 471,460
- New Jersey — 466,200
- Georgia — 440,610
- Minnesota — 377350
- Virginia — 375150
- Indiana — 374390
- Tennessee — 348,880
- Missouri — 348,000
- Arizona — 336,700
- Washington — 335,950
- Wisconsin — 321,760
- Maryland — 316,420
- Colorado — 274,200
- Louisiana — 240,470
- Alabama — 231,070
- South Carolina — 221,510
- Kentucky — 217,560
- Connecticut — 206,720
- Oregon — 206,120
- Iowa — 176,080
- Oklahoma — 175,850
- Kansas — 163,230
- Arkansas — 147,150
- Utah — 143,950
- Mississippi — 131,450
- Nevada — 109,480
- Nebraska — 109,120
- West Virginia — 102,650
- New Mexico — 95,600
- Idaho — 87,910
- Maine — 83,320
- New Hampshire — 75,500
- Rhode Island — 65,090
- South Dakota — 58,770
- Montana — 58,580
- Delaware — 57,430
- Hawaii — 57,340
- District of Columbia — 54,000
- North Dakota — 53,030
- Alaska — 39,350
- Vermont — 37,200
- Wyoming — 25,720
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