The report — published by the Association of American Medical Colleges — showed the number of active physicians per 100,000 population in the U.S. increased to 277.8 in 2018, compared to 271.6 two years prior. Among states, Massachusetts had the highest number of active physicians per 100,000 population in 2018 (449.5), while Mississippi had the least (191.3).
Here is a state-by-state breakdown, from most to least active physicians per 100,000 population in 2018:
Massachusetts: 449.5
Maryland: 386
New York: 375.1
Rhode Island: 370
Vermont: 367.1
Connecticut: 352.1
Maine: 330.2
Pennsylvania: 320.5
New Hampshire: 315.1
Hawaii: 314.1
New Jersey: 306.5
Oregon: 303.4
Minnesota: 302.7
Ohio: 292.7
Michigan: 287
Colorado: 285.7
Delaware: 284.6
Illinois: 284.4
California: 279.6
Washington: 278.8
Alaska: 276.9
Missouri: 273.1
Florida: 265.2
Wisconsin: 264.9
West Virginia: 263.4
Virginia: 263.2
Louisiana: 260.3
North Carolina: 255
Tennessee: 253.1
Montana: 247.1
New Mexico: 244.8
Arizona: 242
South Dakota: 240.4
Nebraska: 239.2
North Dakota: 237.6
Kentucky: 230.9
Indiana: 230.8
South Carolina: 229.5
Georgia: 228.7
Kansas: 227.6
Texas: 224.8
Iowa: 218.2
Alabama: 217.1
Utah: 216.2
Nevada: 213.5
Wyoming: 207.9
Arkansas: 207.6
Oklahoma: 206.7
Idaho: 192.6
Mississippi: 191.3
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