Here is the employment level of nurse practitioners by state (excluding self-employed workers), ranked from highest to lowest.
New York: 13,710
California: 13,420
Texas: 12,020
Florida: 10,590
Ohio: 7,510
Pennsylvania: 7,280
Tennessee: 7,010
Massachusetts: 6,200
Georgia: 6,110
New Jersey: 5,900
Illinois: 5,540
Indiana: 4,780
North Carolina: 4,760
Virginia: 4,710
Michigan: 4,490
Missouri: 4,390
Minnesota: 3,880
Maryland: 3,710
Alabama: 3,680
Arizona: 3,510
Washington: 3,430
Kentucky: 3,160
Wisconsin: 3,030
Mississippi: 2,930
Colorado: 2,920
Louisiana: 2,820
Connecticut: 2,340
Kansas: 2,270
South Carolina: 2,260
Oregon: 2,030
Arkansas: 1,900
Iowa: 1,830
Oklahoma: 1,590
Utah: 1,380
Maine: 1,240
New Hampshire: 1,140
West Virginia: 1,080
Nebraska: 1,070
New Mexico: 980
Delaware: 760
Idaho: 750
Nevada: 710
Rhode Island: 690
Montana: 640
South Dakota: 540
Vermont: 520
North Dakota: 480
Alaska: 440
Hawaii: 410
Wyoming: 290
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