Florida has the most active nurse practitioners, while California has the most active physician assistants, according to May data from KFF.
Here is the number of active nurse practitioners and physician assistants in each state and Washington, D.C.:
Alabama
Nurse practitioners: 4,776
Physician assistants: 690
Alaska
Nurse practitioners: 728
Physician assistants: 459
Arizona
Nurse practitioners: 3,689
Physician assistants: 2,812
Arkansas
Nurse practitioners: 3,449
Physician assistants: 459
California
Nurse practitioners: 26,549
Physician assistants: 11,901
Colorado
Nurse practitioners: 4,902
Physician assistants: 3,390
Connecticut
Nurse practitioners: 4,894
Physician assistants: 2,634
Delaware
Nurse practitioners: 744
Physician assistants: 270
District of Columbia
Nurse practitioners: 677
Physician assistants: 617
Florida
Nurse practitioners: 32,033
Physician assistants: 9,391
Georgia
Nurse practitioners: 10,463
Physician assistants: 3,414
Hawaii
Nurse practitioners: 360
Physician assistants: 145
Idaho
Nurse practitioners: 1,420
Physician assistants: 888
Illinois
Nurse practitioners: 9,105
Physician assistants: 4,118
Indiana
Nurse practitioners: 3,192
Physician assistants: 1,539
Iowa
Nurse practitioners: 3,103
Physician assistants: 1,219
Kansas
Nurse practitioners: 2,123
Physician assistants: 715
Kentucky
Nurse practitioners: 5,778
Physician assistants: 1,377
Louisiana
Nurse practitioners: 2,117
Physician assistants: 1,159
Maine
Nurse practitioners: 1,795
Physician assistants: 715
Maryland
Nurse practitioners: 6,650
Physician assistants: 3,241
Massachusetts
Nurse practitioners: 10,189
Physician assistants: 4,180
Michigan
Nurse practitioners: 9,269
Physician assistants: 6,035
Minnesota
Nurse practitioners: 5,258
Physician assistants: 3,069
Mississippi
Nurse practitioners: 4,133
Physician assistants: 119
Missouri
Nurse practitioners: 7,276
Physician assistants: 1,207
Montana
Nurse practitioners: 1,092
Physician assistants: 285
Nebraska
Nurse practitioners: 2,172
Physician assistants: 1,278
Nevada
Nurse practitioners: 2,169
Physician assistants: 891
New Hampshire
Nurse practitioners: 1,246
Physician assistants: 954
New Jersey
Nurse practitioners: 9,600
Physician assistants: 3,443
New Mexico
Nurse practitioners: 1,936
Physician assistants: 646
New York
Nurse practitioners: 10,981
Physician assistants: 8,370
North Carolina
Nurse practitioners: 4,582
Physician assistants: 6,358
North Dakota
Nurse practitioners: 634
Physician assistants: 218
Ohio
Nurse practitioners: 12,883
Physician assistants: 3,904
Oklahoma
Nurse practitioners: 2,662
Physician assistants: 1,724
Oregon
Nurse practitioners: 2,219
Physician assistants: 2,042
Pennsylvania
Nurse practitioners: 7,875
Physician assistants: 5,544
Rhode Island
Nurse practitioners: 1,333
Physician assistants: 658
South Carolina
Nurse practitioners: 1,836
Physician assistants: 853
South Dakota
Nurse practitioners: 1,023
Physician assistants: 513
Tennessee
Nurse practitioners: 11,624
Physician assistants: 2,405
Texas
Nurse practitioners: 21,859
Physician assistants: 9,511
Utah
Nurse practitioners: 1,264
Physician assistants: 747
Vermont
Nurse practitioners: 733
Physician assistants: 320
Virginia
Nurse practitioners: 8,972
Physician assistants: 3,325
Washington
Nurse practitioners: 2,956
Physician assistants: 1,959
West Virginia
Nurse practitioners: 2,113
Physician assistants: 509
Wisconsin
Nurse practitioners: 2,840
Physician assistants: 1,743
Wyoming
Nurse practitioners: 264
Physician assistants: 125