Washington D.C. has more physicians per capita than any state, according to the latest Association of American Medical Colleges State Physician Workforce Data Report, released last year.
The report is based on the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile, as well as 2019 population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
|
State |
Population |
Physicians |
Rate per 100,000 residents |
|
District of Columbia |
705,749 |
6,147 |
871 |
|
Massachusetts |
6,892,503 |
32,116 |
466 |
|
Maryland |
6,045,680 |
23,791 |
393.5 |
|
New York |
19,453,561 |
75,749 |
389.4 |
|
Vermont |
623,989 |
2,410 |
386.2 |
|
Rhode Island |
1,059,361 |
4,063 |
383.5 |
|
Connecticut |
3,565,287 |
12,977 |
364 |
|
Maine |
1,344,212 |
4,459 |
331.7 |
|
Pennsylvania |
12,801,989 |
42,051 |
328.5 |
|
New Hampshire |
1,359,711 |
4,391 |
322.9 |
|
Hawaii |
1,415,872 |
4,557 |
321.9 |
|
New Jersey |
8,882,190 |
27,832 |
313.3 |
|
Minnesota |
5,639,632 |
17,617 |
312.4 |
|
Oregon |
4,217,737 |
13,127 |
311.2 |
|
Ohio |
11,689,100 |
35,333 |
302.3 |
|
Michigan |
9,986,857 |
30,040 |
300.8 |
|
Missouri |
6,137,428 |
18,297 |
298.1 |
|
Colorado |
5,758,736 |
16,956 |
294.4 |
|
Illinois |
12,671,821 |
37,122 |
292.9 |
|
Delaware |
973,764 |
2,850 |
292.7 |
|
California |
39,512,223 |
113,718 |
287.8 |
|
Alaska |
731,545 |
2,101 |
287.2 |
|
Washington |
7,614,893 |
21,731 |
285.4 |
|
Wisconsin |
5,822,434 |
15,975 |
274.4 |
|
West Virginia |
1,792,147 |
4,914 |
274.2 |
|
Florida |
21,477,737 |
58,822 |
273.9 |
|
Louisiana |
4,648,794 |
12,557 |
270.1 |
|
Virginia |
8,535,519 |
22,874 |
268 |
|
North Carolina |
10,488,084 |
27,650 |
263.6 |
|
Tennessee |
6,829,174 |
17,687 |
259 |
|
Montana |
1,068,778 |
2,750 |
257.3 |
|
Arizona |
7,278,717 |
18,343 |
252 |
|
New Mexico |
2,096,829 |
5,269 |
251.3 |
|
South Dakota |
884,659 |
2,214 |
250.3 |
|
Nebraska |
1,934,408 |
4,820 |
249.2 |
|
North Dakota |
762,062 |
1,826 |
239.6 |
|
South Carolina |
5,148,714 |
12,197 |
236.9 |
|
Indiana |
6,732,219 |
15,918 |
236.4 |
|
Georgia |
10,617,423 |
25,072 |
236.1 |
|
Kansas |
2,913,314 |
6,874 |
236 |
|
Kentucky |
4,467,673 |
10,528 |
235.6 |
|
Texas |
28,995,881 |
67,182 |
231.7 |
|
Utah |
3,205,958 |
7,198 |
224.5 |
|
Alabama |
4,903,185 |
10,983 |
224 |
|
Iowa |
3,155,070 |
7,056 |
223.6 |
|
Nevada |
3,080,156 |
6,731 |
218.5 |
|
Arkansas |
3,017,804 |
6,500 |
215.4 |
|
Wyoming |
578,759 |
1,225 |
211.7 |
|
Oklahoma |
3,956,971 |
8,293 |
209.6 |
|
Mississippi |
2,976,149 |
5,857 |
196.8 |
|
Idaho |
1,787,065 |
3,504 |
196.1 |