In 2022, approximately 37 percent of U.S. physicians are female, with Washington, D.C., having the highest share of female physicians in the country, according to a June report from Statista.
Percentage of female physicians by state in 2022:
Alabama: 31 percent
Alaska: 38 percent
Arizona: 35 percent
Arkansas: 31 percent
California: 38 percent
Colorado: 38 percent
Connecticut: 41 percent
Delaware: 43 percent
District of Columbia: 49 percent
Florida: 33 percent
Georgia: 36 percent
Hawaii: 33 percent
Idaho: 26 percent
Illinois: 41 percent
Indiana: 33 percent
Iowa: 34 percent
Kansas: 35 percent
Kentucky: 33 percent
Louisiana: 33 percent
Maine: 38 percent
Maryland: 41 percent
Massachusetts: 43 percent
Michigan: 38 percent
Minnesota: 37 percent
Mississippi: 29 percent
Missouri: 35 percent
Montana: 29 percent
Nebraska: 34 percent
Nevada: 29 percent
New Hampshire: 36 percent
New Jersey: 39 percent
New Mexico: 39 percent
New York: 41 percent
North Carolina: 37 percent
North Dakota: 31 percent
Ohio: 37 percent
Oklahoma: 32 percent
Oregon: 38 percent
Pennsylvania: 38 percent
Rhode Island: 44 percent
South Carolina: 34 percent
South Dakota: 30 percent
Tennessee: 33 percent
Texas: 36 percent
Utah: 28 percent
Vermont: 39 percent
Virginia: 38 percent
Washington: 38 percent
West Virginia: 33 percent
Wisconsin: 35 percent
Wyoming: 28 percent