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The Geographic Distribution of Physicians in the United States

The United States does not actively regulate the number, type or geographic distribution of its physician workforce. Health care professionals can choose how and where to work. As a result, workforce distribution and patients´ access to care rely on market forces, often with important but inadequate intervention from the government, medical schools and safety-net programs. The result is incongruency between the geographic location and specialty choice of the health workforce and enduring health care needs of the U.S. population.
AK
34,515
Registered Healthcare Providers
AL
90,193
Registered Healthcare Providers
AR
82,195
Registered Healthcare Providers
AS
219
Registered Healthcare Providers
AZ
167,080
Registered Healthcare Providers
CA
1,105,684
Registered Healthcare Providers
CO
186,057
Registered Healthcare Providers
CT
100,664
Registered Healthcare Providers
DC
50,249
Registered Healthcare Providers
DE
26,546
Registered Healthcare Providers
FL
616,236
Registered Healthcare Providers
FM
13
Registered Healthcare Providers
GA
218,148
Registered Healthcare Providers
GU
1,138
Registered Healthcare Providers
HI
39,193
Registered Healthcare Providers
IA
61,750
Registered Healthcare Providers
ID
43,017
Registered Healthcare Providers
IL
303,836
Registered Healthcare Providers
IN
146,603
Registered Healthcare Providers
KS
69,062
Registered Healthcare Providers
KY
108,540
Registered Healthcare Providers
LA
120,715
Registered Healthcare Providers
MA
247,403
Registered Healthcare Providers
MD
198,551
Registered Healthcare Providers
ME
41,619
Registered Healthcare Providers
MH
3
Registered Healthcare Providers
MI
334,257
Registered Healthcare Providers
MN
158,121
Registered Healthcare Providers
MO
141,979
Registered Healthcare Providers
MP
315
Registered Healthcare Providers
MS
55,507
Registered Healthcare Providers
MT
28,652
Registered Healthcare Providers
NC
260,120
Registered Healthcare Providers
ND
25,902
Registered Healthcare Providers
NE
80,415
Registered Healthcare Providers
NH
39,036
Registered Healthcare Providers
NJ
222,303
Registered Healthcare Providers
NM
65,810
Registered Healthcare Providers
NV
114,643
Registered Healthcare Providers
NY
631,812
Registered Healthcare Providers
OH
382,691
Registered Healthcare Providers
OK
111,998
Registered Healthcare Providers
OR
143,147
Registered Healthcare Providers
PA
321,812
Registered Healthcare Providers
PR
55,290
Registered Healthcare Providers
RI
30,387
Registered Healthcare Providers
SC
110,137
Registered Healthcare Providers
SD
21,998
Registered Healthcare Providers
TN
152,510
Registered Healthcare Providers
TX
572,846
Registered Healthcare Providers
UT
89,553
Registered Healthcare Providers
VA
189,273
Registered Healthcare Providers
VI
1,181
Registered Healthcare Providers
VT
17,663
Registered Healthcare Providers
WA
231,511
Registered Healthcare Providers
WI
136,291
Registered Healthcare Providers
WV
83,979
Registered Healthcare Providers
WY
17,587
Registered Healthcare Providers