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National Healthcare Providers Registry

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
35,499
Registered Healthcare Providers
AL
93,587
Registered Healthcare Providers
AR
84,766
Registered Healthcare Providers
AS
231
Registered Healthcare Providers
AZ
173,435
Registered Healthcare Providers
CA
1,160,188
Registered Healthcare Providers
CO
193,178
Registered Healthcare Providers
CT
104,085
Registered Healthcare Providers
DC
52,124
Registered Healthcare Providers
DE
27,526
Registered Healthcare Providers
FL
641,777
Registered Healthcare Providers
FM
13
Registered Healthcare Providers
GA
226,447
Registered Healthcare Providers
GU
1,176
Registered Healthcare Providers
HI
40,341
Registered Healthcare Providers
IA
64,603
Registered Healthcare Providers
ID
45,107
Registered Healthcare Providers
IL
313,746
Registered Healthcare Providers
IN
152,646
Registered Healthcare Providers
KS
71,164
Registered Healthcare Providers
KY
111,559
Registered Healthcare Providers
LA
124,131
Registered Healthcare Providers
MA
255,210
Registered Healthcare Providers
MD
211,024
Registered Healthcare Providers
ME
42,705
Registered Healthcare Providers
MH
3
Registered Healthcare Providers
MI
350,049
Registered Healthcare Providers
MN
166,090
Registered Healthcare Providers
MO
146,358
Registered Healthcare Providers
MP
322
Registered Healthcare Providers
MS
57,061
Registered Healthcare Providers
MT
29,509
Registered Healthcare Providers
NC
271,605
Registered Healthcare Providers
ND
26,963
Registered Healthcare Providers
NE
88,748
Registered Healthcare Providers
NH
40,146
Registered Healthcare Providers
NJ
230,818
Registered Healthcare Providers
NM
68,368
Registered Healthcare Providers
NV
120,485
Registered Healthcare Providers
NY
650,316
Registered Healthcare Providers
OH
400,750
Registered Healthcare Providers
OK
115,522
Registered Healthcare Providers
OR
147,959
Registered Healthcare Providers
PA
331,671
Registered Healthcare Providers
PR
56,954
Registered Healthcare Providers
RI
31,658
Registered Healthcare Providers
SC
114,314
Registered Healthcare Providers
SD
22,818
Registered Healthcare Providers
TN
157,848
Registered Healthcare Providers
TX
595,815
Registered Healthcare Providers
UT
93,639
Registered Healthcare Providers
VA
197,438
Registered Healthcare Providers
VI
1,226
Registered Healthcare Providers
VT
18,852
Registered Healthcare Providers
WA
239,756
Registered Healthcare Providers
WI
141,635
Registered Healthcare Providers
WV
89,058
Registered Healthcare Providers
WY
18,038
Registered Healthcare Providers