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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
35,224
Registered Healthcare Providers
AL
92,613
Registered Healthcare Providers
AR
83,960
Registered Healthcare Providers
AS
229
Registered Healthcare Providers
AZ
171,464
Registered Healthcare Providers
CA
1,145,310
Registered Healthcare Providers
CO
191,200
Registered Healthcare Providers
CT
102,730
Registered Healthcare Providers
DC
51,633
Registered Healthcare Providers
DE
27,227
Registered Healthcare Providers
FL
634,891
Registered Healthcare Providers
FM
13
Registered Healthcare Providers
GA
224,304
Registered Healthcare Providers
GU
1,172
Registered Healthcare Providers
HI
39,969
Registered Healthcare Providers
IA
63,882
Registered Healthcare Providers
ID
44,483
Registered Healthcare Providers
IL
310,884
Registered Healthcare Providers
IN
150,906
Registered Healthcare Providers
KS
70,557
Registered Healthcare Providers
KY
110,689
Registered Healthcare Providers
LA
123,081
Registered Healthcare Providers
MA
253,084
Registered Healthcare Providers
MD
207,574
Registered Healthcare Providers
ME
42,455
Registered Healthcare Providers
MH
3
Registered Healthcare Providers
MI
344,894
Registered Healthcare Providers
MN
163,214
Registered Healthcare Providers
MO
145,077
Registered Healthcare Providers
MP
319
Registered Healthcare Providers
MS
56,529
Registered Healthcare Providers
MT
29,279
Registered Healthcare Providers
NC
267,954
Registered Healthcare Providers
ND
26,669
Registered Healthcare Providers
NE
86,643
Registered Healthcare Providers
NH
39,852
Registered Healthcare Providers
NJ
228,491
Registered Healthcare Providers
NM
67,594
Registered Healthcare Providers
NV
118,901
Registered Healthcare Providers
NY
644,825
Registered Healthcare Providers
OH
395,332
Registered Healthcare Providers
OK
114,387
Registered Healthcare Providers
OR
146,745
Registered Healthcare Providers
PA
327,904
Registered Healthcare Providers
PR
56,459
Registered Healthcare Providers
RI
31,184
Registered Healthcare Providers
SC
113,121
Registered Healthcare Providers
SD
22,562
Registered Healthcare Providers
TN
156,132
Registered Healthcare Providers
TX
588,852
Registered Healthcare Providers
UT
92,425
Registered Healthcare Providers
VA
195,053
Registered Healthcare Providers
VI
1,217
Registered Healthcare Providers
VT
18,442
Registered Healthcare Providers
WA
237,709
Registered Healthcare Providers
WI
139,243
Registered Healthcare Providers
WV
87,237
Registered Healthcare Providers
WY
17,915
Registered Healthcare Providers