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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
36,326
Registered Healthcare Providers
AL
95,807
Registered Healthcare Providers
AR
87,365
Registered Healthcare Providers
AS
234
Registered Healthcare Providers
AZ
178,326
Registered Healthcare Providers
CA
1,202,147
Registered Healthcare Providers
CO
200,118
Registered Healthcare Providers
CT
106,453
Registered Healthcare Providers
DC
53,296
Registered Healthcare Providers
DE
28,202
Registered Healthcare Providers
FL
660,129
Registered Healthcare Providers
FM
13
Registered Healthcare Providers
GA
233,213
Registered Healthcare Providers
GU
1,195
Registered Healthcare Providers
HI
41,374
Registered Healthcare Providers
IA
66,657
Registered Healthcare Providers
ID
46,782
Registered Healthcare Providers
IL
322,407
Registered Healthcare Providers
IN
157,449
Registered Healthcare Providers
KS
73,492
Registered Healthcare Providers
KY
114,195
Registered Healthcare Providers
LA
126,722
Registered Healthcare Providers
MA
260,785
Registered Healthcare Providers
MD
218,865
Registered Healthcare Providers
ME
43,623
Registered Healthcare Providers
MH
3
Registered Healthcare Providers
MI
362,346
Registered Healthcare Providers
MN
170,303
Registered Healthcare Providers
MO
149,890
Registered Healthcare Providers
MP
325
Registered Healthcare Providers
MS
58,463
Registered Healthcare Providers
MT
30,254
Registered Healthcare Providers
NC
280,268
Registered Healthcare Providers
ND
28,015
Registered Healthcare Providers
NE
94,649
Registered Healthcare Providers
NH
41,082
Registered Healthcare Providers
NJ
236,468
Registered Healthcare Providers
NM
70,510
Registered Healthcare Providers
NV
124,889
Registered Healthcare Providers
NY
662,978
Registered Healthcare Providers
OH
411,478
Registered Healthcare Providers
OK
118,360
Registered Healthcare Providers
OR
151,764
Registered Healthcare Providers
PA
338,679
Registered Healthcare Providers
PR
58,527
Registered Healthcare Providers
RI
32,510
Registered Healthcare Providers
SC
117,734
Registered Healthcare Providers
SD
23,420
Registered Healthcare Providers
TN
162,079
Registered Healthcare Providers
TX
614,749
Registered Healthcare Providers
UT
96,957
Registered Healthcare Providers
VA
203,236
Registered Healthcare Providers
VI
1,258
Registered Healthcare Providers
VT
19,394
Registered Healthcare Providers
WA
245,875
Registered Healthcare Providers
WI
146,214
Registered Healthcare Providers
WV
93,071
Registered Healthcare Providers
WY
18,787
Registered Healthcare Providers