Physicians by state
1,271,621 physicians are licensed in the US. The 20 states below hold 879,704 of them, 69% of the total. The pay estimate runs from $253,938 in Minnesota to $416,416 in Georgia.
Every state, ranked by licensed count
| State | Licensed | Share of US | Pay estimate | Days to fill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 143,257 | 11.3% | $302,948 | 25 |
| New York | 93,226 | 7.3% | $291,130 | 35 |
| Texas | 88,277 | 6.9% | $268,795 | 35 |
| Pennsylvania | 60,623 | 4.8% | $339,990 | 29 |
| Illinois | 53,038 | 4.2% | $317,589 | 25 |
| Ohio | 46,748 | 3.7% | $393,694 | 35 |
| Massachusetts | 40,835 | 3.2% | $259,378 | 35 |
| North Carolina | 37,236 | 2.9% | $341,609 | 35 |
| New Jersey | 34,205 | 2.7% | $295,390 | 25 |
| Georgia | 33,427 | 2.6% | $416,416 | 25 |
| Virginia | 31,496 | 2.5% | $317,589 | 35 |
| Washington | 31,283 | 2.5% | $316,085 | 25 |
| Minnesota | 25,731 | 2.0% | $253,938 | 25 |
| Missouri | 25,210 | 2.0% | $361,861 | 25 |
| Arizona | 25,083 | 2.0% | $330,604 | 25 |
| Colorado | 23,857 | 1.9% | $275,672 | 35 |
| Wisconsin | 23,853 | 1.9% | $325,538 | 25 |
| Tennessee | 22,906 | 1.8% | $320,839 | 25 |
| Indiana | 21,915 | 1.7% | $339,682 | 25 |
| Oregon | 17,498 | 1.4% | $290,745 | 37 |
Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS). Counts are providers with a practice address in the state. Pay is a Kandidate estimate from public salary sources. Days to fill is modelled, not an observed average.
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