How many pharmacists are there in the United States, by state?

Name: Pharmacists by U.S. state, 2025
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321,960

pharmacists employed across 51 states and D.C. in May 2025, summing the state estimates for Pharmacists (SOC 29-1051).

California has the most pharmacists at 34,030, and Wyoming the fewest at 510. The median state has 4,560. Per resident, South Dakota leads with 144.4 pharmacists per 100,000 people.

Pharmacists by state, ranked

#	State	Pharmacists (2025)	Per 100,000 residents	With a published email
1	California	34,030	86.1	866
2	Texas	24,700	84.7	1,378
3	Florida	21,540	100	26,470
4	New York	19,760	97.8	1,364
5	Pennsylvania	14,090	108.4	978
6	Ohio	12,790	108.4	1,010
7	Illinois	12,070	94.2	848
8	North Carolina	11,430	109.5	753
9	Georgia	10,530	98.3	996
10	New Jersey	9,420	101.4	2,953
11	Michigan	8,780	87.1	11,851
12	Tennessee	8,250	119.4	539
13	Virginia	7,980	92.5	389
14	Washington	7,350	95.4	216
15	Massachusetts	7,230	102.8	335
16	Arizona	6,900	96.5	456
17	Missouri	6,740	109.5	220
18	Indiana	6,430	94.8	493
19	Minnesota	6,310	110.6	179
20	Wisconsin	5,730	97.2	261
21	Louisiana	5,610	120.4	154
22	Alabama	5,400	107.5	434
23	Maryland	5,400	87.4	344
24	South Carolina	5,320	103.9	352
25	Kentucky	5,030	111.6	259
26	Colorado	4,560	79	321
27	Oklahoma	3,610	91.2	105
28	Kansas	3,500	119.1	102
29	Connecticut	3,490	96.8	164
30	Oregon	3,250	76.7	96
31	Iowa	3,230	101.2	97
32	Mississippi	3,050	103	85
33	Arkansas	2,900	96.3	132
34	Utah	2,830	86.5	125
35	Nevada	2,500	80.5	142
36	Nebraska	2,450	124.9	97
37	West Virginia	2,260	126	66
38	Idaho	1,790	97.3	69
39	New Mexico	1,730	81.7	69
40	Rhode Island	1,510	137.6	76
41	Maine	1,380	101.3	65
42	South Dakota	1,280	144.4	44
43	Hawaii	1,190	81.8	28
44	Montana	1,190	109.8	36
45	New Hampshire	1,130	82	57
46	North Dakota	1,070	137.3	27
47	District of Columbia	850	123.3	57
48	Delaware	790	79.8	75
49	Alaska	560	76.4	48
50	Vermont	530	82.4	26
51	Wyoming	510	88.4	20

Per capita

Headcount follows population, so the per-100,000 column is the fairer comparison between states. Top five: South Dakota (144.4), Rhode Island (137.6), North Dakota (137.3), West Virginia (126), Nebraska (124.9). Bottom five: Alaska (76.4), Oregon (76.7), Colorado (79), Delaware (79.8), Nevada (80.5).

Published business emails

56,327 pharmacists nationally have a business email address published on a licence register, a practice website or a professional directory, as counted by Email Lists USA's pharmacists list on October 1, 2026. That is a count of people who publish a work address, not a measure of the profession's size, and it moves with each rebuild of that list.

State pages

34,030pharmacists in California 24,700pharmacists in Texas 21,540pharmacists in Florida 19,760pharmacists in New York 14,090pharmacists in Pennsylvania 12,790pharmacists in Ohio 12,070pharmacists in Illinois 11,430pharmacists in North Carolina 10,530pharmacists in Georgia 9,420pharmacists in New Jersey 8,780pharmacists in Michigan 8,250pharmacists in Tennessee 7,980pharmacists in Virginia 7,350pharmacists in Washington 7,230pharmacists in Massachusetts 6,900pharmacists in Arizona 6,740pharmacists in Missouri 6,430pharmacists in Indiana 6,310pharmacists in Minnesota 5,730pharmacists in Wisconsin 5,610pharmacists in Louisiana 5,400pharmacists in Alabama 5,400pharmacists in Maryland 5,320pharmacists in South Carolina 5,030pharmacists in Kentucky 4,560pharmacists in Colorado 3,610pharmacists in Oklahoma 3,500pharmacists in Kansas 3,490pharmacists in Connecticut 3,250pharmacists in Oregon 3,230pharmacists in Iowa 3,050pharmacists in Mississippi 2,900pharmacists in Arkansas 2,830pharmacists in Utah 2,500pharmacists in Nevada 2,450pharmacists in Nebraska 2,260pharmacists in West Virginia 1,790pharmacists in Idaho 1,730pharmacists in New Mexico 1,510pharmacists in Rhode Island 1,380pharmacists in Maine 1,280pharmacists in South Dakota 1,190pharmacists in Hawaii 1,190pharmacists in Montana 1,130pharmacists in New Hampshire 1,070pharmacists in North Dakota 850pharmacists in District of Columbia 790pharmacists in Delaware 560pharmacists in Alaska 530pharmacists in Vermont 510pharmacists in Wyoming

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), via api.bls.gov v2, May 2025 estimates for occupation 29-1051 (Pharmacists), one series per state (for example OEUS060000000000029105101 for California), read October 1, 2026. Per-capita denominators: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census resident population. The U.S. figure on this page is the sum of the published state estimates, not a separately published national total.