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

Name: Physicians by U.S. state, 2025
Creator: Profession Count
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340,360

physicians employed across 50 states and D.C. in May 2025, summing the state estimates for Physicians, All Other (SOC 29-1229).

Texas has the most physicians at 30,720, and South Dakota the fewest at 200. The median state has 4,130. Per resident, District of Columbia leads with 284.2 physicians per 100,000 people.

Physicians by state, ranked

#	State	Physicians (2025)	Per 100,000 residents	With a published email
1	Texas	30,720	105.4	4,996
2	California	25,530	64.6	4,067
3	Pennsylvania	23,800	183	5,092
4	Florida	23,390	108.6	69,309
5	Ohio	21,160	179.3	37,813
6	Illinois	20,790	162.3	2,795
7	New York	16,600	82.2	7,371
8	North Carolina	14,080	134.9	1,869
9	Michigan	13,150	130.5	36,373
10	Maryland	10,340	167.4	1,348
11	New Jersey	9,730	104.7	9,194
12	Georgia	8,580	80.1	2,983
13	Virginia	8,480	98.2	1,736
14	Massachusetts	8,210	116.8	1,384
15	Arizona	6,800	95.1	1,366
16	Indiana	6,760	99.6	1,599
17	Wisconsin	6,350	107.7	1,224
18	Washington	6,300	81.8	830
19	Minnesota	5,350	93.8	1,279
20	Tennessee	5,340	77.3	1,560
21	Kansas	5,230	178	251
22	Louisiana	4,740	101.8	694
23	Connecticut	4,700	130.3	1,849
24	South Carolina	4,510	88.1	1,764
25	Arkansas	4,290	142.5	300
26	Oregon	4,130	97.5	295
27	Missouri	3,990	64.8	1,254
28	Alabama	3,980	79.2	798
29	Utah	3,510	107.3	772
30	Kentucky	3,340	74.1	1,315
31	Oklahoma	2,520	63.6	356
32	Nevada	2,400	77.3	521
33	Colorado	1,990	34.5	979
34	West Virginia	1,980	110.4	841
35	District of Columbia	1,960	284.2	237
36	New Mexico	1,930	91.1	259
37	Hawaii	1,830	125.7	247
38	Idaho	1,700	92.4	123
39	Iowa	1,440	45.1	248
40	Delaware	1,370	138.4	285
41	Maine	1,340	98.4	167
42	Rhode Island	1,180	107.5	185
43	Nebraska	1,170	59.6	259
44	New Hampshire	1,000	72.6	310
45	North Dakota	740	95	112
46	Montana	580	53.5	145
47	Vermont	440	68.4	703
48	Wyoming	440	76.3	99
49	Alaska	270	36.8	83
50	South Dakota	200	22.6	115

1 jurisdiction(s) have no published estimate for this occupation in the 2025 survey (BLS suppresses cells that fail its quality or confidentiality tests).

Per capita

Headcount follows population, so the per-100,000 column is the fairer comparison between states. Top five: District of Columbia (284.2), Pennsylvania (183), Ohio (179.3), Kansas (178), Maryland (167.4). Bottom five: South Dakota (22.6), Colorado (34.5), Alaska (36.8), Iowa (45.1), Montana (53.5).

Published business emails

210,426 physicians 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 physicians 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

30,720physicians in Texas 25,530physicians in California 23,800physicians in Pennsylvania 23,390physicians in Florida 21,160physicians in Ohio 20,790physicians in Illinois 16,600physicians in New York 14,080physicians in North Carolina 13,150physicians in Michigan 10,340physicians in Maryland 9,730physicians in New Jersey 8,580physicians in Georgia 8,480physicians in Virginia 8,210physicians in Massachusetts 6,800physicians in Arizona 6,760physicians in Indiana 6,350physicians in Wisconsin 6,300physicians in Washington 5,350physicians in Minnesota 5,340physicians in Tennessee 5,230physicians in Kansas 4,740physicians in Louisiana 4,700physicians in Connecticut 4,510physicians in South Carolina 4,290physicians in Arkansas 4,130physicians in Oregon 3,990physicians in Missouri 3,980physicians in Alabama 3,510physicians in Utah 3,340physicians in Kentucky 2,520physicians in Oklahoma 2,400physicians in Nevada 1,990physicians in Colorado 1,980physicians in West Virginia 1,960physicians in District of Columbia 1,930physicians in New Mexico 1,830physicians in Hawaii 1,700physicians in Idaho 1,440physicians in Iowa 1,370physicians in Delaware 1,340physicians in Maine 1,180physicians in Rhode Island 1,170physicians in Nebraska 1,000physicians in New Hampshire 740physicians in North Dakota 580physicians in Montana 440physicians in Vermont 440physicians in Wyoming 270physicians in Alaska 200physicians in South Dakota

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), via api.bls.gov v2, May 2025 estimates for occupation 29-1229 (Physicians, All Other), one series per state (for example OEUS480000000000029122901 for Texas), 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.