How many physicians are in Indiana?

6,760
physicians employed in Indiana in May 2025 (BLS estimate for Physicians, All Other, SOC 29-1229).

6,760 physicians were employed in Indiana in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 99.6 per 100,000 residents and ranks Indiana 16 of 50 states with data. Indiana accounts for 2% of the 340,360 physicians counted across all states.

16 of 50rank by headcount
99.6per 100,000 residents (rank 22)
1,599with a published business email
6,785,528Indiana residents (2020 Census)

States ranked just above and below Indiana

#StatePhysiciansPer 100,000
14Massachusetts8,210116.8
15Arizona6,80095.1
16Indiana6,76099.6
17Wisconsin6,350107.7
18Washington6,30081.8

The physicians page lists every one of the 50 states in order. Largest: Texas with 30,720. Highest per capita: District of Columbia at 284.2 per 100,000.

How many publish a business email?

1,599 physicians in Indiana have a business email address published on a licence register, a practice website or a professional directory, about 23.7% of the employed count, as counted by Email Lists USA's Indiana physicians list on October 1, 2026. That figure measures who publishes a work address, not the size of the profession, and it changes with each rebuild of that list.

FAQ

How many physicians are in Indiana?

6,760 physicians were employed in Indiana in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 99.6 per 100,000 residents and ranks Indiana 16 of 50 states with data.

Is that the number of licensed physicians in Indiana?

No. It is the number employed in the occupation, estimated from an employer survey. Licence rolls are usually larger, because they include people who hold a licence but are retired, inactive, working in another field or licensed in more than one state.

When is this updated?

The BLS releases state occupational estimates once a year, in spring, for the previous May. This page shows the May 2025 release, read on October 1, 2026, and is rebuilt when the next release is published.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), via api.bls.gov v2, May 2025, series OEUS180000000000029122901 (Physicians, All Other, Indiana), read October 1, 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census resident population. Rank and share computed from the 50 published state estimates.