[When states share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. Because of rounded data, states may have identical values shown, but different ranks. Cautionary note]
State | Rate1 | Rank |
---|---|---|
United States | 267 | (X) |
Alabama | 215 | 39 |
Alaska | 231 | 31 |
Arizona | 208 | 43 |
Arkansas | 203 | 44 |
California | 262 | 20 |
Colorado | 259 | 21 |
Connecticut | 368 | 4 |
Delaware | 250 | 24 |
District of Columbia | 799 | (X) |
Florida | 243 | 27 |
Georgia | 217 | 38 |
Hawaii | 311 | 7 |
Idaho | 169 | 50 |
Illinois | 275 | 11 |
Indiana | 215 | 40 |
Iowa | 187 | 45 |
Kansas | 221 | 35 |
Kentucky | 230 | 32 |
Louisiana | 267 | 15 |
Maine | 270 | 13 |
Maryland | 415 | 2 |
Massachusetts | 462 | 1 |
Michigan | 245 | 25 |
Minnesota | 287 | 10 |
Mississippi | 177 | 48 |
Missouri | 242 | 29 |
Montana | 221 | 35 |
Nebraska | 242 | 28 |
Nevada | 185 | 46 |
New Hampshire | 263 | 19 |
New Jersey | 311 | 8 |
New Mexico | 239 | 30 |
New York | 392 | 3 |
North Carolina | 253 | 23 |
North Dakota | 243 | 26 |
Ohio | 264 | 17 |
Oklahoma | 172 | 49 |
Oregon | 270 | 12 |
Pennsylvania | 297 | 9 |
Rhode Island | 366 | 5 |
South Carolina | 229 | 34 |
South Dakota | 220 | 37 |
Tennessee | 264 | 18 |
Texas | 212 | 42 |
Utah | 212 | 41 |
Vermont | 363 | 6 |
Virginia | 270 | 14 |
Washington | 265 | 16 |
West Virginia | 229 | 33 |
Wisconsin | 257 | 22 |
Wyoming | 184 | 47 |
Symbol
X Not applicable.
Footnote
1Excludes doctors of osteopathy, federally employed persons, and physicians with addresses unknown. Includes all physicians not classified according to activity status.
Source: American Medical Association, Chicago, IL, Physicians Characteristics and Distribution in the U.S., annual (copyright). See Table 156, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2009. [PDF 467K]
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