As of January 2024, the total number of professionally active physicians in the United States amounted to 1,100,101 physicians. From a state perspective, California had the most number of active physicians with over 119 thousand physicians, followed by New York. On the other hand, with just 1,245 physicians, Wyoming had the least number of active physicians in the United States.
Total number of active physicians in the U.S., as of January 2024, by state
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- Basic Statistic Number of active physicians in the U.S. 2024, by specialty area
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U.S. states
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- Premium Statistic Total active physicians in the U.S. 2024, by state
- Basic Statistic Leading U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians 2024
- Premium Statistic Leading U.S. states by number of active primary care physicians 2024
- Basic Statistic Leading U.S. states by number of active specialist physicians 2024
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Expenditure
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Compensation
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- Premium Statistic Annual compensation of U.S. physicians by specialty 2024
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Burn-out
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- Basic Statistic Burnout among U.S. physicians as of 2023, by gender and age
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- Premium Statistic Share of major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians 2024
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COVID-19
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- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes due to COVID-19, 2020-2021
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. physicians affected by COVID-19 in select ways, August 2020
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. physicians frustrated by COVID-19 regulation non-compliance, Aug. 2020
- Basic Statistic Estimated loss of revenue among U.S. physicians due to COVID-19 as of July 2020
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (February 19, 2024). Total number of active physicians in the U.S., as of January 2024, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186269/total-active-physicians-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Total number of active physicians in the U.S., as of January 2024, by state." Chart. February 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186269/total-active-physicians-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2024). Total number of active physicians in the U.S., as of January 2024, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186269/total-active-physicians-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Total Number of Active Physicians in The U.S., as of January 2024, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186269/total-active-physicians-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Total number of active physicians in the U.S., as of January 2024, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186269/total-active-physicians-in-the-us/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Total number of active physicians in the U.S., as of January 2024, by state [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, February 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186269/total-active-physicians-in-the-us/