Primary care physicians in the U.S. in 2021, by gender and specialty

Published by Jenny Yang, Jul 18, 2024

In 2021, in some specialties, female primary care physicians (PCPs) were more common than men. Geriatrics and pediatrics were specialties where PCPs were predominantly female in the United States. For instance, two-thirds of PCPs who specialized in pediatrics were women. On the other hand, just 41 percent of PCPs who specialized in internal medicine in the U.S. were female in 2021.

Distribution of primary care physicians in the United States in 2021, by gender and specialty

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November 2023

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United States

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2021

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