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Leading U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians 2018
Leading U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians 2018
Leading 10 U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians as of 2018
This statistic depicts the leading 10 U.S. states based on total number of active physicians, as of March 2018. At this point, California was the U.S. state with the highest number, reporting nearly 109,000 active physicians in total.
Leading 10 U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians as of 2018
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| Number of specialist physicians | |
|---|---|
| California | 108,860 |
| New York | 85,810 |
| Texas | 62,902 |
| Florida | 54,670 |
| Pennsylvania | 48,549 |
| Illinois | 41,508 |
| Ohio | 40,617 |
| Michigan | 37,149 |
| Massachusetts | 35,161 |
| New Jersey | 29,314 |
| Number of specialist physicians | |
|---|---|
| California | 108,860 |
| New York | 85,810 |
| Texas | 62,902 |
| Florida | 54,670 |
| Pennsylvania | 48,549 |
| Illinois | 41,508 |
| Ohio | 40,617 |
| Michigan | 37,149 |
| Massachusetts | 35,161 |
| New Jersey | 29,314 |
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This statistic depicts the leading 10 U.S. states based on total number of active physicians, as of March 2018. At this point, California was the U.S. state with the highest number, reporting nearly 109,000 active physicians in total.
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- Data includes currently active allopathic physicians (MDs) and osteopathic physicians (DOs).
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- Data includes currently active allopathic physicians (MDs) and osteopathic physicians (DOs).
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