As of September 30, 2022, health professional shortage in the United States was especially high in rural areas. At that time, 65.6 percent of health professional shortages in the primary medical field was in rural areas, compared to 29.5 percent in non-rural areas.
Distribution of health professional shortages in rural and non-rural areas in the United States as of September 30, 2022, by field of practice
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Rural Health Information Hub. (December 15, 2022). Distribution of health professional shortages in rural and non-rural areas in the United States as of September 30, 2022, by field of practice [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353253/health-staff-shortages-in-rural-and-urban-areas-in-the-us/
Rural Health Information Hub. "Distribution of health professional shortages in rural and non-rural areas in the United States as of September 30, 2022, by field of practice." Chart. December 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353253/health-staff-shortages-in-rural-and-urban-areas-in-the-us/
Rural Health Information Hub. (2022). Distribution of health professional shortages in rural and non-rural areas in the United States as of September 30, 2022, by field of practice. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353253/health-staff-shortages-in-rural-and-urban-areas-in-the-us/
Rural Health Information Hub. "Distribution of Health Professional Shortages in Rural and Non-rural Areas in The United States as of September 30, 2022, by Field of Practice." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353253/health-staff-shortages-in-rural-and-urban-areas-in-the-us/
Rural Health Information Hub, Distribution of health professional shortages in rural and non-rural areas in the United States as of September 30, 2022, by field of practice Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353253/health-staff-shortages-in-rural-and-urban-areas-in-the-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of health professional shortages in rural and non-rural areas in the United States as of September 30, 2022, by field of practice [Graph], Rural Health Information Hub, December 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353253/health-staff-shortages-in-rural-and-urban-areas-in-the-us/
