Total active physicians in the U.S. 2024, by state

Published by Jenny Yang, Aug 6, 2024

As of May 2024, the total number of professionally active physicians in the United States amounted to 1,109,460 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 May 2024, by state

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July 2024

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United States

Survey time period

May 2024

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Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
Data includes currently active allopathic physicians (MDs) and osteopathic physicians (DOs).

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