Primary care physicians by state U.S. 2024

As of May 2024, the states with the highest number of active primary care physicians (PCPs) were California, New York, and Texas. As of that time, of the 527,164 PCPs in the United States, 59,814 were in the state of California.

Physicians by specialty

In the United States, the specialties with the highest number of active physicians include psychiatry, surgery, and emergency medicine. The most popular physician specialties in the state of California mirror this national trend. In 2023, California had over 7,490 psychiatrists and 5,380 surgeons.

Physician burn-out

Although being a physician can be a rewarding and lucrative profession, physicians often feel stressed and burned-out. In 2024, a survey of physicians in the U.S. found that 56 percent of female and 44 percent of male physicians felt burned out. The specialty that was most likely to express feeling burned out was by far emergency medicine.

Leading 10 U.S. states based on the number of active primary care physicians as of 2024

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July 2024

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as of May 2024

Supplementary notes

Data includes currently active allopathic physicians (MDs) and osteopathic physicians (DOs).
Allopathic Physicians practice allopathic medicine (sometimes called conventional medicine), the system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the disease under treatment.
Osteopathic Physicians practice osteopathic medicine which focuses primarily on the manipulation of the musculoskeletal system and emphasizes preventive medicine while taking a holistic approach to health. An osteopathic physician is licensed to perform surgery and prescribe medication. An osteopathic physician completes four years of medical school and can choose to practice in any specialty of medicine.
Primary Care Physicians: Includes Internal Medicine, Family Medicine/General Practice, Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Geriatrics.
Specialist Physicians: Includes Psychiatry, Surgery, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Radiology, Cardiology, Oncology (Cancer), Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism and all other specialties.

Release date represents the date the figures were accessed.

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