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Feature|Articles|August 3, 2023
Fewest physicians: States with the lowest numbers of doctors
Author(s)Richard Payerchin, Logan Lutton
A dozen states have fewer than 10,000 physicians.
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Across the nation, there are a dozen states with fewer than 10,000 physicians.
Some in New England are small in area, while some in the west are larger. But a common trait is ranking lowest among the 50 states for the number of doctors, according to
In July FSMB released its “Census of Licensed Physicians in the United States, 2022.”
This slideshow lists the 12 states with the fewest physicians, less than 10,000 per state.
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