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TABLE 204. NUMBER, PERCENT DISTRIBUTION, AND PHYSICIAN-TO-POPULATION RATIOS OF PATIENT CARE MDs BY PRIMARY CARE SPECIALTY, 1981-2000
YEAR
NUMBER
PER-
CENT
MDs PER
100,000
POP.
NUMBER
PER-
CENT
MDs PER
100,000
POP.
NUMBER
PER-
CENT
MDs PER
100,000
POP.
NUMBER
PER-
CENT
MDs PER
100,000
POP.
NUMBER
PER-
CENT
MDs PER
100,000
POP.
NUMBER
PER-
CENT
MDs PER
100,000
POP.
1981 336,733 100.0 144 118,065 35.1 51 55,342 16.4 24 41,776 12.4 18 20,947 6.2 9 218,668 64.9 94
1982 349,925 100.0 148 121,284 34.7 51 56,481 16.1 24 42,857 12.2 18 21,946 6.3 9 228,641 65.3 97
1983 359,675 100.0 151 122,882 34.2 52 57,172 15.9 24 43,225 12.0 18 22,485 6.3 9 236,793 65.8 99
1985 383,887 100.0 159 132,890 34.6 55 59,753 15.6 25 48,507 12.6 20 24,630 6.4 10 250,997 65.4 104
1986 383,472 100.0 157 132,090 34.4 54 59,644 15.6 24 47,797 12.5 20 24,649 6.4 10 251,382 65.6 103
1987 397,876 100.0 161 137,405 34.5 56 61,359 15.4 25 50,526 12.7 21 25,520 6.4 10 260,471 65.5 106
1988 2/ 411,668 100.0 166 140,972 34.2 57 62,468 15.2 25 51,779 12.6 21 26,725 6.5 11 270,696 65.8 109
1989 2/ 421,329 100.0 168 144,738 34.4 58 63,669 15.1 25 52,996 12.6 21 28,073 6.7 11 276,591 65.6 110
1991 2/ 454,297 100.0 177 156,046 34.3 61 65,023 14.3 25 60,233 13.3 23 30,790 6.8 12 298,251 65.7 116
1992 2/ 468,155 100.0 181 158,165 33.8 61 64,469 13.8 25 61,452 13.1 24 32,244 6.9 12 309,990 66.2 120
1993 2/ 478,286 100.0 183 158,586 33.2 61 64,938 13.6 25 60,873 12.7 23 32,775 6.9 13 319,700 66.8 122
1994 489,857 100.0 185 162,656 33.2 61 66,013 13.5 25 62,734 12.8 24 33,909 6.9 13 327,201 66.8 124
1995 501,763 100.0 188 166,966 33.3 62 67,156 13.4 25 64,904 12.9 24 34,906 7.0 13 334,797 66.7 125
1996 518,183 100.0 192 173,912 33.6 64 69,191 13.4 26 68,421 13.2 25 36,300 7.0 13 344,271 66.4 128
1997 520,755 100.0 191 174,485 33.5 64 68,155 13.1 25 69,749 13.4 26 36,581 7.0 13 346,270 66.5 127
1998 528,744 100.0 192 179,258 33.9 65 70,440 13.3 26 71,077 13.4 26 37,741 7.1 14 349,486 66.1 127
1999 532,498 100.0 192 183,531 34.5 66 72,015 13.5 26 72,291 13.6 26 39,225 7.4 14 348,967 65.5 126
2000 551,705 100.0 197 189,512 34.4 68 73,423 13.3 26 75,509 13.7 27 40,580 7.4 15 362,193 65.6 130

1/ Excludes residents, fellows, inactive physicians, and those with unknown addresses. Includes MDs not classified by activity status.
2/ Data for 1988 through 1993 were reported as of January 1 of the following year by the American Medical Association. All other data were reported as of December 31. In order to maintain consistency, MD data in this table are reported as of December 31.

SOURCES: American Medical Association. Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US 2002-2003, Chicago, 2002. Also prior annual editions. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports Series P-25 Nos. 941, 943, 1023, 1036, 1049, 1110, and 1128. Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2001 Edition. Also prior annual editions.