| TABLE 222. ESTIMATED ACTIVE PHYSICIANS (MDs) AND PHYSICIAN-TO-POPULATION RATIOS BY SPECIALTY GROUP AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA, DECEMBER 31, 2000 1/ |
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| GEOGRAPHIC AREA | TOTAL ACTIVE PHYSICIANS |
TOTAL PER 100K POPULATION |
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS |
PRIMARY CARE PER 100K POP |
NON-PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS |
NON-PRIMARY CARE PER 100K POP |
| UNITED STATES | 727,573 | 257.9 | 249,829 | 88.6 | 477,744 | 169.3 |
| NORTHEAST | 185,439 | 345.7 | 61,343 | 114.3 | 124,095 | 231.3 |
| NEW ENGLAND | 50,764 | 364.1 | 16,561 | 118.8 | 34,203 | 245.3 |
| Connecticut | 12,150 | 356.3 | 3,898 | 114.3 | 8,252 | 242.0 |
| Maine | 3,140 | 245.9 | 1,159 | 90.8 | 1,981 | 155.1 |
| Massachusetts | 26,916 | 423.4 | 8,476 | 133.3 | 18,440 | 290.1 |
| New Hampshire | 3,011 | 242.8 | 1,050 | 84.7 | 1,962 | 158.2 |
| Rhode Island | 3,515 | 334.8 | 1,200 | 114.3 | 2,315 | 220.5 |
| Vermont | 2,032 | 333.1 | 778 | 127.5 | 1,254 | 205.6 |
| MIDDLE ATLANTIC | 134,675 | 339.2 | 44,782 | 112.8 | 89,892 | 226.4 |
| New Jersey | 25,410 | 301.5 | 8,694 | 103.1 | 16,716 | 198.3 |
| New York | 73,115 | 385.0 | 24,436 | 128.7 | 48,679 | 256.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 36,150 | 294.3 | 11,653 | 94.9 | 24,497 | 199.4 |
| SOUTH | 237,788 | 236.5 | 80,079 | 79.6 | 157,709 | 156.8 |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC | 134,937 | 259.7 | 45,030 | 86.7 | 89,907 | 173.0 |
| Delaware | 1,894 | 241.0 | 629 | 80.0 | 1,265 | 160.9 |
| District of Columbia | 4,222 | 739.4 | 1,190 | 208.4 | 3,032 | 531.0 |
| Florida | 38,785 | 241.6 | 12,677 | 79.0 | 26,108 | 162.6 |
| Georgia | 17,798 | 216.3 | 6,104 | 74.2 | 11,694 | 142.1 |
| Maryland | 21,656 | 407.8 | 6,752 | 127.1 | 14,904 | 280.6 |
| North Carolina | 19,177 | 237.4 | 6,511 | 80.6 | 12,666 | 156.8 |
| South Carolina | 8,851 | 220.0 | 3,110 | 77.3 | 5,741 | 142.7 |
| Virginia | 18,487 | 260.2 | 6,537 | 92.0 | 11,950 | 168.2 |
| West Virginia | 4,067 | 225.1 | 1,520 | 84.1 | 2,547 | 141.0 |
| EAST SOUTH CENTRAL | 36,899 | 216.4 | 12,931 | 75.8 | 23,968 | 140.6 |
| Alabama | 9,127 | 205.1 | 3,302 | 74.2 | 5,826 | 130.9 |
| Kentucky | 8,656 | 213.9 | 3,049 | 75.3 | 5,607 | 138.5 |
| Mississippi | 4,931 | 173.1 | 1,724 | 60.5 | 3,207 | 112.6 |
| Tennessee | 14,185 | 248.8 | 4,857 | 85.2 | 9,328 | 163.6 |
| WEST SOUTH CENTRAL | 65,952 | 209.1 | 22,118 | 70.1 | 43,834 | 138.9 |
| Arkansas | 5,164 | 192.8 | 1,993 | 74.4 | 3,171 | 118.4 |
| Louisiana | 11,386 | 254.7 | 3,621 | 81.0 | 7,765 | 173.7 |
| Oklahoma | 5,854 | 169.5 | 2,141 | 62.0 | 3,713 | 107.5 |
| Texas | 43,548 | 207.9 | 14,362 | 68.6 | 29,185 | 139.3 |
| NORTH CENTRAL | 152,573 | 236.6 | 54,998 | 85.3 | 97,576 | 151.3 |
| EAST NORTH CENTRAL | 108,711 | 240.5 | 38,824 | 85.9 | 69,888 | 154.6 |
| Illinois | 33,211 | 267.1 | 12,176 | 97.9 | 21,035 | 169.1 |
| Indiana | 12,242 | 201.0 | 4,400 | 72.2 | 7,843 | 128.8 |
| Michigan | 23,034 | 231.5 | 7,926 | 79.6 | 15,108 | 151.8 |
| Ohio | 27,579 | 242.8 | 9,588 | 84.4 | 17,991 | 158.4 |
| Wisconsin | 12,645 | 235.4 | 4,733 | 88.1 | 7,912 | 147.3 |
| WEST NORTH CENTRAL | 43,862 | 227.7 | 16,174 | 84.0 | 27,688 | 143.7 |
| Iowa | 5,197 | 177.5 | 1,937 | 66.2 | 3,260 | 111.3 |
| Kansas | 5,741 | 213.3 | 2,166 | 80.5 | 3,575 | 132.8 |
| Minnesota | 12,917 | 262.0 | 5,043 | 102.3 | 7,874 | 159.7 |
| Missouri | 13,120 | 234.1 | 4,238 | 75.6 | 8,882 | 158.5 |
| Nebraska | 3,893 | 227.3 | 1,532 | 89.4 | 2,361 | 137.8 |
| North Dakota | 1,464 | 228.4 | 624 | 97.3 | 840 | 131.0 |
| South Dakota | 1,530 | 202.4 | 634 | 83.9 | 896 | 118.5 |
| WEST | 151,773 | 239.2 | 53,409 | 84.2 | 98,364 | 155.0 |
| MOUNTAIN | 37,961 | 207.8 | 13,200 | 72.3 | 24,762 | 135.6 |
| Arizona | 10,479 | 202.9 | 3,556 | 68.8 | 6,923 | 134.0 |
| Colorado | 10,434 | 241.4 | 3,590 | 83.0 | 6,844 | 158.3 |
| Idaho | 2,069 | 159.3 | 769 | 59.2 | 1,301 | 100.2 |
| Montana | 1,878 | 208.0 | 685 | 75.9 | 1,193 | 132.1 |
| Nevada | 3,603 | 178.5 | 1,229 | 60.9 | 2,374 | 117.6 |
| New Mexico | 4,059 | 222.9 | 1,515 | 83.2 | 2,544 | 139.7 |
| Utah | 4,556 | 203.2 | 1,490 | 66.5 | 3,066 | 136.8 |
| Wyoming | 883 | 178.7 | 366 | 74.1 | 517 | 104.7 |
| PACIFIC | 113,812 | 251.9 | 40,210 | 89.0 | 73,603 | 162.9 |
| Alaska | 1,273 | 202.7 | 549 | 87.4 | 724 | 115.3 |
| California | 86,395 | 254.1 | 30,178 | 88.8 | 56,217 | 165.3 |
| Hawaii | 3,461 | 285.6 | 1,206 | 99.5 | 2,255 | 186.1 |
| Oregon | 8,027 | 234.1 | 2,920 | 85.2 | 5,107 | 148.9 |
| Washington | 14,656 | 248.1 | 5,356 | 90.7 | 9,300 | 157.4 |
Note - Sums may not add
to totals due to rounding. SOURCE: American Medical Association. Physician Characteristics and Distribution
in the U.S.,2002-2003 edition. Chicago, 2002.
1/ Includes physicians whose activity status is unclassified according
to the American Medical Association.