| TABLE 507. ESTIMATED NUMBER OF ACTIVE CHIROPRACTORS AND CHIROPRACTOR-TO- POPULATION RATIOS, SELECTED YEARS: 1980-2001 |
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| YEAR | ACTIVE
CHIROPRACTORS 1/ |
RESIDENT POPULATION (THOUSANDS) 2/ |
CHIROPRACTORS
PER 100,000 POPULATION |
| 1980 | 25,600 | 227,225 | 11.3 |
| 1982 | 28,300 | 231,664 | 12.2 |
| 1984 | 31,500 | 235,825 | 13.4 |
| 1986 | 35,000 | 240,133 | 14.6 |
| 1988 | 39,000 | 244,499 | 16.0 |
| 1990 | 42,400 | 249,464 | 17.0 |
| 1991 | 44,200 | 252,153 | 17.5 |
| 1992 | 46,000 | 255,030 | 18.0 |
| 1993 | 48,000 | 257,783 | 18.6 |
| 1994 | 50,000 | 260,327 | 19.2 |
| 1995 | 52,100 | 262,803 | 19.8 |
| 1996 | 54,300 | 265,229 | 20.5 |
| 1997 | 56,600 | 267,784 | 21.1 |
| 1998 | 59,000 | 270,248 | 21.8 |
| 1999 | 61,500 | 272,691 | 22.6 |
| 2000 | 64,100 | 275,130 | 23.3 |
| 2001 | 66,800 | 277,803 | 24.0 |
1/ Data for 1990 to 1995
are revised.
2/ Resident Population estimates based on 1990 Census.
SOURCES: Estimates prepared by the Bureau of Health Professions, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis based on data from the American Chiropractic Association and data obtained from the "Assessment of the current supply and distribution of the chiropractic workforce" conducted under contract by the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research. U.S. Bureau of the Census. Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2001.