Non-Federal Physicians per 100,000 Civilian Population, by State, 2003
While the 2004 U.S. average number of non-federal physicians per 100,000 population was 281 (see
Exhibit 5.7), there was considerable geographic variation in physician capacity across the states. The number of physicians per 100,000 population ranged from a high of 752 in the District of Columbia to a low of 175 in Idaho. Sparsely populated and rural states typically have less physician capacity per capita than denser and more urban states.
Note: District of Columbia included.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation calculations using physician data from State Health Facts, at http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/, based on American Medical Association, Physicians Professional Data, 2004 data, copyright 2005; and population data from the U.S. Census Bureau at http://www.census.gov/popest/states/tables/NST-EST2004-01.pdf.
