Total Number of Nurse Practitioners, by Gender
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May 2026
| Location | Female | Male | Unspecified | Total | Female | Male | Unspecified | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 453003 | 65155 | 69707 | 587865 | 0.77 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 1 |
| Alabama | 7598 | 1162 | 758 | 9518 | 0.8 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 1 |
| Alaska | 1323 | 191 | 132 | 1646 | 0.8 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 1 |
| Arizona | 8864 | 1507 | 1030 | 11401 | 0.78 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 1 |
| Arkansas | 4287 | 586 | 421 | 5294 | 0.81 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 1 |
| California | 38060 | 7393 | 9666 | 55119 | 0.69 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 1 |
| Colorado | 9380 | 1205 | 736 | 11321 | 0.83 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Connecticut | 5516 | 720 | 692 | 6928 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Delaware | 2004 | 223 | 225 | 2452 | 0.82 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 1812 | 286 | 705 | 2803 | 0.65 | 0.1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Florida | 30093 | 5773 | 6960 | 42826 | 0.7 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 1 |
| Georgia | 14275 | 1749 | 2383 | 18407 | 0.78 | 0.1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Hawaii | 1112 | 191 | 199 | 1502 | 0.74 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Idaho | 1945 | 509 | 161 | 2615 | 0.74 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 1 |
| Illinois | 12264 | 1368 | 1669 | 15301 | 0.8 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Indiana | 8978 | 900 | 696 | 10574 | 0.85 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Iowa | 4109 | 527 | 238 | 4874 | 0.84 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 1 |
| Kansas | 3305 | 447 | 283 | 4035 | 0.82 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 7682 | 954 | 576 | 9212 | 0.83 | 0.1 | 0.06 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 5356 | 918 | 618 | 6892 | 0.78 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 1 |
| Maine | 2527 | 289 | 129 | 2945 | 0.86 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 1 |
| Maryland | 8911 | 1053 | 2381 | 12345 | 0.72 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 16084 | 1807 | 2168 | 20059 | 0.8 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Michigan | 15186 | 1939 | 1991 | 19116 | 0.79 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 8322 | 1112 | 773 | 10207 | 0.82 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 1 |
| Mississippi | 5104 | 829 | 909 | 6842 | 0.75 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Missouri | 9244 | 1017 | 764 | 11025 | 0.84 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Montana | 1288 | 206 | 84 | 1578 | 0.82 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 3114 | 318 | 247 | 3679 | 0.85 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Nevada | 3169 | 724 | 922 | 4815 | 0.66 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1831 | 230 | 122 | 2183 | 0.84 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 1 |
| New Jersey | 9790 | 1170 | 1859 | 12819 | 0.76 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 1 |
| New Mexico | 2960 | 486 | 291 | 3737 | 0.79 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 1 |
| New York | 38637 | 4869 | 8570 | 52076 | 0.74 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 1 |
| North Carolina | 11995 | 1442 | 1214 | 14651 | 0.82 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1609 | 162 | 93 | 1864 | 0.86 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 1 |
| Ohio | 27532 | 3533 | 3374 | 34439 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 3796 | 573 | 484 | 4853 | 0.78 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Oregon | 4712 | 901 | 388 | 6001 | 0.79 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 17875 | 2186 | 1746 | 21807 | 0.82 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 1934 | 230 | 216 | 2380 | 0.81 | 0.1 | 0.09 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 5829 | 687 | 538 | 7054 | 0.83 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1582 | 222 | 87 | 1891 | 0.84 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 14544 | 2171 | 1353 | 18068 | 0.8 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Texas | 34003 | 5790 | 7384 | 47177 | 0.72 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 1 |
| Utah | 2616 | 722 | 270 | 3608 | 0.73 | 0.2 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Vermont | 922 | 124 | 54 | 1100 | 0.84 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 1 |
| Virginia | 10681 | 1074 | 1360 | 13115 | 0.81 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Washington | 6805 | 1374 | 1086 | 9265 | 0.73 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 1 |
| West Virginia | 3488 | 383 | 184 | 4055 | 0.86 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 8216 | 807 | 450 | 9473 | 0.87 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 1 |
| Wyoming | 734 | 116 | 68 | 918 | 0.8 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 1 |