Total Number of Nurse Practitioners, by Gender
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January 2026
| Location | Female | Male | Unspecified | Total | Female | Male | Unspecified | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 298070 | 37589 | 39991 | 375650 | 0.79 | 0.1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Alabama | 5006 | 665 | 403 | 6074 | 0.82 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Alaska | 781 | 90 | 68 | 939 | 0.83 | 0.1 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Arizona | 4136 | 544 | 296 | 4976 | 0.83 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 1 |
| Arkansas | 3290 | 397 | 302 | 3989 | 0.82 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 1 |
| California | 27717 | 4354 | 6891 | 38962 | 0.71 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 1 |
| Colorado | 7229 | 849 | 514 | 8592 | 0.84 | 0.1 | 0.06 | 1 |
| Connecticut | 4493 | 498 | 493 | 5484 | 0.82 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1 |
| Delaware | 753 | 73 | 53 | 879 | 0.86 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 1272 | 132 | 333 | 1737 | 0.73 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 1 |
| Florida | 25089 | 4556 | 5473 | 35118 | 0.71 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 1 |
| Georgia | 10625 | 1109 | 1537 | 13271 | 0.8 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 1 |
| Hawaii | 441 | 47 | 56 | 544 | 0.81 | 0.09 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Idaho | 1603 | 360 | 120 | 2083 | 0.77 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 1 |
| Illinois | 5861 | 475 | 575 | 6911 | 0.85 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 1 |
| Indiana | 4464 | 334 | 217 | 5015 | 0.89 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 1 |
| Iowa | 3811 | 417 | 204 | 4432 | 0.86 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 1 |
| Kansas | 2032 | 221 | 162 | 2415 | 0.84 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 7022 | 781 | 504 | 8307 | 0.85 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 2530 | 374 | 187 | 3091 | 0.82 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 1 |
| Maine | 2173 | 212 | 98 | 2483 | 0.88 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 1 |
| Maryland | 6458 | 652 | 1565 | 8675 | 0.74 | 0.08 | 0.18 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 9779 | 977 | 1249 | 12005 | 0.81 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Michigan | 11350 | 1193 | 1194 | 13737 | 0.83 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 6345 | 643 | 570 | 7558 | 0.84 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 1 |
| Mississippi | 4427 | 624 | 851 | 5902 | 0.75 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Missouri | 7761 | 726 | 594 | 9081 | 0.85 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Montana | 1052 | 143 | 61 | 1256 | 0.84 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 2588 | 232 | 189 | 3009 | 0.86 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 1 |
| Nevada | 2468 | 548 | 766 | 3782 | 0.65 | 0.14 | 0.2 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1124 | 110 | 75 | 1309 | 0.86 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 1 |
| New Jersey | 5848 | 637 | 856 | 7341 | 0.8 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1979 | 288 | 167 | 2434 | 0.81 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 1 |
| New York | 16687 | 1648 | 2237 | 20572 | 0.81 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 1 |
| North Carolina | 5579 | 522 | 264 | 6365 | 0.88 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 1 |
| North Dakota | 857 | 78 | 34 | 969 | 0.88 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 1 |
| Ohio | 19705 | 2372 | 2027 | 24104 | 0.82 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 2686 | 353 | 299 | 3338 | 0.8 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 1 |
| Oregon | 2397 | 370 | 133 | 2900 | 0.83 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 7559 | 819 | 417 | 8795 | 0.86 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 1441 | 149 | 156 | 1746 | 0.83 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 2493 | 221 | 138 | 2852 | 0.87 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1147 | 131 | 51 | 1329 | 0.86 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 11008 | 1597 | 865 | 13470 | 0.82 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 1 |
| Texas | 25811 | 4007 | 5263 | 35081 | 0.74 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 1 |
| Utah | 1174 | 309 | 75 | 1558 | 0.75 | 0.2 | 0.05 | 1 |
| Vermont | 800 | 92 | 37 | 929 | 0.86 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 1 |
| Virginia | 7798 | 641 | 808 | 9247 | 0.84 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 1 |
| Washington | 2668 | 413 | 260 | 3341 | 0.8 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 1 |
| West Virginia | 2413 | 229 | 113 | 2755 | 0.88 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 3751 | 292 | 138 | 4181 | 0.9 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 1 |
| Wyoming | 589 | 85 | 53 | 727 | 0.81 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 1 |