Total Number of Nurse Practitioners, by Gender
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September 2026
| Location | Female | Male | Unspecified | Total | Female | Male | Unspecified | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 454297 | 65570 | 70170 | 590037 | 0.77 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 1 |
| Alabama | 7601 | 1163 | 759 | 9523 | 0.8 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 1 |
| Alaska | 1332 | 194 | 130 | 1656 | 0.8 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 1 |
| Arizona | 9014 | 1498 | 1031 | 11543 | 0.78 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 1 |
| Arkansas | 3883 | 514 | 378 | 4775 | 0.81 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 1 |
| California | 38767 | 7571 | 9954 | 56292 | 0.69 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 1 |
| Colorado | 9363 | 1204 | 732 | 11299 | 0.83 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 1 |
| Connecticut | 5457 | 708 | 692 | 6857 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Delaware | 1956 | 223 | 211 | 2390 | 0.82 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 1815 | 286 | 695 | 2796 | 0.65 | 0.1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Florida | 30059 | 5748 | 6983 | 42790 | 0.7 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 1 |
| Georgia | 14295 | 1746 | 2395 | 18436 | 0.78 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Hawaii | 1108 | 188 | 201 | 1497 | 0.74 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Idaho | 1935 | 507 | 163 | 2605 | 0.74 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 1 |
| Illinois | 12389 | 1382 | 1670 | 15441 | 0.8 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Indiana | 9069 | 911 | 703 | 10683 | 0.85 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Iowa | 4117 | 532 | 248 | 4897 | 0.84 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 1 |
| Kansas | 3303 | 442 | 293 | 4038 | 0.82 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 7697 | 951 | 578 | 9226 | 0.83 | 0.1 | 0.06 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 5349 | 933 | 621 | 6903 | 0.77 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 1 |
| Maine | 2534 | 290 | 130 | 2954 | 0.86 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 1 |
| Maryland | 8963 | 1069 | 2404 | 12436 | 0.72 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 15981 | 1804 | 2162 | 19947 | 0.8 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Michigan | 15200 | 1927 | 1984 | 19111 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 8426 | 1235 | 814 | 10475 | 0.8 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 1 |
| Mississippi | 5117 | 839 | 903 | 6859 | 0.75 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Missouri | 9227 | 1011 | 758 | 10996 | 0.84 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Montana | 1291 | 207 | 88 | 1586 | 0.81 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 3115 | 320 | 246 | 3681 | 0.85 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Nevada | 3137 | 717 | 915 | 4769 | 0.66 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1838 | 235 | 121 | 2194 | 0.84 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 1 |
| New Jersey | 9832 | 1175 | 1869 | 12876 | 0.76 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 1 |
| New Mexico | 2941 | 486 | 293 | 3720 | 0.79 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 1 |
| New York | 39204 | 4899 | 8597 | 52700 | 0.74 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 1 |
| North Carolina | 12023 | 1452 | 1215 | 14690 | 0.82 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1624 | 166 | 93 | 1883 | 0.86 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 1 |
| Ohio | 27565 | 3557 | 3363 | 34485 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 3806 | 576 | 491 | 4873 | 0.78 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Oregon | 4732 | 906 | 395 | 6033 | 0.78 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 17381 | 2179 | 1752 | 21312 | 0.82 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 1947 | 230 | 214 | 2391 | 0.81 | 0.1 | 0.09 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 5838 | 708 | 539 | 7085 | 0.82 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1592 | 221 | 85 | 1898 | 0.84 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 14796 | 2218 | 1390 | 18404 | 0.8 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 1 |
| Texas | 34204 | 5814 | 7418 | 47436 | 0.72 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 1 |
| Utah | 2605 | 721 | 269 | 3595 | 0.72 | 0.2 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Vermont | 924 | 120 | 53 | 1097 | 0.84 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 1 |
| Virginia | 10714 | 1081 | 1378 | 13173 | 0.81 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Washington | 6791 | 1401 | 1093 | 9285 | 0.73 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 1 |
| West Virginia | 3490 | 382 | 182 | 4054 | 0.86 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 8219 | 807 | 449 | 9475 | 0.87 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 1 |
| Wyoming | 731 | 116 | 70 | 917 | 0.8 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 1 |