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Total Number of Physician Assistants, by Gender

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Total Number of Physician Assistants, by Gender

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January 2026

Location	Female	Male	Unspecified	Total	Female	Male	Unspecified	Total
United States	97526	43420	8435	149381	0.65	0.29	0.06	1
Alabama	591	305	20	916	0.65	0.33	0.02	1
Alaska	273	197	34	504	0.54	0.39	0.07	1
Arizona	2522	1355	268	4145	0.61	0.33	0.06	1
Arkansas	483	210	56	749	0.64	0.28	0.07	1
California	9455	4610	1728	15793	0.6	0.29	0.11	1
Colorado	3316	1266	214	4796	0.69	0.26	0.04	1
Connecticut	2160	871	157	3188	0.68	0.27	0.05	1
Delaware	190	101	12	303	0.63	0.33	0.04	1
District of Columbia	525	135	62	722	0.73	0.19	0.09	1
Florida	6297	3253	641	10191	0.62	0.32	0.06	1
Georgia	2572	1464	150	4186	0.61	0.35	0.04	1
Hawaii	99	95	12	206	0.48	0.46	0.06	1
Idaho	674	643	53	1370	0.49	0.47	0.04	1
Illinois	3135	1041	300	4476	0.7	0.23	0.07	1
Indiana	1311	451	80	1842	0.71	0.24	0.04	1
Iowa	927	334	30	1291	0.72	0.26	0.02	1
Kansas	583	294	23	900	0.65	0.33	0.03	1
Kentucky	1063	472	54	1589	0.67	0.3	0.03	1
Louisiana	1161	492	85	1738	0.67	0.28	0.05	1
Maine	700	424	34	1158	0.6	0.37	0.03	1
Maryland	2149	850	278	3277	0.66	0.26	0.08	1
Massachusetts	3725	1247	335	5307	0.7	0.23	0.06	1
Michigan	5272	2001	444	7717	0.68	0.26	0.06	1
Minnesota	2843	986	161	3990	0.71	0.25	0.04	1
Mississippi	96	65	5	166	0.58	0.39	0.03	1
Missouri	1055	451	81	1587	0.66	0.28	0.05	1
Montana	203	127	5	335	0.61	0.38	0.01	1
Nebraska	1129	389	51	1569	0.72	0.25	0.03	1
Nevada	758	492	115	1365	0.56	0.36	0.08	1
New Hampshire	746	294	39	1079	0.69	0.27	0.04	1
New Jersey	2825	886	380	4091	0.69	0.22	0.09	1
New Mexico	447	244	30	721	0.62	0.34	0.04	1
New York	7041	2971	355	10367	0.68	0.29	0.03	1
North Carolina	4306	2171	271	6748	0.64	0.32	0.04	1
North Dakota	165	67	9	241	0.68	0.28	0.04	1
Ohio	3696	1508	293	5497	0.67	0.27	0.05	1
Oklahoma	1392	635	145	2172	0.64	0.29	0.07	1
Oregon	1570	867	153	2590	0.61	0.33	0.06	1
Pennsylvania	4094	1432	153	5679	0.72	0.25	0.03	1
Rhode Island	605	245	39	889	0.68	0.28	0.04	1
South Carolina	615	300	18	933	0.66	0.32	0.02	1
South Dakota	456	186	37	679	0.67	0.27	0.05	1
Tennessee	1691	940	116	2747	0.62	0.34	0.04	1
Texas	6466	2868	587	9921	0.65	0.29	0.06	1
Utah	407	437	25	869	0.47	0.5	0.03	1
Vermont	237	123	10	370	0.64	0.33	0.03	1
Virginia	2613	978	186	3777	0.69	0.26	0.05	1
Washington	1011	843	49	1903	0.53	0.44	0.03	1
West Virginia	319	164	10	493	0.65	0.33	0.02	1
Wisconsin	1483	590	41	2114	0.7	0.28	0.02	1
Wyoming	74	50	1	125	0.59	0.4	0.01	1

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