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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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September 2026

Location	Female	Male	Unspecified	Total	Female	Male	Unspecified	Total
United States	96468	42834	8409	147711	0.65	0.29	0.06	1
Alabama	594	296	19	909	0.65	0.33	0.02	1
Alaska	269	189	32	490	0.55	0.39	0.07	1
Arizona	2486	1306	257	4049	0.61	0.32	0.06	1
Arkansas	474	202	55	731	0.65	0.28	0.08	1
California	9915	4736	1881	16532	0.6	0.29	0.11	1
Colorado	3260	1231	216	4707	0.69	0.26	0.05	1
Connecticut	1228	551	37	1816	0.68	0.3	0.02	1
Delaware	184	96	12	292	0.63	0.33	0.04	1
District of Columbia	514	131	60	705	0.73	0.19	0.09	1
Florida	6186	3216	622	10024	0.62	0.32	0.06	1
Georgia	2563	1434	152	4149	0.62	0.35	0.04	1
Hawaii	96	84	12	192	0.5	0.44	0.06	1
Idaho	661	631	52	1344	0.49	0.47	0.04	1
Illinois	3061	1011	288	4360	0.7	0.23	0.07	1
Indiana	1281	445	79	1805	0.71	0.25	0.04	1
Iowa	902	327	31	1260	0.72	0.26	0.02	1
Kansas	569	291	24	884	0.64	0.33	0.03	1
Kentucky	1038	462	52	1552	0.67	0.3	0.03	1
Louisiana	1237	489	92	1818	0.68	0.27	0.05	1
Maine	706	420	32	1158	0.61	0.36	0.03	1
Maryland	2110	845	278	3233	0.65	0.26	0.09	1
Massachusetts	3630	1246	321	5197	0.7	0.24	0.06	1
Michigan	5160	1962	434	7556	0.68	0.26	0.06	1
Minnesota	3114	1032	186	4332	0.72	0.24	0.04	1
Mississippi	91	66	6	163	0.56	0.4	0.04	1
Missouri	1044	442	84	1570	0.66	0.28	0.05	1
Montana	224	132	9	365	0.61	0.36	0.02	1
Nebraska	1107	378	49	1534	0.72	0.25	0.03	1
Nevada	757	474	125	1356	0.56	0.35	0.09	1
New Hampshire	733	283	36	1052	0.7	0.27	0.03	1
New Jersey	2791	867	367	4025	0.69	0.22	0.09	1
New Mexico	440	232	32	704	0.62	0.33	0.05	1
New York	6924	2942	355	10221	0.68	0.29	0.03	1
North Carolina	4263	2135	268	6666	0.64	0.32	0.04	1
North Dakota	187	66	12	265	0.71	0.25	0.05	1
Ohio	3884	1566	314	5764	0.67	0.27	0.05	1
Oklahoma	1374	628	139	2141	0.64	0.29	0.06	1
Oregon	1512	849	145	2506	0.6	0.34	0.06	1
Pennsylvania	4030	1426	148	5604	0.72	0.25	0.03	1
Rhode Island	591	235	39	865	0.68	0.27	0.05	1
South Carolina	622	305	19	946	0.66	0.32	0.02	1
South Dakota	448	188	34	670	0.67	0.28	0.05	1
Tennessee	1647	919	116	2682	0.61	0.34	0.04	1
Texas	6367	2818	569	9754	0.65	0.29	0.06	1
Utah	418	442	23	883	0.47	0.5	0.03	1
Vermont	234	119	10	363	0.64	0.33	0.03	1
Virginia	2571	984	180	3735	0.69	0.26	0.05	1
Washington	991	832	49	1872	0.53	0.44	0.03	1
West Virginia	313	165	7	485	0.65	0.34	0.01	1
Wisconsin	1480	581	39	2100	0.7	0.28	0.02	1
Wyoming	187	127	11	325	0.58	0.39	0.03	1

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