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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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May 2026

Location	Female	Male	Unspecified	Total	Female	Male	Unspecified	Total
United States	96753	43041	8326	148120	0.65	0.29	0.06	1
Alabama	591	301	19	911	0.65	0.33	0.02	1
Alaska	272	193	32	497	0.55	0.39	0.06	1
Arizona	2472	1337	262	4071	0.61	0.33	0.06	1
Arkansas	474	205	57	736	0.64	0.28	0.08	1
California	9395	4564	1711	15670	0.6	0.29	0.11	1
Colorado	3287	1259	211	4757	0.69	0.26	0.04	1
Connecticut	2143	863	156	3162	0.68	0.27	0.05	1
Delaware	190	98	12	300	0.63	0.33	0.04	1
District of Columbia	525	136	61	722	0.73	0.19	0.08	1
Florida	6233	3233	625	10091	0.62	0.32	0.06	1
Georgia	2570	1447	150	4167	0.62	0.35	0.04	1
Hawaii	96	91	11	198	0.48	0.46	0.06	1
Idaho	670	638	54	1362	0.49	0.47	0.04	1
Illinois	3103	1024	295	4422	0.7	0.23	0.07	1
Indiana	1291	445	81	1817	0.71	0.24	0.04	1
Iowa	917	328	30	1275	0.72	0.26	0.02	1
Kansas	585	295	23	903	0.65	0.33	0.03	1
Kentucky	1058	469	53	1580	0.67	0.3	0.03	1
Louisiana	1157	488	85	1730	0.67	0.28	0.05	1
Maine	701	423	32	1156	0.61	0.37	0.03	1
Maryland	2125	844	277	3246	0.65	0.26	0.09	1
Massachusetts	3698	1236	335	5269	0.7	0.23	0.06	1
Michigan	5241	1984	434	7659	0.68	0.26	0.06	1
Minnesota	2778	974	157	3909	0.71	0.25	0.04	1
Mississippi	96	66	5	167	0.57	0.4	0.03	1
Missouri	1058	444	82	1584	0.67	0.28	0.05	1
Montana	198	127	5	330	0.6	0.38	0.02	1
Nebraska	1116	381	51	1548	0.72	0.25	0.03	1
Nevada	748	479	115	1342	0.56	0.36	0.09	1
New Hampshire	742	292	38	1072	0.69	0.27	0.04	1
New Jersey	2811	873	373	4057	0.69	0.22	0.09	1
New Mexico	438	237	31	706	0.62	0.34	0.04	1
New York	7041	2968	349	10358	0.68	0.29	0.03	1
North Carolina	4304	2174	267	6745	0.64	0.32	0.04	1
North Dakota	164	65	9	238	0.69	0.27	0.04	1
Ohio	3660	1482	293	5435	0.67	0.27	0.05	1
Oklahoma	1392	634	142	2168	0.64	0.29	0.07	1
Oregon	1542	863	147	2552	0.6	0.34	0.06	1
Pennsylvania	4056	1429	151	5636	0.72	0.25	0.03	1
Rhode Island	598	242	39	879	0.68	0.28	0.04	1
South Carolina	622	297	17	936	0.66	0.32	0.02	1
South Dakota	451	184	37	672	0.67	0.27	0.06	1
Tennessee	1666	929	116	2711	0.61	0.34	0.04	1
Texas	6400	2836	579	9815	0.65	0.29	0.06	1
Utah	404	427	24	855	0.47	0.5	0.03	1
Vermont	239	122	10	371	0.64	0.33	0.03	1
Virginia	2572	972	183	3727	0.69	0.26	0.05	1
Washington	1005	842	49	1896	0.53	0.44	0.03	1
West Virginia	313	166	10	489	0.64	0.34	0.02	1
Wisconsin	1473	580	40	2093	0.7	0.28	0.02	1
Wyoming	72	55	1	128	0.56	0.43	0.01	1

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