The District of Columbia has the most physicians per 100,000 capita in the country, while Utah has the fewest, according to Kaiser Family Foundation data published Feb. 7.
The ranking is based on information from Redi-Data on the number of active state-licensed primary care physicians. Population data is from the U.S. Census Bureau.
In total, there are 496,065 professionally active primary care physicians in the U.S.
Here are the number of primary care physicians per 100,000 people in each state and the District of Columbia and the number of those physicians in each state and the District of Columbia who are active:
District of Columbia
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 461.69
Total active primary care physicians: 3,291
Population: 712,816
Rhode Island
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 267.23
Total active primary care physicians: 2,825
Population: 1,057,125
Massachusetts
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 232.72
Total active primary care physicians: 16,043
Population: 6,893,574
New York
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 215.57
Total active primary care physicians: 41,685
Population: 19,336,776
Connecticut
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 200.59
Total active primary care physicians: 7,135
Population: 3,557,006
Pennsylvania
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 200.5
Total active primary care physicians: 25,631
Population: 12,783,254
Michigan
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 194.31
Total active primary care physicians: 19,366
Population: 9,966,555
Maine
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 190.05
Total active primary care physicians: 2,566
Population: 1,350,141
Vermont
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 188.34
Total active primary care physicians: 1,174
Population: 623,347
Maryland
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 186.25
Total active primary care physicians: 11,279
Population: 6,055,802
Illinois
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 182.94
Total active primary care physicians: 23,028
Population: 12,587,530
Ohio
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 174.88
Total active primary care physicians: 20,449
Population: 11,693,217
New Jersey
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 170.53
Total active primary care physicians: 15,147
Population: 8,882,371
West Virginia
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 167.25
Total active primary care physicians: 2,895
Population: 1,784,787
Delaware
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 162.44
Total active primary care physicians: 1,603
Population: 986,809
Missouri
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 162.14
Total active primary care physicians: 9,974
Population: 6,151,548
Minnesota
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 160.08
Total active primary care physicians: 9,056
Population: 5,657,342
North Dakota
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 159.67
Total active primary care physicians: 1,222
Population: 765,309
New Hampshire
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 153.63
Total active primary care physicians: 2,099
Population: 1,366,275
Iowa
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 153.28
Total active primary care physicians: 4,849
Population: 3,163,561
Nebraska
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 151.38
Total active primary care physicians: 2,933
Population: 1,937,552
Wisconsin
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 150.1
Total active primary care physicians: 8,755
Population: 5,832,655
Washington
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 147.4
Total active primary care physicians: 11,340
Population: 7,693,612
Alaska
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 147.16
Total active primary care physicians: 1,076
Population: 731,158
Oregon
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 145.47
Total active primary care physicians: 6,170
Population: 4,241,507
Kansas
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 144.45
Total active primary care physicians: 4,209
Population: 2,913,805
New Mexico
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 143.9
Total active primary care physicians: 3,031
Population: 2,106,319
Virginia
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 141
Total active primary care physicians: 12,113
Population: 8,590,563
Louisiana
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 139.78
Total active primary care physicians: 6,493
Population: 4,645,318
California
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 139.72
Total active primary care physicians: 55,005
Population: 39,368,078
Hawaii
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 136.67
Total active primary care physicians: 1,923
Population: 1,407,006
North Carolina
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 131.09
Total active primary care physicians: 13,897
Population: 10,600,823
Tennessee
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 130.8
Total active primary care physicians: 9,008
Population: 6,886,834
Florida
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 129.89
Total active primary care physicians: 28,230
Population: 21,733,312
Colorado
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 129.6
Total active primary care physicians: 7,527
Population: 5,807,719
South Dakota
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 126.69
Total active primary care physicians: 1,131
Population: 892,717
South Carolina
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 124.17
Total active primary care physicians: 6,479
Population: 5,218,040
Oklahoma
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 124.12
Total active primary care physicians: 4,941
Population: 3,980,783
Kentucky
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 123.76
Total active primary care physicians: 5,541
Population: 4,477,251
Indiana
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 123.14
Total active primary care physicians: 8,318
Population: 6,754,953
Arkansas
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 120.87
Total active primary care physicians: 3,663
Population: 3,030,522
Alabama
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 120.53
Total active primary care physicians: 5,932
Population: 4,921,532
Georgia
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 120.38
Total active primary care physicians: 12,893
Population: 10,710,017
Arizona
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 117.96
Total active primary care physicians: 8,754
Population: 7,421,401
Wyoming
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 115.57
Total active primary care physicians: 673
Population: 582,328
Mississippi
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 113.25
Total active primary care physicians: 3,360
Population: 2,966,786
Montana
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 109.85
Total active primary care physicians: 1,187
Population: 1,080,577
Texas
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 106.48
Total active primary care physicians: 31,264
Population: 29,360,759
Idaho
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 99.84
Total active primary care physicians: 1,824
Population: 1,826,913
Nevada
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 99.77
Total active primary care physicians: 3,131
Population: 3,138,259
Utah
Primary care physicians per 100,000: 99.3
Total active primary care physicians: 3,227
Population: 3,249,879