California has the most professionally active physician assistants of any state, according to a ranking Kaiser Family Foundation released April 20.
The list is based on information from Redi-Data on the amount of professionally active, licensed PAs in each state as of March. State population data is from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Overall, there are 113,990 active PAs in the U.S.
Here's how each state and the District of Columbia stack up.
California — 11,268
Population: 39.5 million
Texas — 8,558
Population: 30 million
New York — 8,211
Population: 19.4 million
Florida — 8,196
Population: 21.5 million
North Carolina — 6,275
Population: 10.5 million
Michigan — 5,483
Population: 10 million
Pennsylvania — 5,404
Population: 12.8 million
Illinois — 3,694
Population: 12.7 million
Massachusetts — 3,562
Population: 6.9 million
Georgia — 3,329
Population: 10.6 million
Maryland — 3,095
Population: 6 million
Ohio — 3,057
Population: 11.7 million
Colorado — 3,038
Population: 5.8 million
New Jersey — 2,928
Population: 8.9 million residents
Arizona — 2,801
Population: 7.3 million
Minnesota — 2,681
Population: 5.6 million
Virginia — 2,478
Population: 8.5 million
Connecticut — 2,304
Population: 3.6 million
Washington — 1,956
Population: 7.6 million
Oregon — 1,866
Population: 4.2 million
Nebraska — 1,761
Population: 1.9 million
Oklahoma — 1,634
Population: 4 million
Wisconsin — 1,536
Population: 5.8 million
Tennessee — 1,420
Population: 6.8 million
Indiana — 1,344
Population: 6.7 million
Kentucky — 1,327
Population: 4.5 million
Iowa — 1,199
Population: 3.2 million
Louisiana — 1,150
Population: 4.6 million
Missouri — 1,080
Population: 6.1 million
Nevada — 921
Population: 3.1 million
New Hampshire — 913
Population: 1.4 million
Idaho — 881
Population: 1.8 million
South Carolina — 794
Population: 5.1 million
Utah — 752
Population: 3.2 million
Kansas — 724
Population: 2.9 million
Maine — 692
Population: 1.3 million
New Mexico — 655
Population: 2.1 million
Alabama — 634
Population: 4.9 million
South Dakota — 556
Population: 884,659
Rhode Island — 544
Population: 1.1 million
West Virginia — 514
Population: 1.8 million
Alaska — 465
Population: 731,545
Arkansas — 460
Population: 3 million
District of Columbia — 425
Population: 705,749
Vermont — 319
Population: 623,989
Montana — 289
Population: 1.1 million
Delaware — 243
Population: 973,764
North Dakota — 210
Population: 762,062
Hawaii — 141
Population: 1.4 million
Wyoming — 135
Population: 578,759
Mississippi — 88
Population: 3 million