Florida has the highest number of nurse practitioners in the country, while Wyoming has the fewest, according to Kaiser Family Foundation data published April 20.
The ranking is based on information from Redi-Data on the amount of active state-licensed nurse practitioners. Population data is from the U.S. Census Bureau.
In total, there are 259,921 active nurse practitioners in the U.S.
Here are the number of nurse practitioners in each state and the District of Columbia, starting with the highest:
Florida: 26,735
Population: 21.5 million
California: 23,752
Population: 39.5 million
Texas: 20,307
Population: 30 million
Ohio: 12,211
Population: 11.7 million
New York: 10,807
Population: 19.4 million
Georgia: 10,585
Population: 10.6 million
Massachusetts: 9,297
Population: 6.9 million
Virginia: 9,208
Population: 8.5 million
Tennessee: 9,095
Population: 6.8 million
Illinois: 8,696
Population: 12.7 million
New Jersey: 8,406
Population: 8.9 million residents
Michigan: 8,340
Population: 10 million
Pennsylvania: 7,609
Population: 12.8 million
Missouri: 6,626
Population: 6.1 million
Kentucky: 5,963
Population: 4.5 million
Maryland: 5,680
Population: 6 million
Minnesota: 4,734
Population: 5.6 million
Alabama: 4,655
Population: 4.9 million
Connecticut: 4,649
Population: 3.6 million
Colorado: 4,549
Population: 5.8 million
North Carolina: 4,468
Population: 10.5 million
Mississippi: 3,941
Population: 3 million
Arizona: 3,530
Population: 7.3 million
Indiana: 3,442
Population: 6.7 million
Arkansas: 2,987
Population: 3 million
Iowa: 2,953
Population: 3.2 million
Washington: 2,938
Population: 7.6 million
Oregon: 2,745
Population: 4.2 million
Wisconsin: 2,726
Population: 5.8 million
Oklahoma: 2,448
Population: 4 million
Louisiana: 2,093
Population: 4.6 million
Nevada: 2,035
Population: 3.1 million
Nebraska: 1,971
Population: 1.9 million
Kansas: 1,938
Population: 2.9 million
West Virginia: 1,926
Population: 1.8 million
Maine: 1,778
Population: 1.3 million
New Mexico: 1,755
Population: 2.1 million
South Carolina: 1,748
Population: 5.1 million
Idaho: 1,322
Population: 1.8 million
Utah: 1,205
Population: 3.2 million
New Hampshire: 1,174
Population: 1.4 million
Montana: 1,044
Population: 1.1 million
South Dakota: 1,008
Population: 884,659
Rhode Island: 929
Population: 1.1 million
Alaska: 861
Population: 731,545
Delaware: 683
Population: 973,764
North Dakota: 613
Population: 762,062
Vermont: 598
Population: 623,989
District of Columbia: 509
Population: 705,749
Hawaii: 359
Population: 1.4 million
Wyoming: 290
Population: 578,759