California has the highest number of Health Professional Shortage Areas in the primary medical care category, according to Kaiser Family Foundation's new report.
HPSA designations were determined by the number of health professionals proportionate to the area's population with consideration of high need. An area must have a population-to-provider ratio of at least 3,500 to 1 to be considered as having a shortage. Rankings are based on a quarterly summary of HPSA statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Health Workforce, the Health Resources and Services Administration and HHS updated as of Sept. 30.
There are a total of 7,203 areas in the U.S. with an HPSA designation.
Here's how each state fared:
Note: The list includes ties.
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California — 626 areas with an HPSA designation
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Texas — 411
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Missouri — 324
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Alaska — 301
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Florida — 279
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Michigan — 261
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Illinois — 245
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Georgia — 234
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Arizona — 217
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Washington — 200
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North Carolina — 189
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Kansas — 188
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Kentucky — 175
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Oklahoma — 173
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New York — 168
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Minnesota — 158
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Louisiana — 154
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Ohio — 150
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Mississippi — 148
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Oregon — 144
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Pennsylvania — 139
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Montana — 138
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Tennessee — 136
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Iowa — 132
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Colorado — 119
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Indiana — 117
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Virginia — 113
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West Virginia — 105
28. Wisconsin — 105
30. Alabama — 102
31. Idaho — 98
32. New Mexico — 97
32. South Dakota — 97
34. South Carolina — 95
35. Arkansas — 88
35. North Dakota — 88
37. Nebraska — 76
38. Nevada — 72
39. Maine — 69
40. Utah — 64
41. Massachusetts — 62
42. Wyoming — 47
43. Maryland — 45
44. Connecticut — 41
45. Puerto Rico — 39
46. New Jersey — 36
47. Hawaii — 31
48. New Hampshire — 27
49. District of Columbia — 15
49. Vermont — 15
51. Rhode Island — 14
52. Delaware — 13
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