Roughly 2 percent — or 106 of 4,964 — of hospitals reporting staffing levels in the U.S. are experiencing critical staffing shortages, according to HHS data posted December 21.
A critical staffing shortage is based on a facility's needs and internal policies for staffing ratios, according to HHS. Hospitals using temporary staff to meet staffing ratios are not counted among those experiencing a shortage.
Meanwhile, about 5 percent — or 264 of 4,964 — of hospitals reporting staffing levels in the U.S. are anticipating shortages in the next week.
Some hospitals do not report their numbers.
Below are two lists showing current staffing shortages and anticipated shortages.
Percent of hospitals in each state and the District of Columbia experiencing critical staffing shortages, ranked in descending order:
1. Maryland: 22.92 percent
2. South Carolina: 16.67 percent
3. Michigan: 16.34 percent
4. Delaware: 10.0 percent
5. Virginia: 9.57 percent
6. Vermont: 7.14 percent (tie)
6. Rhode Island: 7.14 percent (tie)
8. Alaska: 5.56 percent
9. Indiana: 4.5 percent
10. Kansas: 3.97 percent
11. Wisconsin: 3.68 percent
12. Montana: 3.51 percent
13. Nevada: 2.33 percent
14. Georgia: 2.17 percent
15. Missouri: 1.8 percent
16. Tennessee: 1.77 percent
17. Oregon: 1.75 percent
18. California: 1.48 percent
19. Florida: 1.47 percent
20. Illinois: 1.2 percent
21. New Jersey: 1.16 percent
22. Kentucky: 1.01 percent
23. Texas: 0.89 percent (tie)
23. North Carolina: 0.89 percent (tie)
25. Louisiana: 0.71 percent
26. Ohio: 0.55 percent (tie)
26. Pennsylvania: 0.55 percent (tie)
26. Washington: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. West Virginia: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. Oklahoma: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. Utah: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. South Dakota: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. North Dakota: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. Alabama: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. New York: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. Idaho: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. Arizona: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. Arkansas: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. Colorado: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. Connecticut: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. District of Columbia: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. Hawaii: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. Iowa: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. New Mexico: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. Maine: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. Massachusetts: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. Minnesota: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. Mississippi: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. Nebraska: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. New Hampshire: 0.0 percent (tie)
26. Wyoming: 0.0 percent (tie)
Percent of hospitals in each state and the District of Columbia anticipating critical staffing shortages within the next week, ranked in descending order:
1. New Mexico: 28.57 percent
2. Maryland: 27.08 percent
3. Michigan: 18.3 percent
4. South Carolina: 16.67 percent
5. Missouri: 16.22 percent
6. Arkansas: 13.79 percent
7. Hawaii: 13.64 percent
8. Virginia: 11.7 percent
9. Tennessee: 11.5 percent
10. Delaware: 10.0 percent
11. Pennsylvania: 9.84 percent
12. Oklahoma: 9.02 percent
13. Wisconsin: 8.82 percent
14. Rhode Island: 7.14 percent (tie)
14. Vermont: 7.14 percent (tie)
16. Kentucky: 7.07 percent
17. California: 6.53 percent
18. North Carolina: 6.25 percent
19. Kansas: 5.56 percent (tie)
19. Alaska: 5.56 percent (tie)
21. Indiana: 5.41 percent
22. Montana: 5.26 percent
23. North Dakota: 5.0 percent
24. Minnesota: 4.69 percent
25. New Jersey: 4.65 percent
26. Nebraska: 4.44 percent
27. Alabama: 4.04 percent
28. Wyoming: 3.85 percent
29. Connecticut: 3.23 percent
30. Maine: 2.86 percent
31. Nevada: 2.33 percent
32. Idaho: 2.22 percent
33. Louisiana: 2.14 percent
34. Florida: 1.96 percent
35. Oregon: 1.75 percent
36. Ohio: 1.65 percent
37. Georgia: 1.45 percent
38. Illinois: 1.2 percent
39. Arizona: 1.18 percent
40. Mississippi: 1.03 percent
41. Texas: 0.89 percent
42. Iowa: 0.0 percent (tie)
42. New York: 0.0 percent (tie)
42. Massachusetts: 0.0 percent (tie)
42. South Dakota: 0.0 percent (tie)
42. District of Columbia: 0.0 percent (tie)
42. Utah: 0.0 percent (tie)
42. New Hampshire: 0.0 percent (tie)
42. Colorado: 0.0 percent (tie)
42. Washington: 0.0 percent (tie)
42. West Virginia: 0.0 percent (tie)