Almost 15 percent — or 886 of 6,033 — of hospitals reporting staffing levels in the U.S. are experiencing critical staffing shortages, according to HHS data posted Jan. 20.
This is about 2 percentage points less than figures released Jan. 17.
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, almost 24 percent — or 1,426 of 6,033 — of hospitals reporting staffing levels in the U.S. are anticipating shortages in the next week.
About 26 percent of hospitals did not report if they're currently experiencing shortages, and about 17 percent did not report if they anticipate shortages.
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. Vermont: 64.71 percent
2. New Mexico: 49.06 percent
3. West Virginia: 42.86 percent
4. Wisconsin: 32.67 percent
5. Arizona: 31.58 percent
6. South Carolina: 31.33 percent
7. Michigan: 30.86 percent
8. North Dakota: 30 percent
9. Kentucky: 29.21 percent
10. Oklahoma: 26.21 percent
11. Louisiana: 25.33 percent
12. Georgia: 24.85 percent
13. Indiana: 24.39 percent
14. Tennessee: 24.09 percent
15. Nebraska: 21.65 percent
16. Missouri: 20.59 percent
17. Colorado: 19.81 percent
18. Pennsylvania: 18.3 percent
19. Washington: 18.27 percent
20. Minnesota: 17.14 percent
21. Kansas: 16.44 percent
22. Virginia: 16.35 percent
23. Arkansas: 15.74 percent
24. California: 14.99 percent
25. Iowa: 13.49 percent
26. Delaware: 13.33 percent
27. Wyoming: 12.9 percent
28. Montana: 12.12 percent
29. Hawaii: 12 percent
30. New Jersey: 11.7 percent
31. North Carolina: 8.4 percent
32. Nevada: 7.94 percent
33. Mississippi: 7.34 percent
34. District of Columbia: 7.14 percent
35. Rhode Island: 6.67 percent (tie)
35. New Hampshire: 6.67 percent (tie)
37. Maine: 5.26 percent
38. Maryland: 5.08 percent
39. Florida: 5 percent
40. Oregon: 4.69 percent
41. Alaska: 4.17 percent
42. Illinois: 3.98 percent
43. Idaho: 3.85 percent
44. Texas: 2.72 percent
45. New York: 2 percent
46. Utah: 1.75 percent
47. South Dakota: 1.54 percent
48. Ohio: 1.32 percent
49. Alabama: 0 percent (tie)
49. Connecticut: 0 percent (tie)
49. Massachusetts: 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. Vermont: 70.59 percent
2. Rhode Island: 53.33 percent
3. New Mexico: 49.06 percent
4. West Virginia: 47.62 percent
5. California: 41.28 percent
6. Missouri: 41.18 percent
7. Tennessee: 40.15 percent
8. Oklahoma: 38.62 percent
9. Kansas: 36.99 percent
10. Alabama: 36.75 percent (tie)
10. Kentucky: 36.75 percent (tie)
12. Wisconsin: 36 percent
13. Michigan: 33.95 percent
14. South Carolina: 33.73 percent
15. Delaware: 33.33 percent (tie)
15. Massachusetts: 33.33 percent (tie)
17. Arizona: 32.46 percent
18. Nebraska: 31.96 percent
19. North Dakota: 30 percent
20. Wyoming: 29.03 percent
21. Georgia: 28.4 percent
22. Indiana: 27.44 percent
23. Colorado: 24.53 percent
24. Louisiana: 24.44 percent
25. Arkansas: 24.07 percent
26. New Hampshire: 23.33 percent
27. Washington: 22.12 percent
28. Mississippi: 22.02 percent
29. Virginia: 21.15 percent
30. Pennsylvania: 20.98 percent
31. Maryland: 18.64 percent
32. Ohio: 18.5 percent
33. Minnesota: 17.14 percent
34. Florida: 16.92 percent
35. Alaska: 16.67 percent
36. New Jersey: 15.96 percent
37. Montana: 15.15 percent
38. Iowa: 15.08 percent
39. Illinois: 14.43 percent
40. Oregon: 14.06 percent
41. Hawaii: 12 percent
42. North Carolina: 11.45 percent
43. Maine: 10.53 percent
44. Idaho: 9.62 percent
45. South Dakota: 7.69 percent
46. New York: 7 percent
47. Nevada: 6.35 percent
48. Utah: 5.26 percent
49. Texas: 3.91 percent
50. Connecticut: 2.56 percent
51. District of Columbia: 0 percent