Almost 17 percent — or 1,019 of 6,035 — of all hospitals in the U.S. are experiencing critical staffing shortages, according to HHS data posted Jan. 13.
Just over 19 percent of hospitals were experiencing shortages Jan. 9.
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, more than 23 percent — or 1,410 of 6,035 — of all hospitals 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. Vermont: 52.94 percent
2. New Mexico: 49.06 percent
3. Rhode Island: 40 percent
4. West Virginia: 38.71 percent
5. California: 35.21 percent
6. South Carolina: 32.56 percent
7. Wyoming: 32.26 percent
8. Arizona: 30.7 percent
9. Wisconsin: 30.67 percent
10. North Dakota: 30.61 percent
11. Kentucky: 30.09 percent
12. Louisiana: 26.67 percent
13. Indiana: 26.35 percent
14. Oklahoma: 26.03 percent
15. Michigan: 25.77 percent
16. Tennessee: 24.09 percent
17. Missouri: 22.63 percent
18. Georgia: 22.62 percent
19. Colorado: 21.15 percent
20. Nebraska: 20.62 percent
21. Washington: 19.42 percent
22. Minnesota: 17.86 percent
23. Virginia: 17.14 percent
24. Ohio: 16.88 percent
25. Kansas: 16.55 percent
26. Hawaii: 15.38 percent
27. Pennsylvania: 15.25 percent
28. Arkansas: 14.68 percent
29. New Jersey: 14.13 percent
30. Delaware: 13.33 percent
31. Connecticut: 10.26 percent
32. New Hampshire: 10 percent
33. Iowa: 9.52 percent
34. Montana: 9.09 percent
35. North Carolina: 8.59 percent
36. Mississippi: 7.48 percent
37. Florida: 7.25 percent
38. Nevada: 6.56 percent
39. Oregon: 6.15 percent
40. Idaho: 5.77 percent
41. Illinois: 5.58 percent
42. Maryland: 5.08 percent
43. Alaska: 4.17 percent
44. New York: 3.45 percent
45. Utah: 3.39 percent
46. South Dakota: 3.08 percent
47. Texas: 3.05 percent
48. Maine: 2.7 percent
49. District of Columbia: 0 percent (tie)
49. Massachusetts: 0 percent (tie)
49. Alabama: 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: 64.71 percent
2. New Mexico: 50.94 percent
3. Rhode Island: 46.67 percent
4. West Virginia: 43.55 percent
5. California: 42.05 percent
6. Tennessee: 39.42 percent
7. Massachusetts: 36.27 percent
8. Oklahoma: 35.62 percent
9. Wyoming: 35.48 percent
10. Kansas: 35.17 percent
11. South Carolina: 34.88 percent
12. Wisconsin: 34.67 percent
13. Missouri: 34.31 percent
14. Alabama: 34.19 percent
15. Kentucky: 33.63 percent
16. Delaware: 33.33 percent
17. Arizona: 31.58 percent
18. North Dakota: 30.61 percent
19. Michigan: 30.06 percent
20. Colorado: 28.85 percent
21. Nebraska: 26.8 percent
22. Indiana: 26.35 percent
23. Georgia: 26.19 percent
24. Louisiana: 25.78 percent
25. Arkansas: 23.85 percent
26. Virginia: 22.86 percent
27. Ohio: 22.51 percent
28. Mississippi: 21.5 percent
29. Pennsylvania: 20.63 percent
30. Washington: 20.39 percent
31. New Hampshire: 20 percent
32. Hawaii: 19.23 percent
33. Minnesota: 18.57 percent
34. New Jersey: 18.48 percent
35. Florida: 17.94 percent
36. Oregon: 15.38 percent
37. Illinois: 15.23 percent
38. Montana: 13.64 percent
39. Maryland: 13.56 percent
40. Alaska: 12.5 percent
41. Idaho: 11.54 percent
42. Iowa: 11.11 percent
43. North Carolina: 10.94 percent
44. New York: 9.36 percent
45. Utah: 8.47 percent
46. South Dakota: 7.69 percent (tie)
46. Connecticut: 7.69 percent (tie)
48. Nevada: 6.56 percent
49. Maine: 5.41 percent
50. Texas: 3.73 percent
51. District of Columbia: 0 percent