Just over 19 percent — or 1,168 of 6,089 — of all hospitals in the U.S. are experiencing critical staffing shortages, according to HHS data posted 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 21 percent — or 1,287 of 6,089 — of all hospitals in the U.S. are anticipating shortages in the next week.
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: 48.21 percent
3. Rhode Island: 46.67 percent
4. West Virginia: 42.86 percent
5. California: 35.35 percent
6. Wisconsin: 32.67 percent
7. Wyoming: 32.26 percent
8. Arizona: 31.36 percent
9. Massachusetts: 30.1 percent
10. South Carolina: 29.55 percent
11. North Dakota: 29.17 percent
12. Oklahoma: 28.86 percent
13. Missouri: 28.47 percent
14. Kentucky: 28.45 percent
15. Michigan: 26.54 percent
16. Louisiana: 25.78 percent
17. Alabama: 24.79 percent
18. Indiana: 24.55 percent
19. Kansas: 23.81 percent
20. Nebraska: 23.23 percent
21. Colorado: 22.86 percent
22. Georgia: 22.09 percent
23. Tennessee: 20.42 percent
24. Virginia: 19.81 percent
25. Arkansas: 18.92 percent
26. Washington: 18.45 percent
27. Minnesota: 17.86 percent
28. Maryland: 17.54 percent
29. Pennsylvania: 17.18 percent
30. New Jersey: 16.84 percent
31. New Hampshire: 16.67 percent
32. Ohio: 16.09 percent
33. Florida: 14.98 percent
34. Delaware: 13.33 percent
35. Hawaii: 12 percent
36. Oregon: 10.77 percent
37. Mississippi: 10 percent
38. Idaho: 9.62 percent
39. North Carolina: 9.16 percent
40. Montana: 9.09 percent
41. Alaska: 8.33 percent
42. Illinois: 7.96 percent
43. Connecticut: 7.89 percent
44. New York: 7.39 percent
45. Nevada: 6.56 percent
46. Maine: 5.13 percent
47. Iowa: 3.97 percent
48. Utah: 3.51 percent
49. Texas: 3.38 percent
50. South Dakota: 3.13 percent
51. District of Columbia: 0 percent
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. Rhode Island: 53.33 percent
3. New Mexico: 48.21 percent
4. West Virginia: 44.44 percent
5. California: 40.92 percent
6. Kentucky: 36.21 percent
7. Wyoming: 35.48 percent
8. Massachusetts: 34.95 percent
9. Wisconsin: 34 percent
10. Tennessee: 33.1 percent
11. Missouri: 31.39 percent
12. North Dakota: 31.25 percent
13. Michigan: 29.63 percent
14. Nebraska: 29.29 percent
15. Oklahoma: 28.86 percent
16. Arizona: 28.81 percent
17. South Carolina: 28.41 percent
18. Kansas: 27.89 percent
19. Alabama: 27.35 percent
20. Indiana: 25.75 percent
21. Louisiana: 25.33 percent
22. Colorado: 24.76 percent
23. Georgia: 23.84 percent
24. Ohio: 20.87 percent
25. Virginia: 20.75 percent
26. Arkansas: 20.72 percent
27. Delaware: 20 percent (tied)
27. New Jersey: 20 percent (tied)
29. Washington: 19.42 percent
30. Pennsylvania: 18.94 percent
31. Minnesota: 18.57 percent
32. New Hampshire: 16.67 percent
33. Hawaii: 16 percent
34. Maryland: 15.79 percent
35. Florida: 14.98 percent
36. Montana: 13.64 percent
37. Oregon: 10.77 percent
38. Mississippi: 10 percent
39. North Carolina: 9.92 percent
40. Idaho: 9.62 percent
41. Alaska: 8.33 percent
42. New York: 7.88 percent
43. Illinois: 7.46 percent
44. Nevada: 6.56 percent
45. Iowa: 6.35 percent
46. Utah: 5.26 percent
47. Maine: 5.13 percent
48. Texas: 3.38 percent
49. South Dakota: 3.13 percent
50. Connecticut: 2.63 percent
51. District of Columbia: 0 percent