Employment of PAs, by state

About 140,900 physician assistants are employed in the U.S., and California is the state with the highest employment level in PAs, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Here are all 50 states' and Washington, D.C.'s employment levels. 

Alabama
Employment of PAs: 760

Alaska
Employment of PAs: 430

Arizona
Employment of PAs: 3,280

Arkansas
Employment of PAs: 840

California
Employment of PAs: 15,540

Colorado
Employment of PAs: 2,770 

Connecticut
Employment of PAs: 2,820

Delaware
Employment of PAs: 640 

District of Columbia
Employment of PAs: 580

Florida
Employment of PAs: 8,480

Georgia
Employment of PAs: 4,950 

Hawaii
Employment of PAs: 270

Idaho
Employment of PAs: 1,050 

Illinois
Employment of PAs: 2,580 

Indiana
Employment of PAs: 1,560 

Iowa
Employment of PAs: 1,140 

Kansas
Employment of PAs: 870

Kentucky
Employment of PAs: 1,150 

Louisiana
Employment of PAs: 1,830

Maine
Employment of PAs: 770 

Maryland
Employment of PAs: 3,720

Massachusetts
Employment of PAs: 3,300 

Michigan
Employment of PAs: 5,370 

Minnesota
Employment of PAs: 3,530

Mississippi
Employment of PAs: 360

Missouri
Employment of PAs: 1,100 

Montana
Employment of PAs: 700 

Nebraska
Employment of PAs: 1,410 

Nevada
Employment of PAs: 1,260 

New Hampshire
Employment of PAs: 940 

New Jersey
Employment of PAs: 4,660

New Mexico
Employment of PAs: 690 

New York
Employment of PAs: 14,790 

North Carolina
Employment of PAs: 7,150

North Dakota
Employment of PAs: 310

Ohio
Employment of PAs: 3,280 

Oklahoma
Employment of PAs: 1,380 

Oregon
Employment of PAs: 1,580

Pennsylvania
Employment of PAs: 6,400

Rhode Island
Employment of PAs: 390 

South Carolina
Employment of PAs: 1,730

South Dakota
Employment of PAs: 570 

Tennessee
Employment of PAs: 1,980 

Texas
Employment of PAs: 8,930 

Utah
Employment of PAs: 1,750 

Vermont
Employment of PAs: 330 

Virginia
Employment of PAs: 4,230 

Washington
Employment of PAs: 3,040 

West Virginia
Employment of PAs: 530 

Wisconsin
Employment of PAs: 2,830 

Wyoming
Employment of PAs: 340

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