West Virginia has the highest healthcare employment as a percent of total employment among the 50 U.S. states, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The May 2018 data, as compiled by the Kaiser Family Foundation, provides employment estimates in each state. Healthcare employment included ambulatory healthcare services, hospitals and nursing and residential care facilities.
Healthcare employment as a percent of total employment in each state and Washington, D.C.:
Alabama: 12 percent
Alaska: 12 percent
Arizona: 11 percent
Arkansas: 12 percent
California: 10 percent
Colorado: 10 percent
Connecticut: 13 percent
Delaware: 13 percent
District of Columbia: 8 percent
Florida: 12 percent
Georgia: 10 percent
Hawaii: 9 percent
Idaho: 12 percent
Illinois: 11 percent
Indiana: 12 percent
Iowa: 12 percent
Kansas: 11 percent
Kentucky: 12 percent
Louisiana: 13 percent
Maine: 14 percent
Maryland: 12 percent
Massachusetts: 14 percent
Michigan: 13 percent
Minnesota: 13 percent
Mississippi: 12 percent
Missouri: 12 percent
Montana: 13 percent
Nebraska: 11 percent
Nevada: 8 percent
New Hampshire: 12 percent
New Jersey: 12 percent
New Mexico: 12 percent
New York: 13 percent
North Carolina: 12 percent
North Dakota: 12 percent
Ohio: 13 percent
Oklahoma: 11 percent
Oregon: 11 percent
Pennsylvania: 14 percent
Rhode Island: 14 percent
South Carolina: 11 percent
South Dakota: 13 percent
Tennessee: 12 percent
Texas: 11 percent
Utah: 10 percent
Vermont: 13 percent
Virginia: 10 percent
Washington: 10 percent
West Virginia: 15 percent
Wisconsin: 11 percent
Wyoming: 9 percent
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