Becker's Healthcare September 23, 2021
Gabrielle Masson

There are 267,712 active nursing practitioners in the U.S., according to new data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Information comes from Redi-Data and includes active state licensed nurse practitioners as of September 2021.

In total, 219,099 (82 percent) of the U.S. nurse practitioner workforce are female, while 26,197 (10 percent) are male. Eight percent of the workforce did not specify gender.

Alabama

Female: 3,816 (81 percent)

Male: 591 (13 percent)

Unspecified: 291 (6 percent)

Alaska

Female: 707 (83 percent)

Male: 89 (10 percent)

Unspecified: 58 (7 percent)

Arizona

Female: 3,046 (86 percent)

Male: 353 (10 percent)

Unspecified: 138 (4 percent)

Arkansas

Female: 2,477 (83 percent)

Male: 310 (10 percent)

Unspecified: 184 (6 percent)

California

Female: 18,845 (77...

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