Becker's Healthcare September 23, 2021
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...