Becker's Healthcare September 23, 2021
Erica Carbajal

The U.S. currently has 567,384 active specialty physicians, according to 2021 data published by Kaiser Family Foundation Sept. 22.

Here are the number of specialty physicians by state:

Note: The data includes physicians in psychiatry, surgery, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, cardiology, oncology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and all other specialties.

Alabama — 6,732 active specialty physicians

Alaska — 833

Arizona — 9,908

Arkansas — 4,026

California — 62,015

Colorado — 7,638

Connecticut — 7,638

Delaware — 1,704

District of Columbia — 4,644

Florida — 31,992

Georgia — 13,648

Hawaii — 1,840

Idaho — 1,421

Illinois — 22,778

Indiana — 9,076

Iowa — 4,369

Kansas — 4,016

Kentucky — 6,883

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