Becker's Healthcare September 23, 2021
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
Louisiana...