States ranked by healthcare as percent of overall employment for 2023

Becker's Healthcare May 26, 2023
Ashleigh Hollowell

West Virginia employs the highest percentage of individuals in healthcare compared to its total workforce, according to new data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The state also topped the list in 2022.

Also in the same spot as last year, Nevada still sits at the bottom of the 50 states with the lowest percentage of healthcare employees compared to its overall workforce.

The U.S. Virgin Islands is at the very bottom of all states and territories with only 6 percent of its workforce in healthcare — half of the overall U.S. average of 12 percent.

Interestingly, both West Virginia at the top and Nevada at the bottom of the states saw a minimal year-over-year decline of 1...

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