Texas is the state that employs the most physicians.
This information comes from May 2023 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It excludes anesthesiologists, cardiologists, dermatologists, emergency medicine physicians, family medicine physicians, general internal medicine physicians, neurologists, obstetricians and gynecologists, pathologists, pediatricians, physiatrists and radiologists.
Here are how many physicians are employed in the five states with the highest employment of physicians:
Texas: 28,660
California: 25,890
Pennsylvania: 21,700
Florida: 20,490
Ohio: 18,810