The national average of primary care physicians per 100,000 people in medically underserved areas is 55.6, according to the Milbank Memorial Fund Health of U.S. Primary Care Baseline Scorecard Data Dashboard.
Here are the number of primary care physicians per 100,000 people in medically underserved areas as well as areas that are not underserved in each state:
|
State |
Underserved |
Not underserved |
|
Alabama |
49.9 |
62.8 |
|
Alaska |
66 |
98.7 |
|
Arizona |
40.2 |
59.7 |
|
Arkansas |
42.7 |
77.2 |
|
California |
56.2 |
80 |
|
Colorado |
61.2 |
78.4 |
|
Connecticut |
105.4 |
74.1 |
|
Delaware |
67.7 |
76.9 |
|
Florida |
55.4 |
68.8 |
|
Georgia |
43.4 |
65.9 |
|
Hawaii |
62.9 |
97.8 |
|
Idaho |
44.8 |
60.8 |
|
Illinois |
89.2 |
69.2 |
|
Indiana |
65.3 |
59.5 |
|
Iowa |
74.2 |
62.8 |
|
Kansas |
61.3 |
63.5 |
|
Kentucky |
41 |
70.9 |
|
Louisiana |
49.1 |
76.1 |
|
Maine |
66.2 |
99.3 |
|
Maryland |
76.2 |
82.1 |
|
Massachusetts |
111.2 |
92 |
|
Michigan |
58.8 |
75.5 |
|
Minnesota |
98.9 |
76.8 |
|
Mississippi |
38.8 |
70.1 |
|
Missouri |
69.1 |
60.9 |
|
Montana |
48.7 |
80.3 |
|
Nebraska |
47.7 |
72.6 |
|
Nevada |
17.5 |
55.8 |
|
New Hampshire |
57.3 |
80.8 |
|
New Jersey |
64.7 |
73.2 |
|
New Mexico |
55.2 |
83.2 |
|
New York |
82.6 |
77.4 |
|
North Carolina |
46.8 |
75.4 |
|
North Dakota |
29.1 |
75.7 |
|
Ohio |
86.9 |
66 |
|
Oklahoma |
43.7 |
58.4 |
|
Oregon |
74.9 |
86 |
|
Pennsylvania |
79.9 |
69.9 |
|
Rhode Island |
138.9 |
79.1 |
|
South Carolina |
44.9 |
68.3 |
|
South Dakota |
37.9 |
79.4 |
|
Tennessee |
46.1 |
66.1 |
|
Texas |
34.7 |
62.3 |
|
Utah |
22.2 |
55 |
|
Vermont |
52.8 |
110.4 |
|
Virginia |
46 |
76.6 |
|
Washington |
92.6 |
70.9 |
|
West Virginia |
61.3 |
82.9 |
|
Wisconsin |
38.7 |
78.2 |
|
Wyoming |
22.6 |
64.8 |