56
Primary care physicians (per 100k)
46 of 56
Shortage-area counties
35+ min
Avg. drive to hospital (rural)
48
Critical access hospitals
Historical data
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Compared to the United States
| Indicator | Montana | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Shortage-area counties (%) | 82 | 65 |
National ranking
Montana ranks #27 of 35 states by physicians per 100,000.
| #1 | Utah | 2,600 |
| #2 | Rhode Island | 356 |
| #3 | New York | 341 |
| #4 | New Jersey | 315 |
| #5 | Delaware | 300 |
| #6 | Virginia | 288 |
| #7 | Michigan | 277 |
| #8 | Wisconsin | 274 |
| #9 | Washington | 274 |
| #10 | Ohio | 268 |
| #11 | Florida | 268 |
| #12 | North Carolina | 258 |
| #13 | Arizona | 245 |
| #14 | New Hampshire | 240 |
| #15 | Georgia | 232 |
| #16 | Maine | 227 |
| #17 | Nevada | 215 |
| #18 | Massachusetts | 106 |
| #19 | Minnesota | 105 |
| #20 | Colorado | 100 |
| #21 | Illinois | 94 |
| #22 | Oregon | 92 |
| #23 | Missouri | 82 |
| #24 | Texas | 78 |
| #25 | Indiana | 78 |
| #26 | New Mexico | 75 |
| #27 | Montana | 56 |
| #28 | South Dakota | 51 |
| #29 | Wyoming | 45 |
| #30 | Alaska | 45 |
| #31 | California | 6.5% |
| #32 | Vermont | 6 |
| #33 | Pennsylvania | 3.1 |
| #34 | Kentucky | 0 |
| #35 | Louisiana | 0 |
Overview
Montana healthcare access is constrained by its vast, sparsely populated geography, with most of the state's 56 counties designated as health professional shortage areas. Montana healthcare access relies heavily on critical access hospitals scattered across rural regions.
Did you know?
- Montana has 48 critical access hospitals, one of the highest counts per capita in the nation, to serve its frontier communities.