288
Physicians per 100k
≈ 120
Primary care shortage areas
≈ 95,000
Nurses
Historical data
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Long-run charts for this indicator are on the way.
Compared to the United States
| Indicator | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 | 288 | 280 |
National ranking
Virginia ranks #6 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
In Virginia, physicians per 100,000 stands at 288 (physicians per 100k). The U.S. figure for physicians per 100,000 is 280, versus 288 for Virginia. Other physicians per 100,000 indicators for Virginia — Primary care shortage areas: ≈ 120; Nurses: ≈ 95,000.
Did you know?
- Virginia's academic medical centers (UVA, VCU, EVMS) anchor care for much of the mid-Atlantic.