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Highest primary care for older adults by state
Primary care physicians per 100,000 adults 65+.
Primary-care physician supply expressed against the number of residents age 65 and over, rather than the whole population. It is a retirement-relevant capacity signal: higher means more primary-care physicians relative to the older population. It does not measure whether a doctor accepts Medicare, has appointments or is nearby.
- 1District of Columbia1,006
- 2Alaska715
- 3Massachusetts566
- 4Colorado534
- 5North Dakota524
- 6Vermont519
- 7California518
- 8Rhode Island517
- 9Minnesota511
- 10Maryland509
- 11Washington503
- 12Oregon493
- 13Maine480
- 14Utah473
- 15South Dakota472
- 16Illinois468
- 17Kansas467
- 18Nebraska458
- 19New Jersey455
- 20Texas453
- 21New York450
- 22Virginia450
- 23Georgia445
- 24Hawaii435
- 25Wisconsin433
- 26New Hampshire432
- 27Montana425
- 28Michigan421
- 29Louisiana414
- 30North Carolina413
- 31Ohio413
- 32Tennessee411
- 33Pennsylvania407
- 34Iowa398
- 35Missouri395
- 36Indiana394
- 37New Mexico389
- 38Arkansas388
- 39Wyoming377
- 40Kentucky367
- 41Idaho366
- 42Oklahoma364
- 43West Virginia362
- 44Alabama360
- 45Delaware358
- 46South Carolina357
- 47Arizona350
- 48Florida343
- 49Nevada335
- 50Mississippi312
Not ranked, because this measure is not published for them: Connecticut. Withheld where fewer than 1,000 adults age 65+ make the denominator too small. Counties where County Health Rankings suppresses the physician count are also blank.
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