PoriDermatologists per capita, state by state.
How many practising dermatologists each state has for every 100,000 residents.
Key findings
- The US has 5.3 practising dermatologists per 100,000 people: 18,228 dermatologists for 343,314,283 residents, or one for every 18,800 people.
- Massachusetts has the most per person among the states (9.9 per 100,000) and New Mexico the fewest (3.0), a 3.4-fold gap.
- 17 states have fewer than three quarters of the national rate: New Mexico, Nevada, Arkansas, Wyoming, West Virginia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Alaska, Alabama, Nebraska, Tennessee.
- Washington, DC has 12.1 per 100,000. It is a city rather than a state, so it is left out of the comparison above: city centres hold clinics for people who live outside them.
Every state
| # | State | Per 100,000 | Dermatologists | Population | People per dermatologist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 12.1 | 85 | 702,250 | 8,300 | |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 9.9 | 708 | 7,136,171 | 10,100 | |
| 3 | Rhode Island | 7.9 | 88 | 1,112,308 | 12,600 | |
| 4 | Connecticut | 7.6 | 280 | 3,675,069 | 13,100 | |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 7.0 | 99 | 1,409,032 | 14,200 | |
| 6 | New York | 6.8 | 1,360 | 19,867,248 | 14,600 | |
| 7 | Minnesota | 6.5 | 379 | 5,793,151 | 15,300 | |
| 8 | South Dakota | 6.4 | 59 | 924,669 | 15,700 | |
| 9 | Maryland | 6.3 | 392 | 6,263,220 | 16,000 | |
| 10 | California | 6.1 | 2,398 | 39,431,263 | 16,400 | |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 6.0 | 790 | 13,078,751 | 16,600 | |
| 12 | Florida | 6.0 | 1,410 | 23,372,215 | 16,600 | |
| 13 | Utah | 6.0 | 211 | 3,503,613 | 16,600 | |
| 14 | Colorado | 6.0 | 357 | 5,957,493 | 16,700 | |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 5.9 | 350 | 5,960,975 | 17,000 | |
| 16 | Oregon | 5.8 | 246 | 4,272,371 | 17,400 | |
| 17 | Illinois | 5.6 | 713 | 12,710,158 | 17,800 | |
| 18 | Washington | 5.5 | 440 | 7,958,180 | 18,100 | |
| 19 | Hawaii | 5.5 | 79 | 1,446,146 | 18,300 | |
| 20 | Arizona | 5.4 | 411 | 7,582,384 | 18,400 | |
| 21 | Vermont | 5.4 | 35 | 648,493 | 18,500 | |
| 22 | Virginia | 5.4 | 475 | 8,811,195 | 18,500 | |
| 23 | North Carolina | 5.2 | 569 | 11,046,024 | 19,400 | |
| 24 | Michigan | 5.1 | 520 | 10,140,459 | 19,500 | |
| 25 | Louisiana | 5.1 | 235 | 4,597,740 | 19,600 | |
| 26 | Missouri | 5.1 | 319 | 6,245,466 | 19,600 | |
| 27 | Montana | 5.0 | 57 | 1,137,233 | 20,000 | |
| 28 | New Jersey | 4.9 | 467 | 9,500,851 | 20,300 | |
| 29 | Ohio | 4.9 | 578 | 11,883,304 | 20,600 | |
| 30 | North Dakota | 4.8 | 38 | 796,568 | 21,000 | |
| 31 | Maine | 4.6 | 65 | 1,405,012 | 21,600 | |
| 32 | Texas | 4.3 | 1,349 | 31,290,831 | 23,200 | |
| 33 | South Carolina | 4.3 | 236 | 5,478,831 | 23,200 | |
| 34 | Kansas | 4.0 | 119 | 2,970,606 | 25,000 | |
| 35 | Tennessee | 3.9 | 285 | 7,227,750 | 25,400 | |
| 36 | Nebraska | 3.8 | 77 | 2,005,465 | 26,000 | |
| 37 | Alabama | 3.8 | 198 | 5,157,699 | 26,000 | |
| 38 | Alaska | 3.8 | 28 | 740,133 | 26,400 | |
| 39 | Puerto Rico | 3.7 | 120 | 3,203,295 | 26,700 | |
| 40 | Indiana | 3.6 | 251 | 6,924,275 | 27,600 | |
| 41 | Kentucky | 3.6 | 166 | 4,588,372 | 27,600 | |
| 42 | Georgia | 3.6 | 400 | 11,180,878 | 28,000 | |
| 43 | Iowa | 3.5 | 114 | 3,241,488 | 28,400 | |
| 44 | Idaho | 3.4 | 69 | 2,001,619 | 29,000 | |
| 45 | Delaware | 3.4 | 36 | 1,051,917 | 29,200 | |
| 46 | Oklahoma | 3.4 | 139 | 4,095,393 | 29,500 | |
| 47 | Mississippi | 3.4 | 99 | 2,943,045 | 29,700 | |
| 48 | West Virginia | 3.2 | 57 | 1,769,979 | 31,100 | |
| 49 | Wyoming | 3.1 | 18 | 587,618 | 32,600 | |
| 50 | Arkansas | 3.0 | 94 | 3,088,354 | 32,900 | |
| 51 | Nevada | 3.0 | 97 | 3,267,467 | 33,700 | |
| 52 | New Mexico | 3.0 | 63 | 2,130,256 | 33,800 |
Method and sources
Dermatologists: the NPI Registry (CMS), downloaded 2026-11-04, counted once each in the state of their registered practice address; physicians only, all clinical dermatology specialties. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates (NST-EST2024-ALLDATA), July 1, 2024. The register counts people, not working hours, so a part-time doctor counts the same as a full-time one. You may republish these figures with a link to this page (CC BY 4.0).
Questions
How many dermatologists are there per person in the US?
About 5.3 per 100,000 people, or one for every 18,800 residents, counting 18,228 dermatologists with a practice address in the NPI Registry and the Census Bureau's 2024 population estimates.
Which state has the most dermatologists per person?
Massachusetts, with 9.9 per 100,000 people. Among the states, New Mexico has the fewest, 3.0.
How was this counted?
Each dermatologist is counted once, in the state of the practice address they registered in the NPI Registry. We keep physicians (MD, DO and equivalents) whose primary registered specialty is clinical dermatology, including Mohs surgery, procedural, pediatric and immunology. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants who work in dermatology are not counted. A doctor who works part time or in several states counts once.