Mapped: Where America’s Doctors Are Concentrated - Voronoi
Oct 7, 2025
Mapped: Where America’s Doctors Are Concentrated
Key Takeaways
There are about 280,000 primary care doctors in America (as of 2022, per newest data released in November, 2024).
However, they are unevenly distributed across the country with some areas (the Northeast region) reporting a higher rate for their populations.
Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, and Rhode Island all report more than 10 doctors available per 10,000 residents.
On the other hand, Texas and Mississippi have less than 7.
Primacy Care Doctor Shortages
A primary care doctor is usually the first point of contact for a person seeking medical health (eg: a person’s family doctor or pediatrician).
Easier access to them improves the general population’s health, wellbeing and life expectancy.
The U.S. is expected to be short 90,000 of them by 2037.
Geriatricians are of particular concern. Currently, there’s only 1 for every 10,000 Americans above the age of 65, a statistic that will only worsen as America ages.
