Medscape surveyed physicians to determine the best and worst states to practice in its Best & Worst Places to Practice 2018: Happiness in Work and Home Life report. The survey compared average population lifespan, cost of living, higher education levels, median earnings, unemployment, tax burden, public health rates and personal well-being.
Here is a state-by-state breakdown of physician burnout from highest to lowest percentage.
1. Idaho: 51 percent
2. Delaware: 51 percent
3. Kentucky: 50 percent
4. New Hampshire: 50 percent
5. Rhode Island: 49 percent
6. Oregon: 48 percent
7. Arizona: 47 percent
8. Minnesota: 46 percent
9. Colorado: 45 percent
10. Maryland: 45 percent
11. Vermont: 45 percent
12. South Dakota: 45 percent
13. Arkansas: 45 percent
14. Pennsylvania: 45 percent
15. Illinois: 44 percent
16. Massachusetts: 44 percent
17. New Jersey: 44 percent
18. Connecticut: 43 percent
19. New York: 43 percent
20. Missouri: 43 percent
21. California: 42 percent
22. Iowa: 42 percent
23. Ohio: 42 percent
24. Florida: 42 percent
25. Wyoming: 42 percent
26. New Mexico: 41 percent
27. Texas: 41 percent
28. North Carolina: 41 percent
29. Kansas: 41 percent
30. Wisconsin: 41 percent
31. Virginia: 40 percent
32. Louisiana: 40 percent
33. Washington: 40 percent
34. Georgia: 40 percent
35. Tennessee: 40 percent
36. Indiana: 40 percent
37. South Carolina: 39 percent
38. West Virginia: 39 percent
39. Nevada: 38 percent
40. Michigan: 38 percent
41 Mississippi: 37 percent
42 Hawaii: 37 percent
43. Oklahoma: 35 percent
44. Alabama: 34 percent
45. Maine: 34 percent
46. North Dakota: 33 percent
47. Utah: 30 percent
48. Alaska: 29 percent
49. Nebraska: 28 percent
50. Montana: 25 percent
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