28 states with under 400 orthopedic surgeons

While California has over 2,000 orthopedic surgeons — the most of any state — according to 2022 data from Definitive Healthcare, 28 states in the U.S. have under 400 practicing surgeons. 

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By: Claire Wallace

Twenty-eight states with under 400 orthopedic surgeons: 

  1. Vermont: 54
  2. North Dakota: 59
  3. Wyoming: 63
  4. Alaska: 69
  5. Delaware: 73
  6. Hawaii: 85
  7. South Dakota: 88
  8. Rhode Island: 99
  9. Montana: 111
  10. Maine: 115
  11. New Mexico: 116
  12. West Virginia: 121
  13. New Hampshire: 156
  14. Idaho: 163
  15. Nebraska: 165
  16. Arkansas: 178
  17. Mississippi: 178
  18. Nevada: 179
  19. Iowa: 208
  20. Kansas: 222
  21. Utah: 240
  22. Oklahoma: 256
  23. Oregon: 294 
  24. Kentucky: 316
  25. Connecticut: 331
  26. South Carolina: 347
  27. Alabama: 347
  28. Louisiana: 351

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