10 States with The Lowest Number of Physicians per Capita

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4. Nevada

197.4 active physicians per capita

Student enrollment per capita of 28.7, could be better but the real problem is the percent of the population without health insurance – of 15.2 percent which probably contributes to small number of residents and fellows in ACGME programs of 12 per capita. Hypertension rate of 28.3 percent is among the 5 lowest, and life expectancy at birth is 78.1 years.

10 States with The Lowest Number of Physicians per Capita

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