Aggregated from the most recent 12-month interval as of October 2025
Number of respondents
3,857 respondents
Special properties
More than 4,400 hospitals
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following: "Only critical access and short-term acute care hospitals with more than 50 patient discharges were included in the analysis to represent the most common types of hospitals in the U.S. and to remove any potential outliers due to low sample size."
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Average length of stay in U.S. hospitals in 2025, by state
In 2025, the average U.S. hospital length of stay (LOS) varied from as high as **** days in the District of Columbia to just *** days in Utah. A lot of factors contribute to a patient's LOS such as comorbidity, staffing levels, and patient mix. Therefore, LOS is not just a measure of hospital efficiency but is complicated by case complexity.
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Definitive Healthcare. (October 27, 2025). Average length of stay (LOS) in U.S. hospitals as of 2025, by state (in days) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1478276/average-hospital-length-of-stay-by-us-state/
Definitive Healthcare. "Average length of stay (LOS) in U.S. hospitals as of 2025, by state (in days)." Chart. October 27, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1478276/average-hospital-length-of-stay-by-us-state/
Definitive Healthcare. (2025). Average length of stay (LOS) in U.S. hospitals as of 2025, by state (in days). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1478276/average-hospital-length-of-stay-by-us-state/
Definitive Healthcare. "Average Length of Stay (Los) in U.S. Hospitals as of 2025, by State (in Days)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Oct 2025, /statistics/1478276/average-hospital-length-of-stay-by-us-state/
Definitive Healthcare, Average length of stay (LOS) in U.S. hospitals as of 2025, by state (in days) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1478276/average-hospital-length-of-stay-by-us-state/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Average length of stay (LOS) in U.S. hospitals as of 2025, by state (in days) [Graph], Definitive Healthcare, October 27, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1478276/average-hospital-length-of-stay-by-us-state/
