Includes Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Supplementary notes
Source adds the following: "Physicians with current, unrestricted licenses are included. Temporary, limited, and training licenses were excluded when such licenses could be identified."
This statistic was compiled using data from multiple publications of the "FSMB Census of Licensed Physicians in the United States" report.Â
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Density of licensed physicians in the U.S. 2010-2024
As of 2024, the number of licensed physicians in the United States and the District of Columbia amounted to ****Â physicians. At the time, the national population was roughly ** which yielded a physician-to-population ratio of *** licensed physicians per 100,000 population. The density of licensed U.S. physicians has steadily increased since 2010.
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Number of licensed physicians in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], Federation of State Medical Boards, August 14, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1485391/us-licensed-physician-to-population-ratio/
