* Includes active doctors of medicine (MDs) and active doctors of osteopathy (DOs). Starting with 2003 data, federal and nonfederal physicians are included. Data prior to 2003 included nonfederal physicians only.
Values not included in the pdf version of "Health, United States" were taken from the trend tables.
In 2019, there were nearly ** active physicians per 10,000 resident population in the United States. This statistic shows the number of active physicians per 10,000 resident population in the United States from 1975 to 2019.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (August 12, 2022). Active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2019* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/186092/active-physicians-by-age-in-the-us-since-1975/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2019*." Chart. August 12, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/186092/active-physicians-by-age-in-the-us-since-1975/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2022). Active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2019*. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/186092/active-physicians-by-age-in-the-us-since-1975/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Active Physicians per 10,000 Civilian Population in The U.S. from 1975 to 2019*." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 12 Aug 2022, /statistics/186092/active-physicians-by-age-in-the-us-since-1975/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2019* ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/186092/active-physicians-by-age-in-the-us-since-1975/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2019* [Graph], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, August 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/186092/active-physicians-by-age-in-the-us-since-1975/