| State |
Est. No. of Prac. PAs 1 |
PA Programs 2 |
| New York |
7,057 |
19 |
| California |
6,148 |
10 |
| Texas |
3,920 |
8 |
| Florida |
3,843 |
5 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,788 |
14 |
| North Carolina |
3,059 |
4 |
| Michigan |
2,688 |
5 |
| Georgia |
2,129 |
3 |
| Washington |
1,749 |
1 |
| Ohio |
1,715 |
5 |
| Maryland |
1,702 |
3 |
| Illinois |
1,685 |
4 |
| Colorado |
1,500 |
2 |
| Massachusetts |
1,447 |
3 |
| Arizona |
1,412 |
2 |
| Wisconsin |
1,349 |
3 |
| Virginia |
1,333 |
4 |
| Connecticut |
1,197 |
2 |
| New Jersey |
1,164 |
2 |
| Minnesota |
990 |
1 |
| Oklahoma |
916 |
1 |
| Tennessee |
846 |
1Â |
| Kentucky |
718 |
1 |
| Kansas |
710 |
1 |
| Oregon |
696 |
2 |
| Iowa |
672 |
2 |
| West Virginia |
654 |
2 |
| Nebraska |
643 |
2 |
| South Carolina |
620 |
1 |
| Utah |
569 |
1 |
| Indiana |
534 |
2 |
| Missouri |
518 |
2 |
| Maine |
482 |
1 |
| New Mexico |
453 |
2 |
| Louisiana |
431 |
2Â |
| Idaho |
423 |
1 |
| Nevada |
394 |
1Â |
| South Dakota |
367 |
1 |
| New Hampshire |
358 |
1 |
| Alabama |
334 |
2 |
| Montana |
328 |
1 |
| Alaska |
321 |
0 |
| North Dakota |
211 |
1 |
| Rhode Island |
208 |
0 |
| Vermont |
194 |
0 |
| Delaware |
182 |
0 |
| Wyoming |
169 |
0 |
| District of Columbia |
160 |
2 |
| Hawaii |
142 |
0 |
| Arkansas |
99 |
1 |
| Mississippi |
58 |
0 |
Sources
1. AAPA publication, "Projected Number of People in Clinical Practice as PAs as of Jan. 1, 2007"
2. Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc.
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