The District of Columbia has the most anesthesiologists per capita, while Idaho has the fewest, according to January data from KFF.
Population estimates are pulled from the U.S. Census Bureau, which Becker's used to calculate the number of anesthesiologists per 100,000 people for each state.
There are 53,206 active anesthesiologists in the United States.
Below are the states and Washington, D.C., ranked by the number of anesthesiologists per capita.
1. District of Columbia
Anesthesiologists per capita: 50.52
Anesthesiologists total: 343
Total population: 678,972
2. Massachusetts
Anesthesiologists per capita: 27.05
Anesthesiologists total: 1,894
Total population: 7,001,399
3. New York
Anesthesiologists per capita: 24.21
Anesthesiologists total: 4,738
Total population: 19,571,216
4. Maryland
Anesthesiologists per capita: 20.78
Anesthesiologists total: 1,284
Total population: 6,180,253
5. Connecticut
Anesthesiologists per capita: 20.65
Anesthesiologists total: 747
Total population: 3,617,176
6. Missouri
Anesthesiologists per capita: 19.54
Anesthesiologists total: 1,211
Total population: 6,196,156
7. Pennsylvania
Anesthesiologists per capita: 18.73
Anesthesiologists total: 2,428
Total population: 12,961,683
8. Vermont
Anesthesiologists per capita: 18.69
Anesthesiologists total: 121
Total population: 647,464
9. Ohio
Anesthesiologists per capita: 18.37
Anesthesiologists total: 2,165
Total population: 11,785,935
10. Wisconsin
Anesthesiologists per capita: 18.05
Anesthesiologists total: 1,067
Total population: 5,910,955
11. Illinois
Anesthesiologists per capita: 18.03
Anesthesiologists total: 2,263
Total population: 12,549,689
12. Indiana
Anesthesiologists per capita: 17.75
Anesthesiologists total: 1,218
Total population: 6,862,199
13. New Jersey
Anesthesiologists per capita: 17.45
Anesthesiologists total: 1,621
Total population: 9,290,841
14. Washington
Anesthesiologists per capita: 17.33
Anesthesiologists total: 1,354
Total population: 7,812,880
15. Michigan
Anesthesiologists per capita: 16.97
Anesthesiologists total: 1,703
Total population: 10,037,261
16. Oregon
Anesthesiologists per capita: 16.58
Anesthesiologists total: 702
Total population: 4,233,358
17. Nebraska
Anesthesiologists per capita: 16.38
Anesthesiologists total: 324
Total population: 1,978,379
18. California
Anesthesiologists per capita: 16.21
Anesthesiologists total: 6,316
Total population: 38,965,193
19. Iowa
Anesthesiologists per capita: 16.15
Anesthesiologists total: 518
Total population: 3,207,004
20. New Hampshire
Anesthesiologists per capita: 16.12
Anesthesiologists total: 226
Total population: 1,402,054
21. Maine
Anesthesiologists per capita: 15.62
Anesthesiologists total: 218
Total population: 1,395,722
22. Hawaii
Anesthesiologists per capita: 14.84
Anesthesiologists total: 213
Total population: 1,435,138
23. Arizona
Anesthesiologists per capita: 14.65
Anesthesiologists total: 1,089
Total population: 7,431,344
24. Kansas
Anesthesiologists per capita: 14.59
Anesthesiologists total: 429
Total population: 2,940,546
25. Kentucky
Anesthesiologists per capita: 14.41
Anesthesiologists total: 652
Total population: 4,526,154
26. Colorado
Anesthesiologists per capita: 14.38
Anesthesiologists total: 845
Total population: 5,877,610
27. Louisiana
Anesthesiologists per capita: 14.21
Anesthesiologists total: 650
Total population: 4,573,749
28. Utah
Anesthesiologists per capita: 13.78
Anesthesiologists total: 471
Total population: 3,417,734
29. Oklahoma
Anesthesiologists per capita: 13.54
Anesthesiologists total: 549
Total population: 4,053,824
30. Virginia
Anesthesiologists per capita: 13.47
Anesthesiologists total: 1,174
Total population: 8,715,698
31. Minnesota
Anesthesiologists per capita: 13.19
Anesthesiologists total: 757
Total population: 5,737,915
32. Nevada
Anesthesiologists per capita: 13.18
Anesthesiologists total: 421
Total population: 3,194,176
33. Rhode Island
Anesthesiologists per capita: 13.05
Anesthesiologists total: 143
Total population: 3,194,176
34. Texas
Anesthesiologists per capita: 13.02
Anesthesiologists total: 3,972
Total population: 30,503,301
35. Florida
Anesthesiologists per capita: 12.99
Anesthesiologists total: 2,938
Total population: 22,610,726
36. Montana
Anesthesiologists per capita: 12.80
Anesthesiologists total: 145
Total population: 1,132,812
37. Tennessee
Anesthesiologists per capita: 12.78
Anesthesiologists total: 911
Total population: 7,126,489
38. New Mexico
Anesthesiologists per capita: 12.39
Anesthesiologists total: 262
Total population: 2,114,371
39. West Virginia
Anesthesiologists per capita: 12.26
Anesthesiologists total: 217
Total population: 1,770,071
40. South Carolina
Anesthesiologists per capita: 12.21
Anesthesiologists total: 656
Total population: 5,373,555
41. Alabama
Anesthesiologists per capita: 11.98
Anesthesiologists total: 612
Total population: 5,108,468
42. Arkansas
Anesthesiologists per capita: 11.80
Anesthesiologists total: 362
Total population: 3,067,732
43. Georgia
Anesthesiologists per capita: 11.37
Anesthesiologists total: 1,254
Total population: 11,029,227
44. Delaware
Anesthesiologists per capita: 11.34
Anesthesiologists total: 117
Total population: 1,031,890
45. North Carolina
Anesthesiologists per capita: 11.22
Anesthesiologists total: 1,216
Total population: 10,835,491
46. Alaska
Anesthesiologists per capita: 10.91
Anesthesiologists total: 80
Total population: 733,406
47. Wyoming
Anesthesiologists per capita: 10.62
Anesthesiologists total: 62
Total population: 584,057
48. Mississippi
Anesthesiologists per capita: 10.24
Anesthesiologists total: 301
Total population: 2,939,690
49. North Dakota
Anesthesiologists per capita: 9.18
Anesthesiologists total: 72
Total population: 783,926
50. South Dakota
Anesthesiologists per capita: 7.40
Anesthesiologists total: 68
Total population: 919,318
51. Idaho
Anesthesiologists per capita: 5.45
Anesthesiologists total: 107
Total population: 1,964,726