Nevada is the state with the lowest projected physician competition by 2030, according to personal finance site WalletHub.
In a report released March 18, WalletHub determined the best and worst states for physicians. The site compared the 50 states and Washington D.C., across two dimensions: opportunity and competition, and medical environment. These dimensions were evaluated using 19 metrics, including physicians' average annual wage, the number of hospitals per capita and physician burnout rate. Read more about the methodology here.
Here are the five states with the lowest projected physician competition by 2030:
1. Nevada
2. Louisiana
3. Mississippi
4. Alaska
5. Alabama
Here are the five states with the highest projected physician competition by 2030:
1 (tie). District of Columbia
1 (tie). Rhode Island
3. North Dakota
4. Massachusetts
5. New York