As of March, Wyoming had fewer professionally active surgery specialists than any other state and Washington, D.C., according to Kaiser Family Foundation data.
Fifteen states with the fewest surgery specialists:
Note: Data includes currently active allopathic and osteopathic physicians. Click here for a list of the 15 states with the most surgeons.
1. Wyoming: 68
2. Alaska: 82
3. South Dakota: 124
4. Montana: 125
5. Vermont: 139
6. Idaho: 141
7. North Dakota: 153
8. Hawaii: 161
9. Delaware: 168
10. New Hampshire: 242
11. New Mexico: 258
12. Maine: 282
13. Nevada: 285
14. Rhode Island: 288
15. Utah: 320
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