While California has the highest overall number of practicing anesthesiologists, New Jersey leads the nation in the concentration of anesthesiologists per 1,000 jobs, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Note: Data was not available for Alabama, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina and Oklahoma.
Here’s a state-by-state breakdown of the number of anesthesiologists and the number of anesthesiologists per 1,000 jobs:
| State | Number of anesthesiologists | Anesthesiologist employment per 1,000 jobs |
| Arkansas | 250 | 0.197 |
| California | 4,680 | 0.259 |
| District of Columbia | 160 | 0.223 |
| Florida | 3,290 | 0.335 |
| Georgia | 600 | 0.124 |
| Illinois | 970 | 0.16 |
| Indiana | 1,290 | 0.404 |
| Kansas | 570 | 0.397 |
| Kentucky | 710 | 0.355 |
| Maine | 180 | 0.288 |
| Massachusetts | 1,550 | 0.424 |
| Michigan | 1,680 | 0.384 |
| Minnesota | 970 | 0.332 |
| Nebraska | 190 | 0.185 |
| New Hampshire | 180 | 0.257 |
| New Jersey | 1,910 | 0.451 |
| New Mexico | 60 | 0.071 |
| New York | 1,850 | 0.194 |
| North Dakota | 60 | 0.148 |
| Ohio | 800 | 0.144 |
| Oregon | 720 | 0.365 |
| Pennsylvania | 810 | 0.135 |
| South Carolina | 870 | 0.384 |
| South Dakota | 150 | 0.325 |
| Tennessee | 860 | 0.264 |
| Texas | 3,740 | 0.27 |
| Utah | 720 | 0.419 |
| Vermont | 90 | 0.289 |
| Virginia | 170 | 0.041 |
| West Virginia | 160 | 0.226 |
| Wisconsin | 1,100 | 0.375 |
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