georgia physician workforce report
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Georgia Physician Workforce Report
Based on 2017 – 2018 Licensure Renewal Data
and New Licensees
Primary Care and Core Specialties
Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Published October 2019
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Acknowledgements
This report was produced under the direction of LaSharn Hughes, Executive Director;
Leanna Greenwood, Senior Data Analyst; Tommy Kelly, System Support Specialist;
G.E. Alan Dever, MD PhD, Consultant; Jocelyn Hart, Data Analyst; and Janice
Campbell, Administrative Assistant.
The Board would like to thank the Georgia Composite Medical Board for providing
physician licensure and renewal data.
This document is provided to the Chairperson Antonio Rios, MD and the Georgia Board
of Health Care Workforce members on behalf of Executive Director LaSharn Hughes.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................... 2
Executive Summary ...................................................................................................... 5
Physician Workforce Trends Since Last GBHCW Report in 2015 ......................... 5
Demographics ............................................................................................................ 6
PCSAs and Counties with no Physicians, 2018 ...................................................... 6
Methodology .................................................................................................................. 7
Change in Distribution of Primary Care/Core Specialties within Total Physician
Workforce, 2015 and 2018 ............................................................................................ 8
Distribution of Physicians in Primary Care/Core Specialties by PCSA, 2018 .......... 9
Total Physicians Distribution by PCSA, 2018 ......................................................... 9
Total Physicians Demographics............................................................................. 10
Total Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By PCSA, 2018 .......... 11
Family Medicine Distribution by PCSA, 2018 ........................................................ 13
Family Medicine Demographics ............................................................................. 14
Family Medicine Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By PCSA, 2018 ........... 15
Internal Medicine Distribution by PCSA, 2018 ...................................................... 17
Internal Medicine Demographics............................................................................ 18
Internal Medicine Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By PCSA, 2018 ......... 19
Pediatrics Distribution by PCSA, 2018 .................................................................. 21
Pediatrics Demographics ........................................................................................ 22
Pediatrics Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By PCSA, 2018 ..................... 23
OB/GYN Distribution by PCSA, 2018 ..................................................................... 25
OB/GYN Demographics ........................................................................................... 26
OB/GYN Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By PCSA, 2018 ........................ 27
General Surgery Distribution by PCSA, 2018 ........................................................ 29
General Surgery Demographics ............................................................................. 30
General Surgery Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By PCSA, 2018 .......... 31
Psychiatry Distribution by PCSA, 2018 ................................................................. 33
Psychiatry Demographics ....................................................................................... 34
Psychiatry Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By PCSA, 2018 .................... 35
Emergency Medicine Distribution by PCSA, 2018 ................................................ 37
Emergency Medicine Demographics ..................................................................... 38
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Emergency Medicine Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By PCSA, 2018 ... 39
Primary Care/Core and Demographic Analysis by MSA/Non-MSA, 2018 ............... 41
Changes in Rate per 100,000 Over Time by Specialty, 2000-2018 .......................... 43
Total Physicians ...................................................................................................... 43
Family Medicine ....................................................................................................... 44
Internal Medicine ..................................................................................................... 45
Pediatrics ................................................................................................................. 46
OB/GYN .................................................................................................................... 47
General Surgery ....................................................................................................... 48
Emergency Medicine ............................................................................................... 49
Psychiatry ................................................................................................................ 50
Distribution of Physicians in Primary Care/Core Specialties by County, 2018 ..... 51
Counties with no Physicians .................................................................................. 51
Total Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By County, 2018 ........ 52
Counties with no Family Medicine Physicians...................................................... 53
Family Medicine Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By County,
2018 ........................................................................................................................... 54
Counties with no Internal Medicine Physicians .................................................... 55
Internal Medicine Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By County,
2018 ........................................................................................................................... 56
Counties with no Pediatric Physicians .................................................................. 57
Pediatric Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By County, 2018 . 58
Counties with no OB/GYN Physicians ................................................................... 59
OB/GYN Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By County, 2018 .. 60
Counties with no General Surgery Physicians ..................................................... 61
General Surgery Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By County,
2018 ........................................................................................................................... 62
Counties with no Psychiatry Physicians ............................................................... 63
Psychiatry Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By County, 2018
................................................................................................................................... 64
Counties with no Emergency Medicine Physicians .............................................. 65
Emergency Medicine Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By
County, 2018 ............................................................................................................ 66
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Executive Summary
The 2017-2018 physician renewal cycle represents the 32nd year the Georgia Board of
Health Care Workforce has examined physician supply and demand in the State of
Georgia. The purpose of this document is to measure and track trends in physician
demographic characteristics, supply, and distribution using data from the licensure and
license renewal process from January 2017 to December 2018. The physician data is
compiled, validated, and analyzed by the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce staff
and presented on the state, county, and Primary Care Service Area (PCSA) levels.
This document highlights trends in physician workforce patterns such as:
Physician demographics by specialty, age, gender, plans to retire, and race.
The total number of physicians and rate per 100,000 people in the population.
There were a total of 36,175 physicians who renewed their licenses (32,094) or applied
for a new license (4,081) during the 2017-2018 cycle. Of those, 13,704 were removed
because they indicated that they either: were retired (481) or did not work in the state of
Georgia (13,223). This left a valid physician workforce of 22,471 physicians who are
licensed and actively practicing in a Georgia location.
For the entire state of Georgia, the overall rate of actively licensed and practicing
physicians per 100,000 population is 213.6, compared to the national average of 301.1
Note, however, that this national average did not use the same criteria to exclude retired
or out of state/duplicate licensees.
Physician Workforce Trends Since Last GBHCW Report in 2015
Georgia’s population has grown from 10,214,860 in 2015 to 10,519,475 in 2018,
a growth of 3%.
The rate of physicians per 100,000 population has increased from 209.7 in 2015
to 213.6 in 2018.
The total number of physicians in primary care/core specialties has increased
from 9,269 in 2015 to 12,670 in 2018. Note that since the last report in 2015,
Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry have been added to primary care/core. If
these two specialties are removed from the comparison, Georgia has still seen a
growth in primary care/core to 10,322 in 2018, which represents 11% growth
over the time period.
49% of all physicians practicing in Georgia work in the top 10 ranked PCSAs,
which accounts for 27% of Georgia’s population. This is a decrease from 51% in
2015.
1Young, Aaron, Humayun J. Chaudhry, Xiaomei Pei, Katie Arnhart, Michael Dugan, and Scott A. Steingard. 2019. “FSMB Census of Licensed Physicians in the United States, 2018.” Federation of State Medical Boards Journal of Medical Regulation 105(2): 7-23.
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Demographics
51.8% of the physician workforce is aged 50 or above, which is a decrease from
2015 when 53.4% of the workforce fell into this age grouping. Still, this is quite a
large increase from the year 2000, when 33.8% of the workforce was age 50 or
older.
12% of physicians plan to retire in the next 5 years, with 54% of those planning to
do so being between the ages of 61-70 at the time of licensure or renewal.
Women make up 34% of the physician workforce, which is an increase from the
2015 figure of 31.3%. Together, this indicates that the female percentage of
Georgia’s physician workforce is nearing the Federation of State Medical Board’s
national average of 35.1%1.
77.7% of physicians accept Medicaid, while 72.4% accept new Medicaid
patients. 80.8% of physicians accept Medicare, while 77.2% accept new
Medicare patients. These figures are down slightly from the 2015 report, but this
may be in part due to data missing from the analysis of newly licensed
physicians.
Internal medicine is the largest primary care/core specialty, accounting for 15.7%
of the workforce. Next largest is family medicine at 12.4%, then pediatrics at
8.3%.
Women make up a majority of physicians in two primary care/core specialties:
OB/GYN (54.9%) and pediatrics (64.0%). This is a change from 2015, when
women were the majority of physicians only in pediatrics.
The primary care/core specialty with the least gender parity is general surgery,
where men account for 85.3% of the workforce. The primary care/core specialty
with the most gender parity is OB/GYN, where there is a difference of less than
10 percentage points between women and men.
PCSAs and Counties with no Physicians, 2018
SPECIALTY
NUMBER OF PCSAS
WITH NO
PHYSICIANS
POPULATION NUMBER OF COUNTIES
WITH NO PHYSICIANS POPULATION
TOTAL PHYSICIANS 0 - 9 39,086
FAMILY MEDICINE 3 32,907 18 120,478
INTERNAL MEDICINE 6 79,165 32 357,010
PEDIATRICS 21 316,736 60 800,538
OB/GYN 27 412,960 76 1,088,265
GENERAL SURGERY 23 469,049 74 1,185,332
PSYCHIATRY 30 516,692 77 1,245,664
EMERGENCY MEDICINE 20 315,013 58 812,877
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Methodology
The licensure survey population analyzed here consists of two years’ worth of data
collected by the Georgia Composite Medical Board. The survey is not mandatory,
which means that some data is missing for analysis purposes. GBHCW staff receives
the data from the Medical Board and then compiles and validates the survey data to
create the analyses presented here. This year, GBHCW is able to analyze new
licensees in addition to license renewals.
Physician work location is derived from multiple different fields in the licensure survey,
so this warrants a brief explanation of how each person was counted only once.
Physicians input up to three work counties and three zip codes, potentially yielding 6
different work locations. To simplify the analysis process, a physician is counted only in
one location, which may yield a conservative estimate of the workforce in each county.
However, a physician could also have put the same county or zip code for all six fields,
but should only be counted as one person, not six.
If a physician did not enter a first work location county, then their second (or if none,
third) work location county was counted as their work location. If no Georgia work
location counties were entered, then their first, then second, then third work location zip
code was used. If a physician entered only one work location zip code, then they were
counted for the county that contains that zip code. This means that if a physician
entered that they work in any Georgia county or valid Georgia zip code, they are
counted as part of the workforce of 22,471.
The rate of total physicians per 100,000 population was then calculated for each county
and PCSA. In addition, rates per 100,000 were calculated for each of the seven primary
care/core specialties by PCSA and by county.
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Change in Distribution of Primary Care/Core Specialties
within Total Physician Workforce, 2015 and 2018
Note: Psychiatry was not tracked as a primary care/core specialty before this 2018 report.
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Distribution of Physicians in Primary Care/Core Specialties
by PCSA, 2018
Total Physicians Distribution by PCSA, 2018
Note: There are no PCSAs with 0 physicians for the years 2017-2018.
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Top 3 Total Physicians PCSAs by Rate, 2018
PCSA PCSA Counties Number of Physicians
PCSA Population
Rate per 100,000
Rank
22 FULTON 4,837 1,050,114 460.62 1
31 LINCOLN-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND 1,673 363,760 459.92 2
75 THOMAS 165 44,448 371.22 3
Bottom 3 Total Physicians PCSAs by Rate, 2018
PCSA PCSA Counties Number of Physicians
PCSA Population
Rate per 100,000
Rank
81 BROOKS 3 15,513 19.34 94
33 HANCOCK 1 8,348 11.98 95
54 JENKINS 1 8,683 11.52 96
Total Physicians Demographics
MALE66%
FEMALE34%
GENDER
MALE FEMALE TOTAL
12744 6557 19301
WHITE 11474
ASIAN 2413
BLACK 2702
AMERICAN INDIAN 34
OTHER 1133
TOTAL 17756
Note: Throughout this report, any discrepancies between the totals for gender and race and
22,471 are due to missing data.
Note: There are 22,471 total physicians in the state of Georgia for the years 2017-2018.
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Total Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By PCSA, 2018
PCSA NUMBER
PCSA NUMBER OF
TOTAL PHYSICIANS
PCSA POPULATION
RATE PER
100,000 RANK
STATE OF GEORGIA 22,471 10,519,475 213.61 -
1 DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA 110 153,056 71.87 71
2 WHITFIELD-MURRAY 236 143,983 163.91 30
3 GILMER 24 30,816 77.88 69
4 FANNIN 37 25,964 142.51 40
5 UNION 69 24,001 287.49 7
6 TOWNS 15 11,852 126.56 42
7 RABUN 29 16,867 171.93 28
8 STEPHENS 45 26,035 172.84 27
9 FRANKLIN 27 23,023 117.27 46
10 HABERSHAM-BANKS 46 64,376 71.46 74
11 DAWSON-HALL-WHITE 624 257,201 242.61 12
12 LUMPKIN 26 32,955 78.90 67
13 FORSYTH 271 236,612 114.53 49
14 PICKENS 67 31,980 209.51 21
15 CHEROKEE 223 254,149 87.74 65
16 GORDON 86 57,685 149.09 37
17 BARTOW 95 106,408 89.28 64
18 CHATTOOGA-FLOYD-POLK 368 165,187 222.78 16
19 HARALSON-CARROLL 225 147,654 152.38 34
20 DOUGLAS 173 145,331 119.04 45
21 PAULDING-COBB 1,435 920,909 155.82 32
22 FULTON 4,837 1,050,114 460.62 1
23 DEKALB 2,644 756,558 349.48 4
24 ROCKDALE 205 90,594 226.28 15
25 GWINNETT 1,337 927,781 144.11 39
26 WALTON 97 93,503 103.74 59
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JACKSON-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-MORGAN-MADISON-OGLETHORPE 703 381,390 184.33 24
28 HART 17 26,099 65.14 78
29 ELBERT 19 19,120 99.37 61
30 WILKES-TALIAFERRO 8 11,484 69.66 77
31 LINCOLN-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND 1,673 363,760 459.92 2
32 MCDUFFIE-WARREN-GLASCOCK 21 29,777 70.52 76
33 HANCOCK 1 8,348 11.98 95
34 GREENE 39 17,698 220.36 19
35 PUTNAM 25 21,809 114.63 48
36 NEWTON-JASPER 88 123,581 71.21 75
37 PIKE-SPALDING-BUTTS 126 108,927 115.67 47
38 HENRY 411 230,220 178.52 25
39 CLAYTON 227 289,615 78.38 68
40 FAYETTE 279 113,459 245.90 11
41 COWETA 220 145,864 150.83 36
42 HEARD-TROUP-MERIWETHER 163 102,981 158.28 31
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HARRIS-TALBOT-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION 656 253,942 258.33 10
44 LAMAR-UPSON 51 45,215 112.79 51
45 MONROE 30 27,520 109.01 56
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TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-PEACH-BIBB-JONES-TWIGGS-WILKINSON 639 246,589 259.14 9
47 BALDWIN 65 44,823 145.01 38
48 WASHINGTON-JOHNSON 34 30,094 112.98 50
49 JEFFERSON 16 15,430 103.69 60
50 BURKE 6 22,423 26.76 91
51 SCREVEN 8 13,938 57.40 80
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PCSA NUMBER
PCSA NUMBER OF
TOTAL PHYSICIANS
PCSA POPULATION
RATE PER
100,000 RANK
52 EFFINGHAM-CHATHAM-BRYAN-LIBERTY 916 450,991 203.11 22
53 BULLOCH 93 77,296 120.32 44
54 JENKINS 1 8,683 11.52 96
55 CANDLER 12 10,836 110.74 54
56 TATTNALL-EVANS 40 36,112 110.77 53
57 EMANUEL 17 22,612 75.18 70
58 MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS 95 36,080 263.30 8
59 WHEELER 2 7,879 25.38 92
60 LAURENS-TREUTLEN 171 54,134 315.88 6
61 TELFAIR 9 15,876 56.69 81
62 DODGE 22 20,705 106.25 58
63 BLECKLEY 5 12,838 38.95 88
64 PULASKI-WILCOX 37 19,881 186.11 23
65 CRISP 38 22,601 168.13 29
66 MACON-DOOLY 29 26,849 108.01 57
67 HOUSTON 276 155,469 177.53 26
68 SCHLEY-SUMTER 54 34,969 154.42 33
69 STEWART-WEBSTER 3 8,810 34.05 89
70 QUITMAN-RANDOLPH 3 9,112 32.92 90
71 EARLY 4 10,247 39.04 87
72 MILLER-SEMINOLE 33 14,001 235.70 13
73 DECATUR 29 26,575 109.13 55
74 GRADY 20 24,748 80.81 66
75 THOMAS 165 44,448 371.22 3
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CLAY-CALHOUN-TERRELL-LEE-DOUGHERTY-BAKER-MITCHELL 352 164,141 214.45 20
77 WORTH 11 20,299 54.19 82
78 COLQUITT 69 45,592 151.34 35
79 TURNER-TIFT 159 48,483 327.95 5
80 COOK 8 17,162 46.61 85
81 BROOKS 3 15,513 19.34 94
82 LOWNDES-ECHOLS 267 120,321 221.91 18
83 CLINCH 4 6,648 60.17 79
84 LANIER 5 10,340 48.36 84
85 BERRIEN 4 19,252 20.78 93
86 IRWIN 9 9,398 95.77 63
87 BEN HILL 12 16,787 71.48 73
88 COFFEE-ATKINSON 57 51,390 110.92 52
89 JEFF DAVIS 7 15,029 46.58 86
90 BACON 8 11,185 71.52 72
91 APPLING 18 18,507 97.26 62
92 WAYNE-LONG 60 48,806 122.94 43
93 BRANTLEY-GLYNN-MCINTOSH 263 118,456 222.02 17
94 PIERCE-WARE 128 55,069 232.44 14
95 CHARLTON 7 12,968 53.98 83
96 CAMDEN 70 53,677 130.41 41
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Family Medicine Distribution by PCSA, 2018
Note: There are 3 PCSAs with 0 family medicine physicians for the
years 2017-2018.
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Family Medicine Demographics
Top 3 Family Medicine PCSAs by Rate, 2018
PCSA PCSA Counties Number of Physicians
PCSA Population
Rate per 100,000
Rank
5 UNION 19 24,001 79.16 1
60 LAURENS-TREUTLEN 37 54,134 68.35 2
7 RABUN 11 16,867 65.22 3
Bottom 3 Family Medicine PCSAs by Rate, 2018
PCSA PCSA Counties Number of Physicians
PCSA Population
Rate per 100,000
Rank
63 BLECKLEY 1 12,838 7.79 91
49 JEFFERSON 1 15,430 6.48 92
50 BURKE 1 22,423 4.46 93
MALE FEMALE TOTAL
1323 842 2165
WHITE 1342
ASIAN 308
BLACK 498
AMERICAN INDIAN 5
OTHER 111
TOTAL 2264
MALE61%
FEMALE39%
GENDER
WHITE59.3%ASIAN
13.6%
BLACK22.0%
AMERICAN INDIAN0.2%
OTHER4.9%
RACE
Note: There are 2,782 family medicine physicians in the state of Georgia for the years
2017-2018.
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Family Medicine Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By PCSA, 2018
PCSA NUMBER
PCSA PCSA
POPULATION
NUMBER OF FAMILY MEDICINE
PHYSICIANS
RATE PER 100,000
FAMILY MEDICINE
RANK
STATE OF GEORGIA 10,519,475 2,782 26.45 -
1 DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA 153,056 37 24.17 51
2 WHITFIELD-MURRAY 143,983 28 19.45 66
3 GILMER 30,816 9 29.21 33
4 FANNIN 25,964 4 15.41 80
5 UNION 24,001 19 79.16 1
6 TOWNS 11,852 4 33.75 27
7 RABUN 16,867 11 65.22 3
8 STEPHENS 26,035 11 42.25 11
9 FRANKLIN 23,023 10 43.43 9
10 HABERSHAM-BANKS 64,376 11 17.09 75
11 DAWSON-HALL-WHITE 257,201 64 24.88 50
12 LUMPKIN 32,955 10 30.34 32
13 FORSYTH 236,612 52 21.98 58
14 PICKENS 31,980 12 37.52 19
15 CHEROKEE 254,149 51 20.07 62
16 GORDON 57,685 22 38.14 17
17 BARTOW 106,408 27 25.37 47
18 CHATTOOGA-FLOYD-POLK 165,187 93 56.30 6
19 HARALSON-CARROLL 147,654 34 23.03 54
20 DOUGLAS 145,331 17 11.70 86
21 PAULDING-COBB 920,909 177 19.22 70
22 FULTON 1,050,114 290 27.62 39
23 DEKALB 756,558 182 24.06 52
24 ROCKDALE 90,594 23 25.39 45
25 GWINNETT 927,781 193 20.80 61
26 WALTON 93,503 18 19.25 69
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JACKSON-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-MORGAN-MADISON-OGLETHORPE 381,390 101 26.48 42
28 HART 26,099 9 34.48 26
29 ELBERT 19,120 7 36.61 21
30 WILKES-TALIAFERRO 11,484 4 34.83 25
31 LINCOLN-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND 363,760 177 48.66 7
32 MCDUFFIE-WARREN-GLASCOCK 29,777 7 23.51 53
33 HANCOCK 8,348 0 0.00 94
34 GREENE 17,698 4 22.60 57
35 PUTNAM 21,809 5 22.93 55
36 NEWTON-JASPER 123,581 15 12.14 85
37 PIKE-SPALDING-BUTTS 108,927 14 12.85 84
38 HENRY 230,220 62 26.93 40
39 CLAYTON 289,615 49 16.92 76
40 FAYETTE 113,459 32 28.20 37
41 COWETA 145,864 23 15.77 77
42 HEARD-TROUP-MERIWETHER 102,981 16 15.54 79
43 HARRIS-TALBOT-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION 253,942 165 64.98 4
44 LAMAR-UPSON 45,215 12 26.54 41
45 MONROE 27,520 8 29.07 35
46 TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-PEACH-BIBB-JONES-TWIGGS-WILKINSON 246,589 87 35.28 24
47 BALDWIN 44,823 5 11.15 87
48 WASHINGTON-JOHNSON 30,094 11 36.55 23
49 JEFFERSON 15,430 1 6.48 92
50 BURKE 22,423 1 4.46 93
51 SCREVEN 13,938 3 21.52 60
52 EFFINGHAM-CHATHAM-BRYAN-LIBERTY 450,991 98 21.73 59
53 BULLOCH 77,296 15 19.41 67
54 JENKINS 8,683 0 0.00 94
55 CANDLER 10,836 5 46.14 8
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PCSA NUMBER
PCSA PCSA
POPULATION
NUMBER OF FAMILY MEDICINE
PHYSICIANS
RATE PER 100,000
FAMILY MEDICINE
RANK
56 TATTNALL-EVANS 36,112 9 24.92 49
57 EMANUEL 22,612 7 30.96 29
58 MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS 36,080 10 27.72 38
59 WHEELER 7,879 2 25.38 46
60 LAURENS-TREUTLEN 54,134 37 68.35 2
61 TELFAIR 15,876 0 0.00 94
62 DODGE 20,705 2 9.66 89
63 BLECKLEY 12,838 1 7.79 91
64 PULASKI-WILCOX 19,881 8 40.24 13
65 CRISP 22,601 4 17.70 74
66 MACON-DOOLY 26,849 4 14.90 82
67 HOUSTON 155,469 41 26.37 43
68 SCHLEY-SUMTER 34,969 14 40.04 14
69 STEWART-WEBSTER 8,810 2 22.70 56
70 QUITMAN-RANDOLPH 9,112 3 32.92 28
71 EARLY 10,247 2 19.52 64
72 MILLER-SEMINOLE 14,001 9 64.28 5
73 DECATUR 26,575 5 18.81 71
74 GRADY 24,748 10 40.41 12
75 THOMAS 44,448 19 42.75 10
76 CLAY-CALHOUN-TERRELL-LEE-DOUGHERTY-BAKER-MITCHELL 164,141 60 36.55 22
77 WORTH 20,299 4 19.71 63
78 COLQUITT 45,592 14 30.71 31
79 TURNER-TIFT 48,483 18 37.13 20
80 COOK 17,162 5 29.13 34
81 BROOKS 15,513 3 19.34 68
82 LOWNDES-ECHOLS 120,321 31 25.76 44
83 CLINCH 6,648 1 15.04 81
84 LANIER 10,340 3 29.01 36
85 BERRIEN 19,252 3 15.58 78
86 IRWIN 9,398 1 10.64 88
87 BEN HILL 16,787 3 17.87 73
88 COFFEE-ATKINSON 51,390 10 19.46 65
89 JEFF DAVIS 15,029 2 13.31 83
90 BACON 11,185 1 8.94 90
91 APPLING 18,507 7 37.82 18
92 WAYNE-LONG 48,806 9 18.44 72
93 BRANTLEY-GLYNN-MCINTOSH 118,456 30 25.33 48
94 PIERCE-WARE 55,069 17 30.87 30
95 CHARLTON 12,968 5 38.56 16
96 CAMDEN 53,677 21 39.12 15
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Internal Medicine Distribution by PCSA, 2018
Note: There are 6 PCSAs with 0 internal medicine physicians for the
years 2017-2018.
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Top 3 Internal Medicine PCSAs by Rate, 2018
PCSA PCSA Counties Number of Physicians
PCSA Population
Rate per
100,000 Rank
22 FULTON 701 1,050,114 66.75 1
60 LAURENS-TREUTLEN 35 54,134 64.65 2
31 LINCOLN-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND 224 363,760 61.58 3
Bottom 3 Internal Medicine PCSAs by Rate, 2018
PCSA PCSA Counties Number of Physicians
PCSA Population
Rate per
100,000 Rank
91 APPLING 1 18,507 5.403 88
77 WORTH 1 20,299 4.926 89
50 BURKE 1 22,423 4.460 90
Internal Medicine Demographics
MALE FEMALE TOTAL
1712 886 2598
WHITE49.8%
ASIAN20.4%
BLACK21.6%
AMERICAN INDIAN
0.3%
OTHER8.0%
RACE
MALE66%
FEMALE34%
GENDER
WHITE 1383
ASIAN 566
BLACK 601
AMERICAN INDIAN 7
OTHER 222
TOTAL 2779
Note: There are 3,531 internal medicine physicians in the state of Georgia for the years
2017-2018.
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Internal Medicine Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By PCSA, 2018
PCSA NUMBER
PCSA PCSA
POPULATION
NUMBER OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
PHYSICIANS
RATE PER 100,000
INTERNAL MEDICINE
RANK
STATE OF GEORGIA 10,519,475 3,531 33.57 -
1 DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA 153,056 18 11.760 80
2 WHITFIELD-MURRAY 143,983 42 29.170 29
3 GILMER 30,816 5 16.225 66
4 FANNIN 25,964 8 30.812 25
5 UNION 24,001 8 33.332 20
6 TOWNS 11,852 3 25.312 41
7 RABUN 16,867 4 23.715 47
8 STEPHENS 26,035 7 26.887 35
9 FRANKLIN 23,023 2 8.687 85
10 HABERSHAM-BANKS 64,376 11 17.087 64
11 DAWSON-HALL-WHITE 257,201 116 45.101 11
12 LUMPKIN 32,955 2 6.069 87
13 FORSYTH 236,612 50 21.132 53
14 PICKENS 31,980 11 34.396 19
15 CHEROKEE 254,149 43 16.919 65
16 GORDON 57,685 12 20.803 54
17 BARTOW 106,408 14 13.157 78
18 CHATTOOGA-FLOYD-POLK 165,187 62 37.533 14
19 HARALSON-CARROLL 147,654 36 24.381 42
20 DOUGLAS 145,331 32 22.019 51
21 PAULDING-COBB 920,909 222 24.107 45
22 FULTON 1,050,114 701 66.755 1
23 DEKALB 756,558 396 52.342 5
24 ROCKDALE 90,594 34 37.530 15
25 GWINNETT 927,781 219 23.605 48
26 WALTON 93,503 15 16.042 67
27 JACKSON-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-MORGAN-MADISON-OGLETHORPE 381,390 139 36.446 17
28 HART 26,099 2 7.663 86
29 ELBERT 19,120 3 15.690 68
30 WILKES-TALIAFERRO 11,484 2 17.416 62
31 LINCOLN-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND 363,760 224 61.579 3
32 MCDUFFIE-WARREN-GLASCOCK 29,777 3 10.075 83
33 HANCOCK 8,348 1 11.979 79
34 GREENE 17,698 9 50.853 6
35 PUTNAM 21,809 3 13.756 75
36 NEWTON-JASPER 123,581 19 15.375 71
37 PIKE-SPALDING-BUTTS 108,927 22 20.197 56
38 HENRY 230,220 60 26.062 38
39 CLAYTON 289,615 39 13.466 76
40 FAYETTE 113,459 44 38.781 13
41 COWETA 145,864 38 26.052 39
42 HEARD-TROUP-MERIWETHER 102,981 33 32.045 21
43 HARRIS-TALBOT-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION 253,942 58 22.840 49
44 LAMAR-UPSON 45,215 12 26.540 37
45 MONROE 27,520 4 14.535 73
46 TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-PEACH-BIBB-JONES-TWIGGS-WILKINSON 246,589 114 46.231 10
47 BALDWIN 44,823 14 31.234 24
48 WASHINGTON-JOHNSON 30,094 6 19.938 59
49 JEFFERSON 15,430 4 25.924 40
50 BURKE 22,423 1 4.460 90
51 SCREVEN 13,938 2 14.349 74
52 EFFINGHAM-CHATHAM-BRYAN-LIBERTY 450,991 135 29.934 27
53 BULLOCH 77,296 16 20.700 55
54 JENKINS 8,683 1 11.517 81
55 CANDLER 10,836 2 18.457 60
20
PCSA NUMBER
PCSA PCSA
POPULATION
NUMBER OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
PHYSICIANS
RATE PER 100,000
INTERNAL MEDICINE
RANK
56 TATTNALL-EVANS 36,112 8 22.153 50
57 EMANUEL 22,612 3 13.267 77
58 MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS 36,080 18 49.889 7
59 WHEELER 7,879 0 0.000 91
60 LAURENS-TREUTLEN 54,134 35 64.654 2
61 TELFAIR 15,876 5 31.494 23
62 DODGE 20,705 9 43.468 12
63 BLECKLEY 12,838 2 15.579 69
64 PULASKI-WILCOX 19,881 4 20.120 57
65 CRISP 22,601 8 35.397 18
66 MACON-DOOLY 26,849 10 37.245 16
67 HOUSTON 155,469 49 31.518 22
68 SCHLEY-SUMTER 34,969 6 17.158 63
69 STEWART-WEBSTER 8,810 1 11.351 82
70 QUITMAN-RANDOLPH 9,112 0 0.000 91
71 EARLY 10,247 0 0.000 91
72 MILLER-SEMINOLE 14,001 4 28.569 30
73 DECATUR 26,575 4 15.052 72
74 GRADY 24,748 6 24.244 43
75 THOMAS 44,448 22 49.496 9
76 CLAY-CALHOUN-TERRELL-LEE-DOUGHERTY-BAKER-MITCHELL 164,141 49 29.852 28
77 WORTH 20,299 1 4.926 89
78 COLQUITT 45,592 13 28.514 31
79 TURNER-TIFT 48,483 24 49.502 8
80 COOK 17,162 0 0.000 91
81 BROOKS 15,513 0 0.000 91
82 LOWNDES-ECHOLS 120,321 66 54.853 4
83 CLINCH 6,648 2 30.084 26
84 LANIER 10,340 1 9.671 84
85 BERRIEN 19,252 0 0.000 91
86 IRWIN 9,398 2 21.281 52
87 BEN HILL 16,787 4 23.828 46
88 COFFEE-ATKINSON 51,390 14 27.243 32
89 JEFF DAVIS 15,029 3 19.961 58
90 BACON 11,185 3 26.822 36
91 APPLING 18,507 1 5.403 88
92 WAYNE-LONG 48,806 9 18.440 61
93 BRANTLEY-GLYNN-MCINTOSH 118,456 32 27.014 34
94 PIERCE-WARE 55,069 15 27.239 33
95 CHARLTON 12,968 2 15.423 70
96 CAMDEN 53,677 13 24.219 44
21
Pediatrics Distribution by PCSA, 2018
Note: There are 21 PCSAs with 0 pediatric physicians for the years
2017-2018.
22
Top 3 Pediatrics PCSAs by Rate, 2018
PCSA PCSA Counties Number of Physicians
PCSA Population
Rate per 100,000
Rank
45 MONROE 10 27,520 36.34 1
22 FULTON 378 1,050,114 36.00 2
23 DEKALB 263 756,558 34.76 3
Bottom 3 Pediatrics PCSAs by Rate, 2018
PCSA PCSA Counties Number of Physicians
PCSA Population
Rate per 100,000
Rank
14 PICKENS 1 31,980 3.13 73
12 LUMPKIN 1 32,955 3.03 74
56 TATTNALL-EVANS 1 36,112 2.77 75
Pediatrics Demographics
MALE FEMALE TOTAL
513 883 1396
WHITE 891
ASIAN 199
BLACK 282
AMERICAN INDIAN 5
OTHER 84
TOTAL 1461
WHITE61.0%
ASIAN13.6%
BLACK19.3%
AMERICAN INDIAN
0.3%OTHER5.7%
RACE
MALE37%FEMALE
63%
GENDER
Note: There are 1,866 pediatric physicians in the state of Georgia for the years 2017-2018.
23
Pediatrics Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By PCSA, 2018
PCSA NUMBER
PCSA PCSA
POPULATION
NUMBER OF PEDIATRICS PHYSICIANS
RATE PER
100,000
PEDIATRICS RANK
STATE OF GEORGIA 10,519,475 1,866 17.74 -
1 DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA 153,056 9 5.88 64
2 WHITFIELD-MURRAY 143,983 27 18.75 16
3 GILMER 30,816 0 0.00 76
4 FANNIN 25,964 3 11.55 31
5 UNION 24,001 2 8.33 55
6 TOWNS 11,852 0 0.00 76
7 RABUN 16,867 3 17.79 19
8 STEPHENS 26,035 5 19.20 15
9 FRANKLIN 23,023 2 8.69 52
10 HABERSHAM-BANKS 64,376 4 6.21 62
11 DAWSON-HALL-WHITE 257,201 37 14.39 26
12 LUMPKIN 32,955 1 3.03 74
13 FORSYTH 236,612 40 16.91 23
14 PICKENS 31,980 1 3.13 73
15 CHEROKEE 254,149 28 11.02 35
16 GORDON 57,685 5 8.67 53
17 BARTOW 106,408 6 5.64 66
18 CHATTOOGA-FLOYD-POLK 165,187 13 7.87 56
19 HARALSON-CARROLL 147,654 16 10.84 37
20 DOUGLAS 145,331 14 9.63 48
21 PAULDING-COBB 920,909 146 15.85 25
22 FULTON 1,050,114 378 36.00 2
23 DEKALB 756,558 263 34.76 3
24 ROCKDALE 90,594 18 19.87 14
25 GWINNETT 927,781 167 18.00 18
26 WALTON 93,503 5 5.35 68
27
JACKSON-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-MORGAN-MADISON-OGLETHORPE 381,390 54 14.16 28
28 HART 26,099 0 0.00 76
29 ELBERT 19,120 0 0.00 76
30 WILKES-TALIAFERRO 11,484 0 0.00 76
31 LINCOLN-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND 363,760 124 34.09 4
32 MCDUFFIE-WARREN-GLASCOCK 29,777 1 3.36 72
33 HANCOCK 8,348 0 0.00 76
34 GREENE 17,698 2 11.30 32
35 PUTNAM 21,809 1 4.59 69
36 NEWTON-JASPER 123,581 7 5.66 65
37 PIKE-SPALDING-BUTTS 108,927 11 10.10 41
38 HENRY 230,220 47 20.42 11
39 CLAYTON 289,615 16 5.52 67
40 FAYETTE 113,459 23 20.27 12
41 COWETA 145,864 16 10.97 36
42 HEARD-TROUP-MERIWETHER 102,981 10 9.71 47
43 HARRIS-TALBOT-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION 253,942 45 17.72 20
44 LAMAR-UPSON 45,215 4 8.85 50
45 MONROE 27,520 10 36.34 1
46
TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-PEACH-BIBB-JONES-TWIGGS-WILKINSON 246,589 42 17.03 22
47 BALDWIN 44,823 9 20.08 13
48 WASHINGTON-JOHNSON 30,094 3 9.97 43
49 JEFFERSON 15,430 1 6.48 60
50 BURKE 22,423 0 0.00 76
51 SCREVEN 13,938 0 0.00 76
52 EFFINGHAM-CHATHAM-BRYAN-LIBERTY 450,991 76 16.85 24
24
PCSA NUMBER
PCSA PCSA
POPULATION
NUMBER OF PEDIATRICS PHYSICIANS
RATE PER
100,000
PEDIATRICS RANK
53 BULLOCH 77,296 8 10.35 39
54 JENKINS 8,683 0 0.00 76
55 CANDLER 10,836 0 0.00 76
56 TATTNALL-EVANS 36,112 1 2.77 75
57 EMANUEL 22,612 1 4.42 70
58 MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS 36,080 9 24.94 9
59 WHEELER 7,879 0 0.00 76
60 LAURENS-TREUTLEN 54,134 14 25.86 8
61 TELFAIR 15,876 1 6.30 61
62 DODGE 20,705 0 0.00 76
63 BLECKLEY 12,838 1 7.79 57
64 PULASKI-WILCOX 19,881 2 10.06 42
65 CRISP 22,601 6 26.55 7
66 MACON-DOOLY 26,849 1 3.72 71
67 HOUSTON 155,469 13 8.36 54
68 SCHLEY-SUMTER 34,969 6 17.16 21
69 STEWART-WEBSTER 8,810 0 0.00 76
70 QUITMAN-RANDOLPH 9,112 0 0.00 76
71 EARLY 10,247 1 9.76 45
72 MILLER-SEMINOLE 14,001 2 14.28 27
73 DECATUR 26,575 3 11.29 33
74 GRADY 24,748 0 0.00 76
75 THOMAS 44,448 11 24.75 10
76
CLAY-CALHOUN-TERRELL-LEE-DOUGHERTY-BAKER-MITCHELL 164,141 23 14.01 29
77 WORTH 20,299 2 9.85 44
78 COLQUITT 45,592 4 8.77 51
79 TURNER-TIFT 48,483 9 18.56 17
80 COOK 17,162 0 0.00 76
81 BROOKS 15,513 0 0.00 76
82 LOWNDES-ECHOLS 120,321 8 6.65 59
83 CLINCH 6,648 0 0.00 76
84 LANIER 10,340 0 0.00 76
85 BERRIEN 19,252 0 0.00 76
86 IRWIN 9,398 3 31.92 5
87 BEN HILL 16,787 1 5.96 63
88 COFFEE-ATKINSON 51,390 5 9.73 46
89 JEFF DAVIS 15,029 1 6.65 58
90 BACON 11,185 3 26.82 6
91 APPLING 18,507 2 10.81 38
92 WAYNE-LONG 48,806 5 10.24 40
93 BRANTLEY-GLYNN-MCINTOSH 118,456 14 11.82 30
94 PIERCE-WARE 55,069 5 9.08 49
95 CHARLTON 12,968 0 0.00 76
96 CAMDEN 53,677 6 11.18 34
25
OB/GYN Distribution by PCSA, 2018
Note: There are 27 PCSAs with 0 OB/GYN physicians for the years
2017-2018.
26
Top 3 OB/GYN PCSAs by Rate, 2018
PCSA PCSA Counties Number of Physicians
PCSA Population
Rate per 100,000
Rank
22 FULTON 366 1,050,114 34.85 1
5 UNION 8 24,001 33.33 2
40 FAYETTE 35 113,459 30.85 3
Bottom 3 OB/GYN PCSAs by Rate, 2018
PCSA PCSA Counties Number of Physicians
PCSA Population
Rate per 100,000
Rank
66 MACON-DOOLY 1 26,849 3.72 67
45 MONROE 1 27,520 3.63 68
13 FORSYTH 8 236,612 3.38 69
OB/GYN Demographics
MALE47%
FEMALE53%
GENDER
WHITE65%
ASIAN6%
BLACK25%
AMERICAN INDIAN
0%
OTHER4%
RACE
MALE FEMALE TOTAL
487 551 1038
WHITE 714
ASIAN 66
BLACK 277
AMERICAN INDIAN 0
OTHER 46
TOTAL 1103
Note: There are 1,324 OB/GYN physicians in the state of Georgia for the years 2017-2018.
27
OB/GYN Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By PCSA, 2018
PCSA NUMBER
PCSA PCSA POPULATION NUMBER OF
OB/GYN PHYSICIANS
RATE PER
100,000
OB/GYN RANK
STATE OF GEORGIA 10,519,475 1,324 12.59 -
1 DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA 153,056 10 6.53 47
2 WHITFIELD-MURRAY 143,983 9 6.25 49
3 GILMER 30,816 3 9.74 32
4 FANNIN 25,964 2 7.70 44
5 UNION 24,001 8 33.33 2
6 TOWNS 11,852 0 0.00 70
7 RABUN 16,867 1 5.93 53
8 STEPHENS 26,035 1 3.84 65
9 FRANKLIN 23,023 3 13.03 17
10 HABERSHAM-BANKS 64,376 4 6.21 50
11 DAWSON-HALL-WHITE 257,201 30 11.66 21
12 LUMPKIN 32,955 3 9.10 38
13 FORSYTH 236,612 8 3.38 69
14 PICKENS 31,980 7 21.89 6
15 CHEROKEE 254,149 13 5.12 60
16 GORDON 57,685 6 10.40 29
17 BARTOW 106,408 5 4.70 61
18 CHATTOOGA-FLOYD-POLK 165,187 16 9.69 33
19 HARALSON-CARROLL 147,654 16 10.84 25
20 DOUGLAS 145,331 14 9.63 35
21 PAULDING-COBB 920,909 92 9.99 31
22 FULTON 1,050,114 366 34.85 1
23 DEKALB 756,558 69 9.12 37
24 ROCKDALE 90,594 15 16.56 10
25 GWINNETT 927,781 99 10.67 27
26 WALTON 93,503 4 4.28 63
27
JACKSON-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-MORGAN-MADISON-OGLETHORPE 381,390 35 9.18 36
28 HART 26,099 1 3.83 66
29 ELBERT 19,120 1 5.23 59
30 WILKES-TALIAFERRO 11,484 0 0.00 70
31 LINCOLN-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND 363,760 77 21.17 7
32 MCDUFFIE-WARREN-GLASCOCK 29,777 0 0.00 70
33 HANCOCK 8,348 0 0.00 70
34 GREENE 17,698 1 5.65 54
35 PUTNAM 21,809 1 4.59 62
36 NEWTON-JASPER 123,581 5 4.05 64
37 PIKE-SPALDING-BUTTS 108,927 7 6.43 48
38 HENRY 230,220 24 10.42 28
39 CLAYTON 289,615 16 5.52 56
40 FAYETTE 113,459 35 30.85 3
41 COWETA 145,864 10 6.86 45
42 HEARD-TROUP-MERIWETHER 102,981 9 8.74 41
43 HARRIS-TALBOT-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION 253,942 38 14.96 13
44 LAMAR-UPSON 45,215 4 8.85 40
45 MONROE 27,520 1 3.63 68
46 TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-PEACH-BIBB-JONES-TWIGGS-WILKINSON 246,589 41 16.63 9
47 BALDWIN 44,823 3 6.69 46
48 WASHINGTON-JOHNSON 30,094 0 0.00 70
49 JEFFERSON 15,430 0 0.00 70
50 BURKE 22,423 0 0.00 70
51 SCREVEN 13,938 0 0.00 70
52 EFFINGHAM-CHATHAM-BRYAN-LIBERTY 450,991 58 12.86 18
53 BULLOCH 77,296 9 11.64 22
54 JENKINS 8,683 0 0.00 70
55 CANDLER 10,836 0 0.00 70
28
PCSA NUMBER
PCSA PCSA POPULATION NUMBER OF
OB/GYN PHYSICIANS
RATE PER
100,000
OB/GYN RANK
56 TATTNALL-EVANS 36,112 0 0.00 70
57 EMANUEL 22,612 0 0.00 70
58 MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS 36,080 6 16.63 8
59 WHEELER 7,879 0 0.00 70
60 LAURENS-TREUTLEN 54,134 8 14.78 14
61 TELFAIR 15,876 0 0.00 70
62 DODGE 20,705 2 9.66 34
63 BLECKLEY 12,838 0 0.00 70
64 PULASKI-WILCOX 19,881 2 10.06 30
65 CRISP 22,601 3 13.27 16
66 MACON-DOOLY 26,849 1 3.72 67
67 HOUSTON 155,469 19 12.22 19
68 SCHLEY-SUMTER 34,969 4 11.44 23
69 STEWART-WEBSTER 8,810 0 0.00 70
70 QUITMAN-RANDOLPH 9,112 0 0.00 70
71 EARLY 10,247 0 0.00 70
72 MILLER-SEMINOLE 14,001 4 28.57 4
73 DECATUR 26,575 4 15.05 12
74 GRADY 24,748 2 8.08 42
75 THOMAS 44,448 7 15.75 11
76 CLAY-CALHOUN-TERRELL-LEE-DOUGHERTY-BAKER-MITCHELL 164,141 23 14.01 15
77 WORTH 20,299 0 0.00 70
78 COLQUITT 45,592 5 10.97 24
79 TURNER-TIFT 48,483 11 22.69 5
80 COOK 17,162 0 0.00 70
81 BROOKS 15,513 0 0.00 70
82 LOWNDES-ECHOLS 120,321 13 10.80 26
83 CLINCH 6,648 0 0.00 70
84 LANIER 10,340 0 0.00 70
85 BERRIEN 19,252 0 0.00 70
86 IRWIN 9,398 0 0.00 70
87 BEN HILL 16,787 1 5.96 52
88 COFFEE-ATKINSON 51,390 4 7.78 43
89 JEFF DAVIS 15,029 0 0.00 70
90 BACON 11,185 1 8.94 39
91 APPLING 18,507 1 5.40 58
92 WAYNE-LONG 48,806 3 6.15 51
93 BRANTLEY-GLYNN-MCINTOSH 118,456 14 11.82 20
94 PIERCE-WARE 55,069 3 5.45 57
95 CHARLTON 12,968 0 0.00 70
96 CAMDEN 53,677 3 5.59 55
29
General Surgery Distribution by PCSA, 2018
Note: There are 23 PCSAs with 0 general surgery physicians for the
years 2017-2018.
30
Top 3 General Surgery PCSAs by Rate, 2018
PCSA PCSA Counties Number of Physicians
PCSA Population
Rate per
100,000 Rank
72 MILLER-SEMINOLE 4 14,001 28.57 1
86 IRWIN 2 9,398 21.28 2
31 LINCOLN-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND 75 363,760 20.62 3
Bottom 3 General Surgery PCSAs by Rate, 2018
PCSA PCSA Counties Number of Physicians
PCSA Population
Rate per
100,000 Rank
96 CAMDEN 1 53,677 1.86 71
15 CHEROKEE 4 254,149 1.57 72
39 CLAYTON 4 289,615 1.38 73
General Surgery Demographics
WHITE75%
ASIAN8%
BLACK10%
AMERICAN INDIAN
0%
OTHER7%
RACE
MALE87%
FEMALE13%
GENDER
MALE FEMALE TOTAL
559 80 639
WHITE 507
ASIAN 53
BLACK 68
AMERICAN INDIAN 0
OTHER 49
TOTAL 677
Note: There are 819 general surgery physicians in the state of Georgia for the years 2017-
2018.
31
General Surgery Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By PCSA, 2018
PCSA NUMBER
PCSA COUNTIES PCSA
POPULATION
NUMBER OF GENERAL SURGERY
PHYSICIANS
RATE PER
100,000
GENERAL SURGERY
RANK
STATE OF GEORGIA 10,519,475 819 7.79 -
1 DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA 153,056 0 0.00 74
2 WHITFIELD-MURRAY 143,983 11 7.64 34
3 GILMER 30,816 1 3.25 66
4 FANNIN 25,964 3 11.55 14
5 UNION 24,001 3 12.50 13
6 TOWNS 11,852 0 0.00 74
7 RABUN 16,867 1 5.93 47
8 STEPHENS 26,035 4 15.36 6
9 FRANKLIN 23,023 1 4.34 62
10 HABERSHAM-BANKS 64,376 3 4.66 57
11 DAWSON-HALL-WHITE 257,201 34 13.22 10
12 LUMPKIN 32,955 1 3.03 67
13 FORSYTH 236,612 7 2.96 69
14 PICKENS 31,980 4 12.51 12
15 CHEROKEE 254,149 4 1.57 72
16 GORDON 57,685 6 10.40 19
17 BARTOW 106,408 4 3.76 64
18 CHATTOOGA-FLOYD-POLK 165,187 15 9.08 27
19 HARALSON-CARROLL 147,654 7 4.74 56
20 DOUGLAS 145,331 9 6.19 43
21 PAULDING-COBB 920,909 41 4.45 59
22 FULTON 1,050,114 175 16.66 5
23 DEKALB 756,558 72 9.52 22
24 ROCKDALE 90,594 5 5.52 50
25 GWINNETT 927,781 28 3.02 68
26 WALTON 93,503 5 5.35 53
27
JACKSON-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-MORGAN-MADISON-OGLETHORPE 381,390
22 5.77 48
28 HART 26,099 2 7.66 33
29 ELBERT 19,120 1 5.23 54
30 WILKES-TALIAFERRO 11,484 0 0.00 74
31 LINCOLN-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND 363,760 75 20.62 3
32 MCDUFFIE-WARREN-GLASCOCK 29,777 2 6.72 37
33 HANCOCK 8,348 0 0.00 74
34 GREENE 17,698 2 11.30 16
35 PUTNAM 21,809 1 4.59 58
36 NEWTON-JASPER 123,581 3 2.43 70
37 PIKE-SPALDING-BUTTS 108,927 4 3.67 65
38 HENRY 230,220 14 6.08 45
39 CLAYTON 289,615 4 1.38 73
40 FAYETTE 113,459 12 10.58 18
41 COWETA 145,864 12 8.23 29
42 HEARD-TROUP-MERIWETHER 102,981 8 7.77 31
43 HARRIS-TALBOT-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION 253,942
24 9.45 23
44 LAMAR-UPSON 45,215 2 4.42 60
45 MONROE 27,520 0 0.00 74
46 TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-PEACH-BIBB-JONES-TWIGGS-WILKINSON 246,589
24 9.73 20
47 BALDWIN 44,823 3 6.69 38
48 WASHINGTON-JOHNSON 30,094 2 6.65 40
49 JEFFERSON 15,430 1 6.48 41
50 BURKE 22,423 0 0.00 74
51 SCREVEN 13,938 1 7.17 36
52 EFFINGHAM-CHATHAM-BRYAN-LIBERTY 450,991
36 7.98 30
53 BULLOCH 77,296 5 6.47 42
54 JENKINS 8,683 0 0.00 74
32
PCSA NUMBER
PCSA COUNTIES PCSA
POPULATION
NUMBER OF GENERAL SURGERY
PHYSICIANS
RATE PER
100,000
GENERAL SURGERY
RANK
55 CANDLER 10,836 1 9.23 24
56 TATTNALL-EVANS 36,112 2 5.54 49
57 EMANUEL 22,612 1 4.42 61
58 MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS 36,080 7 19.40 4
59 WHEELER 7,879 0 0.00 74
60 LAURENS-TREUTLEN 54,134 7 12.93 11
61 TELFAIR 15,876 0 0.00 74
62 DODGE 20,705 0 0.00 74
63 BLECKLEY 12,838 0 0.00 74
64 PULASKI-WILCOX 19,881 1 5.03 55
65 CRISP 22,601 3 13.27 9
66 MACON-DOOLY 26,849 0 0.00 74
67 HOUSTON 155,469 12 7.72 32
68 SCHLEY-SUMTER 34,969 4 11.44 15
69 STEWART-WEBSTER 8,810 0 0.00 74
70 QUITMAN-RANDOLPH 9,112 0 0.00 74
71 EARLY 10,247 0 0.00 74
72 MILLER-SEMINOLE 14,001 4 28.57 1
73 DECATUR 26,575 3 11.29 17
74 GRADY 24,748 1 4.04 63
75 THOMAS 44,448 6 13.50 8
76 CLAY-CALHOUN-TERRELL-LEE-DOUGHERTY-BAKER-MITCHELL 164,141
15 9.14 26
77 WORTH 20,299 0 0.00 74
78 COLQUITT 45,592 4 8.77 28
79 TURNER-TIFT 48,483 7 14.44 7
80 COOK 17,162 0 0.00 74
81 BROOKS 15,513 0 0.00 74
82 LOWNDES-ECHOLS 120,321 11 9.14 25
83 CLINCH 6,648 0 0.00 74
84 LANIER 10,340 0 0.00 74
85 BERRIEN 19,252 0 0.00 74
86 IRWIN 9,398 2 21.28 2
87 BEN HILL 16,787 1 5.96 46
88 COFFEE-ATKINSON 51,390 5 9.73 21
89 JEFF DAVIS 15,029 1 6.65 39
90 BACON 11,185 0 0.00 74
91 APPLING 18,507 1 5.40 52
92 WAYNE-LONG 48,806 3 6.15 44
93 BRANTLEY-GLYNN-MCINTOSH 118,456 9 7.60 35
94 PIERCE-WARE 55,069 3 5.45 51
95 CHARLTON 12,968 0 0.00 74
96 CAMDEN 53,677 1 1.86 71
33
Psychiatry Distribution by PCSA, 2018
Note: There are 30 PCSAs with 0 psychiatry physicians for the years
2017-2018.
34
Top 3 Psychiatry PCSAs by Rate, 2018
PCSA PCSA
Counties Number of Physicians
PCSA Population
Rate per 100,000
Rank
23 DEKALB 234 756,558 30.93 1
22 FULTON 253 1,050,114 24.09 2
75 THOMAS 10 44,448 22.50 3
Bottom 3 Psychiatry PCSAs by Rate, 2018
PCSA PCSA
Counties Number of Physicians
PCSA Population
Rate per 100,000
Rank
17 BARTOW 2 106,408 1.88 64
16 GORDON 1 57,685 1.73 65
15 CHEROKEE 4 254,149 1.57 66
Psychiatry Demographics
WHITE59.4%
ASIAN18.5%
BLACK15.9%
AMERICAN INDIAN
0.3%
OTHER5.9%
RACE
WHITE 534
ASIAN 166
BLACK 143
AMERICAN INDIAN 3
OTHER 53
TOTAL 899
MALE60%
FEMALE40%
GENDER
MALE FEMALE TOTAL
502 340 842
Note: There are 1,097 psychiatry physicians in the state of Georgia for the years 2017-
2018.
35
Psychiatry Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By PCSA, 2018
PCSA NUMBER
PCSA COUNTIES PCSA
POPULATION
NUMBER OF PSYCHIATRY PHYSICIANS
RATE PER
100,000
PSYCHIATRY RANK
STATE OF GEORGIA 10,519,475 1,097 10.43 -
1 DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA 153,056 4 2.61 56
2 WHITFIELD-MURRAY 143,983 12 8.33 21
3 GILMER 30,816 0 0.00 67
4 FANNIN 25,964 0 0.00 67
5 UNION 24,001 1 4.17 47
6 TOWNS 11,852 1 8.44 19
7 RABUN 16,867 0 0.00 67
8 STEPHENS 26,035 1 3.84 48
9 FRANKLIN 23,023 0 0.00 67
10 HABERSHAM-BANKS 64,376 4 6.21 33
11 DAWSON-HALL-WHITE 257,201 16 6.22 32
12 LUMPKIN 32,955 2 6.07 35
13 FORSYTH 236,612 5 2.11 61
14 PICKENS 31,980 1 3.13 53
15 CHEROKEE 254,149 4 1.57 66
16 GORDON 57,685 1 1.73 65
17 BARTOW 106,408 2 1.88 64
18 CHATTOOGA-FLOYD-POLK 165,187 13 7.87 25
19 HARALSON-CARROLL 147,654 16 10.84 11
20 DOUGLAS 145,331 3 2.06 62
21 PAULDING-COBB 920,909 77 8.36 20
22 FULTON 1,050,114 253 24.09 2
23 DEKALB 756,558 234 30.93 1
24 ROCKDALE 90,594 5 5.52 40
25 GWINNETT 927,781 57 6.14 34
26 WALTON 93,503 2 2.14 60
27
JACKSON-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-MORGAN-MADISON-OGLETHORPE 381,390 25 6.55 29
28 HART 26,099 1 3.83 49
29 ELBERT 19,120 0 0.00 67
30 WILKES-TALIAFERRO 11,484 1 8.71 18
31 LINCOLN-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND 363,760 81 22.27 5
32 MCDUFFIE-WARREN-GLASCOCK 29,777 1 3.36 51
33 HANCOCK 8,348 0 0.00 67
34 GREENE 17,698 0 0.00 67
35 PUTNAM 21,809 1 4.59 46
36 NEWTON-JASPER 123,581 3 2.43 58
37 PIKE-SPALDING-BUTTS 108,927 5 4.59 45
38 HENRY 230,220 13 5.65 38
39 CLAYTON 289,615 8 2.76 55
40 FAYETTE 113,459 9 7.93 24
41 COWETA 145,864 8 5.48 41
42 HEARD-TROUP-MERIWETHER 102,981 5 4.86 43
43 HARRIS-TALBOT-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION 253,942 36 14.18 8
44 LAMAR-UPSON 45,215 1 2.21 59
45 MONROE 27,520 1 3.63 50
46 TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-PEACH-BIBB-JONES-TWIGGS-WILKINSON 246,589 25 10.14 13
47 BALDWIN 44,823 10 22.31 4
48 WASHINGTON-JOHNSON 30,094 1 3.32 52
49 JEFFERSON 15,430 0 0.00 67
50 BURKE 22,423 2 8.92 17
51 SCREVEN 13,938 1 7.17 27
52 EFFINGHAM-CHATHAM-BRYAN-LIBERTY 450,991 44 9.76 16
53 BULLOCH 77,296 2 2.59 57
54 JENKINS 8,683 0 0.00 67
55 CANDLER 10,836 0 0.00 67
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PCSA NUMBER
PCSA COUNTIES PCSA
POPULATION
NUMBER OF PSYCHIATRY PHYSICIANS
RATE PER
100,000
PSYCHIATRY RANK
56 TATTNALL-EVANS 36,112 3 8.31 22
57 EMANUEL 22,612 0 0.00 67
58 MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS 36,080 1 2.77 54
59 WHEELER 7,879 0 0.00 67
60 LAURENS-TREUTLEN 54,134 7 12.93 9
61 TELFAIR 15,876 1 6.30 31
62 DODGE 20,705 1 4.83 44
63 BLECKLEY 12,838 0 0.00 67
64 PULASKI-WILCOX 19,881 2 10.06 14
65 CRISP 22,601 0 0.00 67
66 MACON-DOOLY 26,849 2 7.45 26
67 HOUSTON 155,469 10 6.43 30
68 SCHLEY-SUMTER 34,969 2 5.72 37
69 STEWART-WEBSTER 8,810 0 0.00 67
70 QUITMAN-RANDOLPH 9,112 0 0.00 67
71 EARLY 10,247 1 9.76 15
72 MILLER-SEMINOLE 14,001 2 14.28 7
73 DECATUR 26,575 0 0.00 67
74 GRADY 24,748 0 0.00 67
75 THOMAS 44,448 10 22.50 3
76 CLAY-CALHOUN-TERRELL-LEE-DOUGHERTY-BAKER-MITCHELL 164,141 8 4.87 42
77 WORTH 20,299 0 0.00 67
78 COLQUITT 45,592 3 6.58 28
79 TURNER-TIFT 48,483 4 8.25 23
80 COOK 17,162 1 5.83 36
81 BROOKS 15,513 0 0.00 67
82 LOWNDES-ECHOLS 120,321 13 10.80 12
83 CLINCH 6,648 0 0.00 67
84 LANIER 10,340 0 0.00 67
85 BERRIEN 19,252 0 0.00 67
86 IRWIN 9,398 0 0.00 67
87 BEN HILL 16,787 0 0.00 67
88 COFFEE-ATKINSON 51,390 1 1.95 63
89 JEFF DAVIS 15,029 0 0.00 67
90 BACON 11,185 0 0.00 67
91 APPLING 18,507 0 0.00 67
92 WAYNE-LONG 48,806 0 0.00 67
93 BRANTLEY-GLYNN-MCINTOSH 118,456 18 15.20 6
94 PIERCE-WARE 55,069 6 10.90 10
95 CHARLTON 12,968 0 0.00 67
96 CAMDEN 53,677 3 5.59 39
37
Emergency Medicine Distribution by PCSA, 2018
Note: There are 20 PCSAs with 0 emergency medicine physicians for
the years 2017-2018.
38
Top 3 Emergency Medicine PCSAs by Rate, 2018
PCSA PCSA Counties Number of Physicians
PCSA Population
Rate per 100,000
Rank
34 GREENE 8 17,698 45.20 1
31 LINCOLN-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND 106 363,760 29.14 2
72 MILLER-SEMINOLE 4 14,001 28.57 3
Bottom 3 Emergency Medicine PCSAs by Rate, 2018
PCSA PCSA Counties Number of Physicians
PCSA Population
Rate per 100,000
Rank
1 DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA 6 153,056 3.92 74
88 COFFEE-ATKINSON 2 51,390 3.89 75
10 HABERSHAM-BANKS 2 64,376 3.11 76
Emergency Medicine Demographics
MALE75%FEMALE
25%
GENDER
MALE FEMALE TOTAL
678 222 900
WHITE73%
ASIAN8%
BLACK15%
AMERICAN INDIAN
0%
OTHER4%
RACE
WHITE 679
ASIAN 74
BLACK 144
AMERICAN INDIAN 0
OTHER 39
TOTAL 936
Note: There are 1,251 emergency medicine physicians in the state of Georgia for the years
2017-2018.
39
Emergency Medicine Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By PCSA, 2018
PCSA NUMBER
PCSA PCSA
POPULATION
NUMBER OF EMERGENCY
MEDICINE PHYSICIANS
RATE PER
100,000
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
RANK
STATE OF GEORGIA 10,519,475 1,251 11.89 -
1 DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA 153,056 6 3.92 74
2 WHITFIELD-MURRAY 143,983 18 12.50 28
3 GILMER 30,816 0 0.00 77
4 FANNIN 25,964 6 23.11 8
5 UNION 24,001 3 12.50 29
6 TOWNS 11,852 3 25.31 6
7 RABUN 16,867 3 17.79 16
8 STEPHENS 26,035 5 19.20 14
9 FRANKLIN 23,023 1 4.34 71
10 HABERSHAM-BANKS 64,376 2 3.11 76
11 DAWSON-HALL-WHITE 257,201 31 12.05 30
12 LUMPKIN 32,955 0 0.00 77
13 FORSYTH 236,612 21 8.88 50
14 PICKENS 31,980 2 6.25 66
15 CHEROKEE 254,149 10 3.93 73
16 GORDON 57,685 8 13.87 23
17 BARTOW 106,408 6 5.64 67
18 CHATTOOGA-FLOYD-POLK 165,187 12 7.26 59
19 HARALSON-CARROLL 147,654 24 16.25 17
20 DOUGLAS 145,331 8 5.50 68
21 PAULDING-COBB 920,909 70 7.60 56
22 FULTON 1,050,114 254 24.19 7
23 DEKALB 756,558 89 11.76 32
24 ROCKDALE 90,594 9 9.93 41
25 GWINNETT 927,781 67 7.22 60
26 WALTON 93,503 6 6.42 65
27
JACKSON-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-MORGAN-MADISON-OGLETHORPE 381,390 55 14.42 22
28 HART 26,099 0 0.00 77
29 ELBERT 19,120 3 15.69 19
30 WILKES-TALIAFERRO 11,484 0 0.00 77
31 LINCOLN-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND 363,760 106 29.14 2
32 MCDUFFIE-WARREN-GLASCOCK 29,777 4 13.43 25
33 HANCOCK 8,348 0 0.00 77
34 GREENE 17,698 8 45.20 1
35 PUTNAM 21,809 2 9.17 45
36 NEWTON-JASPER 123,581 11 8.90 49
37 PIKE-SPALDING-BUTTS 108,927 10 9.18 44
38 HENRY 230,220 24 10.42 38
39 CLAYTON 289,615 20 6.91 62
40 FAYETTE 113,459 18 15.86 18
41 COWETA 145,864 15 10.28 39
42 HEARD-TROUP-MERIWETHER 102,981 5 4.86 69
43 HARRIS-TALBOT-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION 253,942 23 9.06 46
44 LAMAR-UPSON 45,215 3 6.63 63
45 MONROE 27,520 2 7.27 58
46 TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-PEACH-BIBB-JONES-TWIGGS-WILKINSON 246,589 32 12.98 27
47 BALDWIN 44,823 4 8.92 47
48 WASHINGTON-JOHNSON 30,094 3 9.97 40
49 JEFFERSON 15,430 1 6.48 64
50 BURKE 22,423 2 8.92 48
51 SCREVEN 13,938 1 7.17 61
52 EFFINGHAM-CHATHAM-BRYAN-LIBERTY 450,991 51 11.31 34
53 BULLOCH 77,296 6 7.76 55
54 JENKINS 8,683 0 0.00 77
40
PCSA NUMBER
PCSA PCSA
POPULATION
NUMBER OF EMERGENCY
MEDICINE PHYSICIANS
RATE PER
100,000
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
RANK
55 CANDLER 10,836 3 27.69 4
56 TATTNALL-EVANS 36,112 4 11.08 36
57 EMANUEL 22,612 3 13.27 26
58 MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS 36,080 5 13.86 24
59 WHEELER 7,879 0 0.00 77
60 LAURENS-TREUTLEN 54,134 10 18.47 15
61 TELFAIR 15,876 0 0.00 77
62 DODGE 20,705 2 9.66 42
63 BLECKLEY 12,838 1 7.79 54
64 PULASKI-WILCOX 19,881 3 15.09 20
65 CRISP 22,601 2 8.85 51
66 MACON-DOOLY 26,849 2 7.45 57
67 HOUSTON 155,469 13 8.36 53
68 SCHLEY-SUMTER 34,969 3 8.58 52
69 STEWART-WEBSTER 8,810 0 0.00 77
70 QUITMAN-RANDOLPH 9,112 0 0.00 77
71 EARLY 10,247 0 0.00 77
72 MILLER-SEMINOLE 14,001 4 28.57 3
73 DECATUR 26,575 3 11.29 35
74 GRADY 24,748 0 0.00 77
75 THOMAS 44,448 10 22.50 9
76 CLAY-CALHOUN-TERRELL-LEE-DOUGHERTY-BAKER-MITCHELL 164,141 19 11.58 33
77 WORTH 20,299 4 19.71 12
78 COLQUITT 45,592 2 4.39 70
79 TURNER-TIFT 48,483 13 26.81 5
80 COOK 17,162 0 0.00 77
81 BROOKS 15,513 0 0.00 77
82 LOWNDES-ECHOLS 120,321 25 20.78 10
83 CLINCH 6,648 1 15.04 21
84 LANIER 10,340 0 0.00 77
85 BERRIEN 19,252 0 0.00 77
86 IRWIN 9,398 1 10.64 37
87 BEN HILL 16,787 2 11.91 31
88 COFFEE-ATKINSON 51,390 2 3.89 75
89 JEFF DAVIS 15,029 0 0.00 77
90 BACON 11,185 0 0.00 77
91 APPLING 18,507 0 0.00 77
92 WAYNE-LONG 48,806 2 4.10 72
93 BRANTLEY-GLYNN-MCINTOSH 118,456 23 19.42 13
94 PIERCE-WARE 55,069 11 19.97 11
95 CHARLTON 12,968 0 0.00 77
96 CAMDEN 53,677 5 9.31 43
41
Primary Care/Core and Demographic Analysis by MSA/Non-
MSA, 2018
NON-MSA MSA
FEMALE 437 5077
MALE 1542 9885
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
Gender by MSA/Non-MSA 2018
NON-MSA MSA
OTHER 104 1029
AMERICANINDIAN
5 29
BLACK 225 2477
ASIAN 202 2211
WHITE 1586 9888
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
18000
Race by MSA/Non-MSA, 2018
42
34 ANDBELOW
35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-6465 ANDABOVE
MSA 2016 2601 2625 2651 2409 2307 2269 3159
NON-MSA 139 253 233 319 292 320 358 520
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
Age by MSA/Non-MSA
NON-MSA MSA
PLANNING TORETIRE IN 5 YEARS
384 2323
NOT RETIRING 1918 15574
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
18000
20000
Planning to Retire in 5 Years by MSA/Non-MSA
43
Changes in Rate per 100,000 Over Time by Specialty, 2000-2018 Total Physicians
44
Family Medicine
45
Internal Medicine
46
Pediatrics
47
OB/GYN
48
General Surgery
49
Emergency Medicine
50
Psychiatry
Note: The missing data for 2013 and 2015 are because Psychiatry was not tracked as a primary care/core
specialty before this 2018 report.
51
Distribution of Physicians in Primary Care/Core Specialties
by County, 2018
Counties with no Physicians
Note: There are 9 counties with no physicians for the years 2017-2018.
52
Total Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By County, 2018
53
Counties with no Family Medicine Physicians
Note: There are 18 counties with no family medicine physicians for the years
2017-2018.
54
Family Medicine Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By
County, 2018
55
Counties with no Internal Medicine Physicians
Note: There are 32 counties with no internal medicine physicians for the years
2017-2018.
56
Internal Medicine Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By
County, 2018
57
Counties with no Pediatric Physicians
Note: There are 60 counties with no pediatric physicians for the years 2017-
2018.
58
Pediatric Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By County,
2018
59
Counties with no OB/GYN Physicians
Note: There are 76 counties with no OB/GYN physicians for the years 2017-
2018.
60
OB/GYN Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By County, 2018
61
Counties with no General Surgery Physicians
Note: There are 74 counties with no general surgery physicians for the years
2017-2018.
62
General Surgery Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By
County, 2018
63
Counties with no Psychiatry Physicians
Note: There are 77 counties with no psychiatry physicians for the years
2017-2018.
64
Psychiatry Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By County,
2018
65
Counties with no Emergency Medicine Physicians
Note: There are 58 counties with no emergency medicine physicians for
the years 2017-2018.
66
Emergency Medicine Physicians Rate and Rank Per 100,000 Population By
County, 2018