Rural Primary Care Workforce: A State-Level Analysis
Abstract
Tracking trends in the rural health care workforce is critical for identifying potential gaps and developing targeted solutions to ensure an optimal supply of health professionals to care for rural communities.This project will describe each state’s primary care workforce supply, including family physicians, general internists, general pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, in each state’s rural and urban counties. State and local governments, organizations, and advocates may utilize this data to describe the rural workforce in their state, with comparisons to the rural and urban workforce supply nationally.
A select number of states are currently available. Additional states will be added soon.
Contact:
Email Sara Woolcock at rhrc@uw.edu with any questions or requests.
Authors:
Woolcock SC, Andrilla CHA, Garberson LA, Graves JM.
Journal/Publisher:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Edition:
Jul 2025.
Documents:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Citation:
Woolcock SC, Andrilla CHA, Garberson LA, Graves JM. Rural Primary Care Workforce: A State-Level Analysis. WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2025.