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8 ASC MANAGEMENT Becker's debut ranking of all 50 states for private practice physicians By Marcus Robertson A physician looking to go into private practice has to think about several factors when settling on a location. Prominent among them are the area's average pay, regulatory environment, amount of competition and individual insurance market. Becker's ASC Review has compiled data from the 2020 Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, state regulations on new practices and the Kaiser Family Foundation to create a ranking of all 50 states for private practice physicians. is ranking exists nowhere else. State Physicians Per 100k Population Avg Physician Pay Herfindahl-Hirschman Index Becker's Composite 1. Wisconsin 2.49 $258,470 1,465 3.68 2. Colorado 4.70 $247,520 2,715 3.36 3. South Dakota 36.98 $269,100 3,279 3.17 4. Montana 32.31 $271,560 3,503 2.96 5. Arizona 4.61 $240,750 3,294 2.86 6. Indiana 6.55 $260,540 4,444 2.81 7. Maine 26.12 $279,700 3,559 2.76 8. Minnesota 4.67 $244,720 2,664 2.60 9. Idaho 19.34 $246,220 3,557 2.60 10. Missouri 4.34 $235,930 2,672 2.59 11. California 0.75 $226,200 2,973 2.51 12. Ohio 1.86 $223,960 2,194 2.36 13. Washington 4.02 $249,600 3,098 2.31 14. Texas 0.93 $213,950 2,713 2.12 15. Georgia 3.73 $251,300 3,999 2.03 16. Pennsylvania 2.22 $202,340 2,887 1.56 17. Nevada 15.30 $251,840 4,751 1.45 18. New Mexico 15.66 $212,160 3,316 1.43 19. Oregon 6.28 $205,460 2,660 1.33 20. Hawaii 35.02 $263,200 5,097 1.26 21. New Hampshire 38.31 $241,930 5,278 1.26 22. New York 0.73 $204,290 1,465 1.24 23. Iowa 15.59 $246,660 4,973 1.15 24. Florida 2.28 $220,450 4,909 1.14 25. Kentucky 12.64 $249,540 5,697 1.06 26. New Jersey 5.04 $215,980 4,681 0.98 27. Virginia 3.53 $205,720 3,046 0.60 28. Massachusetts 4.70 $187,980 3,304 0.42 29. Tennessee 4.04 $194,700 2,790 0.25 30. Arkansas 17.60 $209,160 5,299 0.14 31. Nebraska 33.20 $230,330 6,512 0.10 32. Illinois 5.05 $228,070 6,467 0.09 33. Utah 28.21 $239,450 9,228 -0.14