Here are nine statistics on where residency programs are located based on the Medscape Residents Salary & Debt Report 2016.
1. Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana Wyoming): 3 percent
2. North central (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri): 5 percent
3. Great lakes (Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio): 19 percent
4. Northeast (New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut): 17 percent
5. Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina): 19 percent
6. Southeast (Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida): 15 percent
7. South central (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas): 9 percent
8. Southwest (Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado): 5 percent
9. West (California, Alaska, Hawaii): 8 percent