On March 21, the National Resident Matching Program released statistics for the 2025 match cycle, which began March 17.
Of 43,237 total open positions, 94.1% have been filled in 2025. In addition, 100% of orthopedic residency positions have been filled.
This could be a positive sign for the specialty, as the average age of all practicing orthopedic surgeons in the U.S. is 56.5 and more specialists are reaching retirement age.
Here are the number of filled orthopedic residency positions by state in 2025:
Alabama: 12
Alaska: 0
Arizona: 11
Arkansas: 5
California: 78
Colorado: 8
Connecticut: 10
Delaware: 0
District of Columbia: 8
Florida: 46
Georgia: 15
Hawaii: 2
Idaho: 0
Illinois: 35
Indiana: 6
Iowa: 7
Kansas: 8
Kentucky: 10
Louisiana: 16
Maine: 0
Maryland: 18
Massachusetts: 26
Michigan: 64
Minnesota: 20
Mississippi: 5
Missouri: 26
Montana: 0
Nebraska: 6
Nevada: 6
New Hampshire: 4
New Jersey: 35
New Mexico: 5
New York: 105
North Carolina: 25
North Dakota: 3
Ohio: 64
Oklahoma: 10
Oregon: 8
Pennsylvania: 69
Rhode Island: 6
South Carolina: 13
South Dakota: 0
Tennessee: 19
Texas: 60
Utah: 6
Vermont: 3
Virginia: 15
Washington: 8
West Virginia: 8
Wisconsin: 11
Wyoming: 0
