While California has over 2,000 orthopedic surgeons — the most of any state — according to 2022 data from Definitive Healthcare, 28 states in the U.S. have under 400 practicing surgeons.
Twenty-eight states with under 400 orthopedic surgeons:
- Vermont: 54
- North Dakota: 59
- Wyoming: 63
- Alaska: 69
- Delaware: 73
- Hawaii: 85
- South Dakota: 88
- Rhode Island: 99
- Montana: 111
- Maine: 115
- New Mexico: 116
- West Virginia: 121
- New Hampshire: 156
- Idaho: 163
- Nebraska: 165
- Arkansas: 178
- Mississippi: 178
- Nevada: 179
- Iowa: 208
- Kansas: 222
- Utah: 240
- Oklahoma: 256
- Oregon: 294
- Kentucky: 316
- Connecticut: 331
- South Carolina: 347
- Alabama: 347
- Louisiana: 351