Table 14_3_1-2

2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 14_3_1.2
Pharmacist distribution and rate per 100,000 population, by State, 2006-2008
	2008					2007					2006
	Population		Pharmacists			Population		Pharmacists			Population		Pharmacists
State	Number	Percent ^a	Number	Percent ^b	Rate ^c	Number	Percent ^a	Number	Percent ^b	Rate ^c	Number	Percent ^a	Number	Percent ^b	Rate ^c
Total	3,000,657	100.0	3,011	100.0	89.3	2,994,662	100	2,903	100.00	88.4	2,969,741	100.0	2,815	100.0	87.6
Alabama	47,151	1.5	59	2.0	118.8	47,329	1.5	47	1.6	91.1	47,018	1.5	65	2.2	126.4
Alaska	6,365	0.2	4	0.2	60.8	6,386	0.2	4	0.3	118.4	6,327	0.2	5	0.1	54.9
Arizona	61,541	2.1	56	1.7	71.4	61,436	2.1	64	2.1	86.3	60,195	2.1	39	1.4	61.0
Arkansas	28,826	0.9	31	1.0	93.8	28,627	0.9	23	0.7	69.1	28,343	0.9	39	1.7	156.3
California	346,349	12.1	274	9.5	70.5	347,958	12.1	279	9.1	66.3	345,723	12.2	265	9.6	68.7
Colorado	48,807	1.6	51	1.9	104.0	48,256	1.6	56	1.9	105.6	48,020	1.6	46	1.9	102.5
Connecticut	34,776	1.2	41	1.4	112.2	35,198	1.2	39	1.3	100.9	35,070	1.2	32	1.1	84.9
Delaware	8,265	0.3	7	0.3	90.0	8,370	0.3	9	0.3	93.3	8,115	0.3	8	0.3	80.8
District of Columbia	5,531	0.2	3	0.1	24.7	5,476	0.2	2	0.0	19.5	5,577	0.2	2	0.1	28.4
Florida	185,021	6.0	230	6.8	100.4	185,538	6.1	200	5.9	86.8	185,309	6.0	203	6.4	93.2
Georgia	94,571	3.2	94	2.7	76.0	93,300	3.2	88	2.8	78.5	91,896	3.1	84	2.4	67.9
Hawaii	13,144	0.4	10	0.3	68.0	13,102	0.4	12	0.3	70.8	12,891	0.4	10	0.3	56.7
Idaho	15,515	0.5	20	0.7	127.0	15,165	0.5	10	0.5	81.0	14,931	0.5	17	0.8	141.1
Illinois	126,618	4.2	114	3.8	79.4	127,458	4.3	108	4.0	83.4	126,613	4.3	143	5.8	118.9
Indiana	65,784	2.1	83	2.7	114.5	65,776	2.1	65	2.3	96.1	65,054	2.1	47	1.5	64.1
Iowa	30,718	1.0	28	1.2	108.6	30,951	1.0	26	1.0	89.3	30,883	1.0	28	1.1	97.2
Kansas	28,183	0.9	31	1.1	104.8	28,347	0.9	35	1.5	143.2	28,168	0.9	32	1.2	118.3
Kentucky	43,113	1.4	50	1.4	88.8	42,962	1.4	61	1.8	113.9	42,429	1.4	56	1.8	109.3
Louisiana	42,596	1.5	53	1.9	116.6	42,073	1.4	48	1.7	105.9	40,901	1.4	45	1.4	87.6
Maine	12,560	0.4	8	0.3	59.1	12,631	0.4	11	0.4	80.3	12,649	0.4	5	0.3	50.1
Maryland	56,209	1.9	67	2.0	97.3	56,247	1.9	54	2.0	94.5	55,683	1.9	58	1.9	87.5
Massachusetts	64,921	2.1	70	2.4	98.4	64,330	2.1	66	2.4	97.5	64,673	2.2	78	2.4	98.3
Michigan	100,191	3.3	98	3.3	90.2	101,093	3.3	102	4.2	111.6	101,355	3.4	96	3.8	99.4
Minnesota	52,965	1.7	52	1.7	88.3	52,854	1.7	56	2.0	103.0	52,219	1.7	47	1.9	98.0
Mississippi	29,048	1.0	23	0.6	51.4	29,066	1.0	42	1.5	135.5	28,945	1.0	26	0.9	83.4
Missouri	60,014	1.9	54	2.1	96.8	60,095	1.9	43	1.6	71.7	59,696	2.0	44	1.4	64.7
Montana	9,103	0.3	7	0.2	64.0	9,070	0.3	11	0.4	108.4	9,052	0.3	5	0.3	81.7
Nebraska	17,951	0.6	24	1.2	179.9	17,960	0.6	25	0.9	137.5	18,063	0.6	9	0.4	55.4
Nevada	25,743	0.9	30	1.0	103.0	25,688	0.9	27	0.9	91.9	24,858	0.8	33	1.1	112.4
New Hampshire	13,012	0.4	15	0.5	99.7	13,183	0.4	8	0.3	51.0	12,818	0.4	8	0.2	39.7
New Jersey	86,779	2.9	85	2.9	89.3	86,527	2.9	120	3.8	117.9	86,190	2.9	112	4.2	126.5
New Mexico	18,583	0.7	15	0.5	69.4	18,593	0.7	12	0.4	48.1	18,637	0.7	18	0.6	82.1
New York	186,803	6.4	163	5.2	72.1	187,057	6.4	173	6.4	88.1	187,143	6.4	184	6.8	92.5
North Carolina	92,599	3.0	96	3.2	93.5	91,320	3.0	97	3.0	89.3	89,124	3.0	93	3.1	92.4
North Dakota	6,656	0.2	5	0.2	88.1	6,689	0.2	7	0.3	129.7	6,699	0.2	10	0.4	166.2
Ohio	116,740	3.8	125	3.9	91.7	117,543	3.8	111	4.2	96.5	117,593	3.8	109	4.1	93.7
Oklahoma	36,353	1.2	36	1.4	101.8	36,366	1.2	34	1.2	90.5	35,781	1.2	32	1.0	69.7
Oregon	37,220	1.2	31	0.9	67.0	37,076	1.2	34	1.0	71.5	36,499	1.2	34	1.1	80.3
Pennsylvania	125,194	4.1	141	5.0	108.3	125,637	4.1	156	5.7	122.0	124,455	4.2	119	4.2	89.0
Rhode Island	10,182	0.3	16	0.6	164.9	10,488	0.4	12	0.4	92.0	10,576	0.4	11	0.3	81.8
South Carolina	45,088	1.5	66	2.1	128.0	44,409	1.5	55	1.6	95.1	43,829	1.4	47	1.3	78.7
South Dakota	8,056	0.3	8	0.4	137.2	7,968	0.3	4	0.1	49.4	8,044	0.3	4	0.1	44.6
Tennessee	62,934	2.0	71	2.2	97.5	61,704	2.0	70	2.3	100.8	61,139	2.0	67	2.2	94.3
Texas	234,212	8.0	200	6.9	76.6	230,817	7.9	178	6.1	68.2	226,724	7.9	175	6.5	72.1
Utah	26,806	0.9	24	0.8	81.8	26,311	0.9	16	0.6	62.4	25,746	0.9	19	0.6	61.9
Vermont	5,997	0.2	3	0.1	23.8	6,164	0.2	5	0.2	80.2	6,183	0.2	5	0.2	71.8
Virginia	78,690	2.6	85	2.7	92.8	77,525	2.6	64	2.3	79.9	76,649	2.6	77	2.9	98.1
Washington	65,386	2.2	71	2.3	94.0	64,414	2.1	63	2.0	84.5	63,524	2.1	59	1.9	79.4
West Virginia	18,074	0.6	22	0.7	103.0	18,390	0.6	14	0.4	59.5	18,446	0.6	19	0.8	108.6
Wisconsin	58,204	1.9	58	2.1	103.6	58,435	1.9	51	1.8	87.1	57,987	1.9	39	1.6	76.1
Wyoming	5,510	0.2	3	0.1	54.4	5,304	0.2	6	0.4	204.7	5,299	0.2	7	0.3	172.2

^a Percent distribution of population among States.

^b Percent distribution of pharmacists among States.

^c Rate of pharmacists per 100,000 population in each State.

Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: Table 14_3_1-2: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/14_patientcenteredness/T14_3_1-2.html