TABLE 2. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physicians per capita, its Relation to Residency Training Programs, Ranking of Medicare Payments per enrollee, and Ranking of States with Older Citizens.
| State or District | Rank | Persons per PM&R Physician2 | Number of PM&R Residency Training Programs3 | Medicare Payments per Enrollee by State4 | Rank of Medicare by State | Percent of population >65 yo5 | Rank of States with population >65 yo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 10 States in PM&R physicians per capita | |||||||
| District of Columbia | 1 | 16,395 | 2 | NA | NA | 12.2 | NA |
| New York | 2 | 21,299 | 15 | $7,489 | 3 | 12.9 | 24 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 24,959 | 2 | $5,702 | 18 | 13.2 | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 27,772 | 5 | $7,226 | 4 | 15.6 | 2 |
| Delaware | 5 | 30,638 | 0 | $4,387 | 40 | 13 | 23 |
| Massachusetts | 6 | 34,979 | 3 | $6,202 | 11 | 13.5 | 12 |
| Washington | 7 | 36,769 | 1 | $4,303 | 41 | 11.2 | 42 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 36,775 | 2 | $5,031 | 30 | 13.1 | 20 |
| Hawaii | 9 | 37,183 | 0 | $4,266 | 43 | 13.3 | 16 |
| Minnesota | 10 | 38,050 | 2 | $4,750 | 35 | 12.1 | 32 |
| Bottom 11 States in PM&R physicians per capita | |||||||
| Arkansas | 41 | 72,830 | 1 | $5,478 | 21 | 14 | 9 |
| Florida | 42 | 73,423 | 2 | $7,603 | 2 | 17.6 | 1 |
| Georgia | 43 | 77,830 | 1 | $4,713 | 36 | 9.6 | 48 |
| Rhode Island | 44 | 81,512 | 0 | $6,675 | 7 | 14.5 | 6 |
| Nebraska | 45 | 81,907 | 0 | $5,367 | 24 | 13.6 | 11 |
| South Carolina | 46 | 84,628 | 0 | $5,791 | 16 | 12.1 | 31 |
| Alabama | 47 | 91,202 | 1 | $6,144 | 12 | 13 | 21 |
| New Mexico | 48 | 107,702 | 0 | $3,689 | 49 | 11.7 | 38 |
| Iowa | 49 | 112,768 | 0 | $3,414 | 50 | 14.9 | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 50 | 119,641 | 0 | $4,590 | 37 | 13.2 | 19 |
| Mississippi | 51 | 158,874 | 0 | $5,055 | 29 | 12.1 | 34 |