Top 10 US States by Population — Healthcare Data Overview
This page ranks the 10 most populous US states (US Census Bureau ACS 2022 5-year estimates) and surfaces the healthcare data we publish for each: the number of NPI-registered providers in the NPPES, the total Open Payments industry transfers attributed to those providers, and the Medicare submitted charges they report. The 10 states combined cover 179,936,948 residents; California leads with 39,029,342. Population is a stable, demographic-driven ordering — rankings here do not reflect care quality, patient outcomes, or per-capita access. Use the providers-per-100k column to compare healthcare workforce density across states.
Top 10 US States — Providers, Medicare, and Open Payments
CMS Open Payments| # | Rank · State | Population (ACS 2022) | Providers (NPPES) | Providers / 100k | Open Payments total | Medicare submitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. California (CA) | 39,029,342 | 943,538 | 2,418 | $2,221,377,869 | $30,374,117,843 |
| 2 | 2. Texas (TX) | 30,029,572 | 423,054 | 1,409 | $1,291,562,770 | $21,816,536,731 |
| 3 | 3. Florida (FL) | 22,244,823 | 461,685 | 2,076 | $1,303,500,907 | $26,274,364,534 |
| 4 | 4. New York (NY) | 19,677,151 | 538,574 | 2,737 | $1,241,539,617 | $23,057,557,601 |
| 5 | 5. Pennsylvania (PA) | 12,972,008 | 257,192 | 1,983 | $650,910,747 | $10,564,911,279 |
| 6 | 6. Illinois (IL) | 12,582,032 | 236,785 | 1,882 | $612,077,340 | $11,904,938,446 |
| 7 | 7. Ohio (OH) | 11,756,058 | 327,678 | 2,787 | $556,769,454 | $7,391,768,137 |
| 8 | 8. Georgia (GA) | 10,912,876 | 165,373 | 1,515 | $406,381,468 | $7,716,520,299 |
| 9 | 9. North Carolina (NC) | 10,698,973 | 194,435 | 1,817 | $523,154,443 | $7,958,147,529 |
| 10 | 10. Michigan (MI) | 10,034,113 | 278,547 | 2,776 | $421,116,267 | $5,696,901,228 |
Payment intensity by state
CMS Open PaymentsDividing each state's Open Payments total by its NPPES provider count, Texas leads the top 10 with $3,053 per provider. Population rank and payment intensity diverge: a larger state is not automatically a higher-payment state per provider.
Open Payments per provider by state (top 10 by population)
| State | Payments per provider | Open Payments total | Providers (NPPES) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | $3,053 | $1,291,562,770 | 423,054 |
| Florida | $2,823 | $1,303,500,907 | 461,685 |
| North Carolina | $2,691 | $523,154,443 | 194,435 |
| Illinois | $2,585 | $612,077,340 | 236,785 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,531 | $650,910,747 | 257,192 |
| Georgia | $2,457 | $406,381,468 | 165,373 |
| California | $2,354 | $2,221,377,869 | 943,538 |
| New York | $2,305 | $1,241,539,617 | 538,574 |
| Ohio | $1,699 | $556,769,454 | 327,678 |
| Michigan | $1,512 | $421,116,267 | 278,547 |