The following figures are for 1998.
Arizona had slightly over 8000 active patient care physicians in 1998. With 176 physicians per 100,000 population, Arizona is well below the ratio of 198 physicians per 100,000, ranking 30th among states in physicians per capita. Arizona also ranks 5/50 in numbers of physicians 55 years and older and 2/50 in physicians 65 years and older.
Arizona had 49 active primary care physicians per 100,000 compared with 59 per 100,000 nationally.
Arizona had 1200 Advanced Practice Nurses for a ratio of 25/100,000 compared to a national ratio of 26/100,000.
Arizona had 525 Physician Assistants for a ratio of 11 per 100,000 population compared to a national ratio of 10.4.
Arizona had almost 32,000 RNs employed in nursing with a ratio of 735 nurses per 100,000 population compared with 798 nurses per population nationally. Arizona ranks 37 among states in RNs per capita. Arizona has 185 LPN/Vocational Nurses per 100,000 population compared with a national rate of 249/100,000, ranking 28th among the states in LPN/vocational nurses per capita.
Arizona ranked 39th among states in Emergency Medical Technicians per capita, with a total of 1,930 EMTs, a ratio of 41.4 per 100,000 compared to a national ratio of 53.8. Arizona ranked 39th in EMTs per capita.
Arizona had 1760 Dentists a ratio of 37.7 Dentists per 100,000 population, compared with a national ratio of 48.4 per 100,000, ranking 40th in the nation in dentists per capita.
Arizona had 2,200 practicing Pharmacists with a ratio of 47.1 pharmacists per 100,000 population, compared to a national ratio of 65.9. Arizona is 49th among states in pharmacists per capita.
Arizona had 1220 Psychologists for a ratio of 26.1 per 100,000 compared to 31.2 nationally, ranking 27/50 in Psychologists per capita.
Arizona had 8850 Social workers for a ratio of 189.6 per 100,000 compared to 216.0 nationally, ranking 38/50 in Social workers per capita.
* HRSA State Health Workforce Profile 2000:
ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/bhpr/workforceprofiles/AZ.pdf