Nevada is the state with the lowest projected physician competition by 2023, according to personal finance website WalletHub.
A WalletHub report released March 20 ranked the best and worst states for physicians. The website compared the states and Washington, D.C., across two dimensions: opportunity and competition, and medical environment. WalletHub evaluated those dimensions using 19 metrics, including the insured population rate, projected competition and hospitals per capita. Read more about the methodology here.
Here are the states with the lowest projected physician competition by 2023:
1. Nevada
2. Louisiana
3. Mississippi
4. Alaska
5. Alabama
Here are the states with the highest projected physician competition by 2030:
Note: Washington D.C. and Rhode Island were tied for first.
1. District of Columbia
1. Rhode Island
3. North Dakota
4. Massachusetts
5. New York