Access to Primary Care
Portion of people living in counties with a population-to-primary care physician ratio of less than 2,000:1
Indicator Summary Score
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Numbers listed on the maps are indicator summary scores, which measure how far a state has to go to meet the HOPE Goal (Distance to Goal) and how much variation there is across racial and ethnic groups within the state on the measure (Racial Inequity). Scores range from 0 to 100 with 100 indicating the state with the best combined performance. Hovering over a state reveals information on Distance to Goal and Racial Inequity separately.
National Rate
81%of people live in counties with access to primary care
Hope Goal
100%of people live in counties with access to primary care
Distance to Goal
61 millionmore people in the U.S. would need to live in counties with access to primary care to achieve the HOPE Goal
Why it Matters
Having access to primary care allows better coordination of care for patients and easier access to esstential and necessary health services.
Indicator Summary
- Asian/Pacific Islander populations have the most adequate access to primary care physicians with 95% having access.
- American Indian/Alaskan Native populations have the least access to primary care physicians with only 68% having access.
- The New England states perform the best on access to primary care with four states ranking in the top five (Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island).
- The Southeast and Plains states fare poorly on access to primary care with wider inequities between populations and larger distances to go to reach HOPE Goals.
State Distance to Goal
Access to Primary Care
This chart is interactive. Explore data by clicking the dots to select and compare different race and ethnicity groups.
