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Map of Pharmacies by US State

As of 2023, pharmacies ranges from 4.1 per 100k in Alaska to 22.0 per 100k in West Virginia across US states, with a median of 12.1 per 100k among the 51 states with data. Source: Census County Business Patterns.

Pharmacies and drug stores per 100,000 residents.

Data updated 2023 - Source: Census County Business Patterns

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Choropleth map of Pharmacies across US states (2023), by hearthmap
Pharmacies by US state. Source: Census County Business Patterns.

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Per 100,000 residents

Vintage

2023

States ranked by pharmacies

51 states with data (2023). Top 10 highest and bottom 10 lowest.

Top 10 states by pharmacies
RankStateValue
1West Virginia22.0 per 100k
2New York21.5 per 100k
3North Dakota19.9 per 100k
4Kentucky18.6 per 100k
5Louisiana18.2 per 100k
6New Jersey17.7 per 100k
7Arkansas17.5 per 100k
8Mississippi17.4 per 100k
9Alabama17.2 per 100k
10District of Columbia17.0 per 100k
Bottom 10 states by pharmacies
RankStateValue
51Alaska4.1 per 100k
50Colorado5.9 per 100k
49Utah6.3 per 100k
48Oregon6.8 per 100k
47Arizona7.3 per 100k
46Idaho7.7 per 100k
45Washington8.0 per 100k
44Minnesota8.6 per 100k
43Hawaii8.9 per 100k
42New Mexico9.0 per 100k

About this map

hearthmap renders pharmacies as a choropleth map of the United States. Zoom in to see county values shaded against the rest of the country, and click any region to see its exact value with margin of error.

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Source: Census County Business Patterns · 2023

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