Physician Census Identifies 953,695 Actively Licensed U.S. Physicians; 29% Are 60 Or Older

A 2016 physician census has identified 953,695 actively licensed physicians in the United States (including the District of Columbia). About 29% of the actively licensed physicians, representing 276,572 physicians, are age 60 and older. About 36% of those physicians who are age 60 and older are male, while 16% are female.

These statistics were reported in “A Census of Actively Licensed Physicians in the United States, 2016” by Aaron Young, PhD; Humayun J. Chaudhry, D.O., M.S.; Xiaomei Pei, Ph.D.; Katie Arnhart, Ph.D.; Michael Dugan, M.B.A.; and Gregory B. Snyder, M.D. The . . .