How Many Pharmacists Are There in the US?
The figure below counts providers who list a pharmacist credential — PharmD or RPh — in the national NPI registry.
Based on NPPES, June 2026
207,681
active pharmacists are registered in the U.S. National Provider Identifier registry.
Browse PharmD providers →How this is counted: Counts NPI records listing a PharmD or RPh credential.
pharmacists by state
Active pharmacists in the NPI registry by practice state, June 2026.
| State | pharmacists |
|---|---|
| California | 21,803 |
| New York | 15,179 |
| Florida | 12,886 |
| Texas | 12,564 |
| Pennsylvania | 8,877 |
| Ohio | 8,087 |
| North Carolina | 7,578 |
| Illinois | 6,955 |
| Washington | 6,132 |
| Georgia | 6,112 |
| Michigan | 5,690 |
| Arizona | 5,220 |
| Tennessee | 4,990 |
| New Jersey | 4,651 |
| Virginia | 4,613 |
| Wisconsin | 4,137 |
| Missouri | 4,118 |
| South Carolina | 4,000 |
| Minnesota | 3,924 |
| Indiana | 3,840 |
| Maryland | 3,680 |
| Colorado | 3,659 |
| Massachusetts | 3,637 |
| Kentucky | 3,524 |
| Alabama | 3,480 |
| Oregon | 3,416 |
| Louisiana | 2,988 |
| Iowa | 2,455 |
| Connecticut | 2,223 |
| Arkansas | 2,003 |
| Kansas | 2,000 |
| Oklahoma | 1,912 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,860 |
| West Virginia | 1,716 |
| Mississippi | 1,693 |
| Utah | 1,611 |
| New Mexico | 1,608 |
| Nevada | 1,511 |
| Idaho | 1,496 |
| Nebraska | 1,215 |
| Maine | 924 |
| Montana | 886 |
| Hawaii | 884 |
| New Hampshire | 876 |
| South Dakota | 748 |
| Rhode Island | 708 |
| North Dakota | 688 |
| Alaska | 615 |
| Delaware | 611 |
| District of Columbia | 519 |
| Wyoming | 495 |
| Vermont | 384 |
| Guam | 49 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 18 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 15 |
| American Samoa | 3 |
Source: CMS NPPES Data Dissemination (June 2026). NPI Central is not affiliated with CMS. Counts reflect NPI records and are not an official workforce census.