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Health Care Providers and Facilities Indicator

Health Care Providers (per 1,000 population)

2009

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State		Rate
Kentucky	Primary Care Physicians	1.0
	Physician Specialists	1.4
	Registered Nurses	11.2
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.6

Area Development District		Rate
Barren River	Primary Care Physicians	0.7
	Physician Specialists	0.9
	Registered Nurses	9.5
	Pharmacists	0.9
	Dentists	0.5
Big Sandy	Primary Care Physicians	1.1
	Physician Specialists	1.0
	Registered Nurses	8.6
	Pharmacists	1.0
	Dentists	0.5
Bluegrass	Primary Care Physicians	1.2
	Physician Specialists	2.3
	Registered Nurses	12.9
	Pharmacists	1.5
	Dentists	0.7
Buffalo Trace	Primary Care Physicians	0.8
	Physician Specialists	0.7
	Registered Nurses	9.8
	Pharmacists	0.6
	Dentists	0.3
Cumberland Valley	Primary Care Physicians	0.8
	Physician Specialists	0.7
	Registered Nurses	9.1
	Pharmacists	0.9
	Dentists	0.3
FIVCO	Primary Care Physicians	1.1
	Physician Specialists	1.8
	Registered Nurses	13.6
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.5
Gateway	Primary Care Physicians	0.7
	Physician Specialists	0.7
	Registered Nurses	8.8
	Pharmacists	0.9
	Dentists	0.4
Green River	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	1.0
	Registered Nurses	11.7
	Pharmacists	0.9
	Dentists	0.5
Kentuckiana	Primary Care Physicians	1.3
	Physician Specialists	2.3
	Registered Nurses	12.9
	Pharmacists	1.2
	Dentists	0.8
Kentucky River	Primary Care Physicians	0.9
	Physician Specialists	0.7
	Registered Nurses	11.4
	Pharmacists	0.9
	Dentists	0.3
Lake Cumberland	Primary Care Physicians	0.8
	Physician Specialists	0.6
	Registered Nurses	9.4
	Pharmacists	0.9
	Dentists	0.4
Lincoln Trail	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.7
	Registered Nurses	10.1
	Pharmacists	0.8
	Dentists	0.5
Northern Kentucky	Primary Care Physicians	0.9
	Physician Specialists	1.4
	Registered Nurses	9.1
	Pharmacists	1.0
	Dentists	0.5
Pennyrile	Primary Care Physicians	0.7
	Physician Specialists	0.9
	Registered Nurses	10.4
	Pharmacists	0.7
	Dentists	0.3
Purchase	Primary Care Physicians	0.7
	Physician Specialists	1.4
	Registered Nurses	12.1
	Pharmacists	1.0
	Dentists	0.5

County		Rate
Adair	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	9.7
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.3
Allen	Primary Care Physicians	0.4
	Physician Specialists	0.3
	Registered Nurses	8.2
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.3
Anderson	Primary Care Physicians	0.3
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	12.8
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.4
Ballard	Primary Care Physicians	0.1
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	9.4
	Pharmacists	0.7
	Dentists	0.1
Barren	Primary Care Physicians	1.0
	Physician Specialists	0.9
	Registered Nurses	10.7
	Pharmacists	1.2
	Dentists	0.4
Bath	Primary Care Physicians	0.2
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	7.9
	Pharmacists	0.3
	Dentists	0.1
Bell	Primary Care Physicians	0.9
	Physician Specialists	1.2
	Registered Nurses	10.6
	Pharmacists	0.8
	Dentists	0.4
Boone	Primary Care Physicians	1.0
	Physician Specialists	1.1
	Registered Nurses	10.0
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.7
Bourbon	Primary Care Physicians	1.0
	Physician Specialists	0.6
	Registered Nurses	10.8
	Pharmacists	0.6
	Dentists	0.5
Boyd	Primary Care Physicians	1.8
	Physician Specialists	3.4
	Registered Nurses	17.0
	Pharmacists	1.3
	Dentists	0.7
Boyle	Primary Care Physicians	1.3
	Physician Specialists	2.1
	Registered Nurses	12.2
	Pharmacists	1.2
	Dentists	0.8
Bracken	Primary Care Physicians	0.1
	Physician Specialists	0.2
	Registered Nurses	9.8
	Pharmacists	0.2
	Dentists	0.2
Breathitt	Primary Care Physicians	1.2
	Physician Specialists	0.7
	Registered Nurses	10.1
	Pharmacists	0.6
	Dentists	0.3
Breckinridge	Primary Care Physicians	0.4
	Physician Specialists	0.5
	Registered Nurses	7.8
	Pharmacists	0.8
	Dentists	0.2
Bullitt	Primary Care Physicians	0.3
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	11.2
	Pharmacists	0.5
	Dentists	0.3
Butler	Primary Care Physicians	0.2
	Physician Specialists	0.2
	Registered Nurses	10.2
	Pharmacists	0.2
	Dentists	0.1
Caldwell	Primary Care Physicians	0.8
	Physician Specialists	0.3
	Registered Nurses	12.2
	Pharmacists	0.9
	Dentists	0.3
Calloway	Primary Care Physicians	0.8
	Physician Specialists	1.1
	Registered Nurses	9.4
	Pharmacists	1.0
	Dentists	0.4
Campbell	Primary Care Physicians	0.9
	Physician Specialists	0.9
	Registered Nurses	9.0
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.4
Carlisle	Primary Care Physicians	0.2
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	11.8
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.2
Carroll	Primary Care Physicians	0.7
	Physician Specialists	0.3
	Registered Nurses	4.2
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.4
Carter	Primary Care Physicians	0.4
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	11.3
	Pharmacists	0.5
	Dentists	0.3
Casey	Primary Care Physicians	0.4
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	8.4
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.1
Christian	Primary Care Physicians	0.5
	Physician Specialists	1.1
	Registered Nurses	6.7
	Pharmacists	0.5
	Dentists	0.4
Clark	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.8
	Registered Nurses	12.8
	Pharmacists	1.2
	Dentists	0.7
Clay	Primary Care Physicians	0.8
	Physician Specialists	0.2
	Registered Nurses	6.9
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.3
Clinton	Primary Care Physicians	0.9
	Physician Specialists	0.6
	Registered Nurses	10.7
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.3
Crittenden	Primary Care Physicians	0.5
	Physician Specialists	0.3
	Registered Nurses	13.7
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.1
Cumberland	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	9.7
	Pharmacists	0.9
	Dentists	0.3
Daviess	Primary Care Physicians	0.7
	Physician Specialists	1.4
	Registered Nurses	12.2
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.6
Edmonson	Primary Care Physicians	0.1
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	7.0
	Pharmacists	0.2
	Dentists	0.1
Elliott	Primary Care Physicians	0.3
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	6.5
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.4
Estill	Primary Care Physicians	0.5
	Physician Specialists	0.3
	Registered Nurses	7.6
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.3
Fayette	Primary Care Physicians	2.1
	Physician Specialists	5.1
	Registered Nurses	14.9
	Pharmacists	2.3
	Dentists	1.3
Fleming	Primary Care Physicians	0.5
	Physician Specialists	0.5
	Registered Nurses	12.4
	Pharmacists	0.5
	Dentists	0.2
Floyd	Primary Care Physicians	1.3
	Physician Specialists	0.7
	Registered Nurses	10.2
	Pharmacists	1.3
	Dentists	0.6
Franklin	Primary Care Physicians	1.0
	Physician Specialists	1.1
	Registered Nurses	8.8
	Pharmacists	0.8
	Dentists	0.6
Fulton	Primary Care Physicians	1.5
	Physician Specialists	4.2
	Registered Nurses	5.3
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.1
Gallatin	Primary Care Physicians	0.4
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	5.3
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.1
Garrard	Primary Care Physicians	0.3
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	12.6
	Pharmacists	0.8
	Dentists	0.3
Grant	Primary Care Physicians	0.5
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	5.4
	Pharmacists	0.5
	Dentists	0.3
Graves	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.5
	Registered Nurses	12.2
	Pharmacists	0.7
	Dentists	0.3
Grayson	Primary Care Physicians	0.9
	Physician Specialists	0.7
	Registered Nurses	9.8
	Pharmacists	0.9
	Dentists	0.3
Green	Primary Care Physicians	0.3
	Physician Specialists	0.3
	Registered Nurses	12.1
	Pharmacists	0.5
	Dentists	0.4
Greenup	Primary Care Physicians	0.9
	Physician Specialists	1.2
	Registered Nurses	12.9
	Pharmacists	1.5
	Dentists	0.3
Hancock	Primary Care Physicians	0.1
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	8.7
	Pharmacists	0.6
	Dentists	0.6
Hardin	Primary Care Physicians	0.8
	Physician Specialists	1.3
	Registered Nurses	10.5
	Pharmacists	0.8
	Dentists	0.7
Harlan	Primary Care Physicians	1.0
	Physician Specialists	0.6
	Registered Nurses	10.8
	Pharmacists	0.6
	Dentists	0.3
Harrison	Primary Care Physicians	0.8
	Physician Specialists	0.5
	Registered Nurses	10.5
	Pharmacists	1.0
	Dentists	0.4
Hart	Primary Care Physicians	0.3
	Physician Specialists	0.2
	Registered Nurses	7.3
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.3
Henderson	Primary Care Physicians	0.9
	Physician Specialists	1.6
	Registered Nurses	10.7
	Pharmacists	1.0
	Dentists	0.4
Henry	Primary Care Physicians	0.4
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	8.8
	Pharmacists	0.6
	Dentists	0.1
Hickman	Primary Care Physicians	0.4
	Physician Specialists	0.6
	Registered Nurses	9.5
	Pharmacists	0.8
	Dentists	0.2
Hopkins	Primary Care Physicians	1.4
	Physician Specialists	1.5
	Registered Nurses	14.5
	Pharmacists	1.2
	Dentists	0.5
Jackson	Primary Care Physicians	0.1
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	7.5
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.1
Jefferson	Primary Care Physicians	1.6
	Physician Specialists	3.0
	Registered Nurses	12.9
	Pharmacists	1.2
	Dentists	1.0
Jessamine	Primary Care Physicians	0.5
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	13.0
	Pharmacists	1.4
	Dentists	0.3
Johnson	Primary Care Physicians	0.8
	Physician Specialists	0.7
	Registered Nurses	8.0
	Pharmacists	0.8
	Dentists	0.2
Kenton	Primary Care Physicians	1.2
	Physician Specialists	2.6
	Registered Nurses	9.8
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.4
Knott	Primary Care Physicians	0.3
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	11.4
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.2
Knox	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.7
	Registered Nurses	7.7
	Pharmacists	1.0
	Dentists	0.0
Larue	Primary Care Physicians	0.3
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	10.4
	Pharmacists	0.8
	Dentists	0.3
Laurel	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.9
	Registered Nurses	10.0
	Pharmacists	1.3
	Dentists	0.4
Lawrence	Primary Care Physicians	1.0
	Physician Specialists	1.9
	Registered Nurses	12.5
	Pharmacists	1.0
	Dentists	0.2
Lee	Primary Care Physicians	0.4
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	8.2
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.3
Leslie	Primary Care Physicians	0.8
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	10.2
	Pharmacists	0.2
	Dentists	0.3
Letcher	Primary Care Physicians	1.0
	Physician Specialists	0.7
	Registered Nurses	14.3
	Pharmacists	0.7
	Dentists	0.3
Lewis	Primary Care Physicians	0.5
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	6.0
	Pharmacists	0.6
	Dentists	0.2
Lincoln	Primary Care Physicians	0.4
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	9.4
	Pharmacists	0.3
	Dentists	0.1
Livingston	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.5
	Registered Nurses	11.7
	Pharmacists	0.7
	Dentists	0.1
Logan	Primary Care Physicians	0.4
	Physician Specialists	0.7
	Registered Nurses	8.1
	Pharmacists	0.7
	Dentists	0.3
Lyon	Primary Care Physicians	0.5
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	12.7
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.4
Madison	Primary Care Physicians	0.8
	Physician Specialists	0.5
	Registered Nurses	13.0
	Pharmacists	1.0
	Dentists	0.4
Magoffin	Primary Care Physicians	0.5
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	6.7
	Pharmacists	0.2
	Dentists	0.5
Marion	Primary Care Physicians	0.7
	Physician Specialists	0.6
	Registered Nurses	10.0
	Pharmacists	0.8
	Dentists	0.3
Marshall	Primary Care Physicians	0.4
	Physician Specialists	0.2
	Registered Nurses	12.3
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.3
Martin	Primary Care Physicians	0.7
	Physician Specialists	0.2
	Registered Nurses	7.4
	Pharmacists	0.6
	Dentists	0.2
Mason	Primary Care Physicians	1.6
	Physician Specialists	1.7
	Registered Nurses	10.6
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.6
McCracken	Primary Care Physicians	1.0
	Physician Specialists	2.6
	Registered Nurses	14.7
	Pharmacists	1.3
	Dentists	0.8
McCreary	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	5.4
	Pharmacists	0.3
	Dentists	0.2
McLean	Primary Care Physicians	0.1
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	14.5
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.1
Meade	Primary Care Physicians	0.3
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	7.3
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.2
Menifee	Primary Care Physicians	0.3
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	5.3
	Pharmacists	0.3
	Dentists	0.1
Mercer	Primary Care Physicians	0.5
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	12.1
	Pharmacists	0.6
	Dentists	0.4
Metcalfe	Primary Care Physicians	0.4
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	6.5
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.2
Monroe	Primary Care Physicians	0.5
	Physician Specialists	0.8
	Registered Nurses	8.7
	Pharmacists	1.5
	Dentists	0.5
Montgomery	Primary Care Physicians	0.7
	Physician Specialists	0.3
	Registered Nurses	8.8
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.5
Morgan	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	7.6
	Pharmacists	0.7
	Dentists	0.4
Muhlenberg	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.9
	Registered Nurses	12.3
	Pharmacists	0.7
	Dentists	0.3
Nelson	Primary Care Physicians	0.7
	Physician Specialists	0.4
	Registered Nurses	12.3
	Pharmacists	1.0
	Dentists	0.4
Nicholas	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.3
	Registered Nurses	10.0
	Pharmacists	0.4
	Dentists	0.3
Ohio	Primary Care Physicians	0.4
	Physician Specialists	0.3
	Registered Nurses	11.0
	Pharmacists	0.8
	Dentists	0.3
Oldham	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.4
	Registered Nurses	17.5
	Pharmacists	2.0
	Dentists	0.5
Owen	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.3
	Registered Nurses	8.4
	Pharmacists	0.5
	Dentists	0.4
Owsley	Primary Care Physicians	0.2
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	8.0
	Pharmacists	0.9
	Dentists	0.0
Pendleton	Primary Care Physicians	0.2
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	7.3
	Pharmacists	0.5
	Dentists	0.1
Perry	Primary Care Physicians	1.5
	Physician Specialists	1.8
	Registered Nurses	12.2
	Pharmacists	1.5
	Dentists	0.6
Pike	Primary Care Physicians	1.3
	Physician Specialists	1.7
	Registered Nurses	8.4
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.5
Powell	Primary Care Physicians	0.3
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	6.1
	Pharmacists	0.6
	Dentists	0.2
Pulaski	Primary Care Physicians	1.1
	Physician Specialists	1.3
	Registered Nurses	10.7
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.6
Robertson	Primary Care Physicians	0.0
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	10.9
	Pharmacists	0.0
	Dentists	0.0
Rockcastle	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.4
	Registered Nurses	7.4
	Pharmacists	0.5
	Dentists	0.2
Rowan	Primary Care Physicians	1.2
	Physician Specialists	2.0
	Registered Nurses	11.2
	Pharmacists	1.2
	Dentists	0.6
Russell	Primary Care Physicians	0.7
	Physician Specialists	0.3
	Registered Nurses	9.5
	Pharmacists	1.5
	Dentists	0.3
Scott	Primary Care Physicians	0.7
	Physician Specialists	0.6
	Registered Nurses	12.6
	Pharmacists	1.4
	Dentists	0.3
Shelby	Primary Care Physicians	0.5
	Physician Specialists	0.5
	Registered Nurses	12.7
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.5
Simpson	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.5
	Registered Nurses	7.1
	Pharmacists	0.5
	Dentists	0.4
Spencer	Primary Care Physicians	0.2
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	14.3
	Pharmacists	0.6
	Dentists	0.2
Taylor	Primary Care Physicians	0.9
	Physician Specialists	0.7
	Registered Nurses	9.2
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.3
Todd	Primary Care Physicians	0.3
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	6.5
	Pharmacists	0.7
	Dentists	0.1
Trigg	Primary Care Physicians	0.6
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	10.4
	Pharmacists	0.6
	Dentists	0.2
Trimble	Primary Care Physicians	0.3
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	6.7
	Pharmacists	0.3
	Dentists	0.1
Union	Primary Care Physicians	0.5
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	12.5
	Pharmacists	0.5
	Dentists	0.5
Warren	Primary Care Physicians	0.9
	Physician Specialists	1.7
	Registered Nurses	11.0
	Pharmacists	1.2
	Dentists	0.7
Washington	Primary Care Physicians	0.2
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	10.7
	Pharmacists	0.8
	Dentists	0.3
Wayne	Primary Care Physicians	0.7
	Physician Specialists	0.3
	Registered Nurses	7.2
	Pharmacists	0.5
	Dentists	0.2
Webster	Primary Care Physicians	0.4
	Physician Specialists	0.0
	Registered Nurses	11.9
	Pharmacists	0.8
	Dentists	0.2
Whitley	Primary Care Physicians	1.3
	Physician Specialists	1.1
	Registered Nurses	9.1
	Pharmacists	1.2
	Dentists	0.5
Wolfe	Primary Care Physicians	0.4
	Physician Specialists	0.1
	Registered Nurses	9.4
	Pharmacists	1.1
	Dentists	0.1
Woodford	Primary Care Physicians	0.7
	Physician Specialists	0.3
	Registered Nurses	15.5
	Pharmacists	1.8
	Dentists	0.4

Notes on this indicator: Physician and Dentist data based on provider's county of practice as reported to the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure or Kentucky Board of Dentistry.  Nurse, Physician Assistant, and Pharmacist data based on provider's county of residence. 

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