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Pharmacy Census
1983 Pharmacist/Pharmacy Census Responding to the 1983 National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) pharmacy/pharmacist census, state boards of pharmacy report a total of 164,349 pharmacist$ in the U.S. and a total of 61,266 pharmacies. State-by-state totals are shown in the chart below. According to NABP figures, the proportions of pharmacists working in particular areas are: • Community practice, 73 % (121,000); • Hospital pharmacies, 19% (32,100); • Manufacturing and wholesale, 1% (2,100); • Teachin-g or govf'rnment settings, 2% (4,000); • Other capacities, 3% (5,200).
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Total In-State Pharmacis ts, 1983 vs. 1982
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Gains Losses No Change
State,by,State Totals State
Total Licenses
Total Total In-State Pharmacies
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticu t Delaware Dist. of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri
4,202 310 3,974 2,374 17,033 2,957 3,455 717 1,292 11,292 7,163 665 1,343 12,681 7,211 3,747 2,709 3,318 4,179 899 3,840 (6,536) 8,142 4,162 2,664 5,891
2,834 (190)* 1,872 1,587 13,2,38 2,470 2,118 (379) (791) 7,405 (4,681) 411 653 8,869 4,394 1,694 1,886 2,422 2,824 510 2,291 (5,161) 6,868 3,126 1,760 3,246
1,300 100 645 838 4,867 671 686 129 158 3,397 2,106 143 305 3,111 1,503 843 784 1,118 1,378 262 962 1,500 2,273 1,086 855 1,305
State Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Totals:
Total Licenses
Total Total In.,.State Pharmacies
1,011 2,765 3,925 1,168 6,677 1,536 17,528 4,611 1,855 8,914 3,847 2,800 16,878 1,595 3,169 1,095 4,968 13,576 1,820 1,178 4,613 4,464 2,048 4,648 1,055
555 1,522 548 546 5,516 948 (13,600) 3,460 564 (7,415) (2,354) 1,596 12,849 747 2,079 590 3,219 10,967 1,052 346 3,065 (2,732) 1,210 (2,845) 344
302 476 191 224 1,700 325 4,351 1,666 245 2,576 1,056 699 3,190 221 894 280 1,463 4,402 375 141 1,246 1,075 488 1,215 140
240,830
164,349
61,266
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*Figures in parentheses ( ) indicate approximations based on a national average and past census figures. All figures represent data as of 12/31/82 . "In-State" totals indicate those licensed pharmacists who reside in the state indicated . The "Total Licenses" figures are higher than the "In-State" figures due to the fact that many pharmacists are licensed in more than one state.
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Total In-State Pharmacis ts, 1983 vs. 1982
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State,by,State Totals State
Total Licenses
Total Total In-State Pharmacies
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticu t Delaware Dist. of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri
4,202 310 3,974 2,374 17,033 2,957 3,455 717 1,292 11,292 7,163 665 1,343 12,681 7,211 3,747 2,709 3,318 4,179 899 3,840 (6,536) 8,142 4,162 2,664 5,891
2,834 (190)* 1,872 1,587 13,2,38 2,470 2,118 (379) (791) 7,405 (4,681) 411 653 8,869 4,394 1,694 1,886 2,422 2,824 510 2,291 (5,161) 6,868 3,126 1,760 3,246
1,300 100 645 838 4,867 671 686 129 158 3,397 2,106 143 305 3,111 1,503 843 784 1,118 1,378 262 962 1,500 2,273 1,086 855 1,305
State Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Totals:
Total Licenses
Total Total In.,.State Pharmacies
1,011 2,765 3,925 1,168 6,677 1,536 17,528 4,611 1,855 8,914 3,847 2,800 16,878 1,595 3,169 1,095 4,968 13,576 1,820 1,178 4,613 4,464 2,048 4,648 1,055
555 1,522 548 546 5,516 948 (13,600) 3,460 564 (7,415) (2,354) 1,596 12,849 747 2,079 590 3,219 10,967 1,052 346 3,065 (2,732) 1,210 (2,845) 344
302 476 191 224 1,700 325 4,351 1,666 245 2,576 1,056 699 3,190 221 894 280 1,463 4,402 375 141 1,246 1,075 488 1,215 140
240,830
164,349
61,266
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*Figures in parentheses ( ) indicate approximations based on a national average and past census figures. All figures represent data as of 12/31/82 . "In-State" totals indicate those licensed pharmacists who reside in the state indicated . The "Total Licenses" figures are higher than the "In-State" figures due to the fact that many pharmacists are licensed in more than one state.
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