Medical Malpractice Payouts by State
Florida has the highest Number of Malpractice Payments (670), followed by New York (659) and California (513). Wyoming has the lowest (4).
Number of Malpractice Payments
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Data
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| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Florida | 670 | $203,849,700 | $304,253 |
| 2 |  New York | 659 | $372,386,000 | $565,077 |
| 3 |  California | 513 | $162,850,350 | $317,447 |
| 4 |  Pennsylvania | 456 | $188,910,250 | $414,276 |
| 5 |  Texas | 344 | $76,059,000 | $221,101 |
| 6 |  Indiana | 219 | $51,545,250 | $235,366 |
| 7 |  New Jersey | 209 | $107,772,050 | $515,655 |
| 8 |  Georgia | 165 | $85,215,850 | $516,459 |
| 9 |  Illinois | 164 | $112,303,300 | $684,776 |
| 10 |  Louisiana | 160 | $36,954,550 | $230,965 |
| 11 |  Maryland | 159 | $79,709,250 | $501,316 |
| 12 |  Michigan | 150 | $38,809,500 | $258,730 |
| 13 |  Ohio | 119 | $42,372,750 | $356,073 |
| 14 |  Missouri | 112 | $43,080,850 | $384,650 |
| 15 |  Massachusetts | 96 | $53,347,500 | $555,703 |
| 16 |  Arizona | 94 | $47,988,500 | $510,515 |
| 16 |  South Carolina | 94 | $37,542,500 | $399,388 |
| 18 |  Washington | 92 | $57,212,750 | $621,877 |
| 19 |  North Carolina | 80 | $35,726,250 | $446,578 |
| 19 |  Oklahoma | 80 | $21,580,750 | $269,759 |
| 21 |  Tennessee | 75 | $23,902,500 | $318,700 |
| 21 |  Kentucky | 75 | $30,581,500 | $407,753 |
| 23 |  Kansas | 73 | $18,025,000 | $246,917 |
| 24 |  New Mexico | 70 | $24,311,250 | $347,303 |
| 25 |  Virginia | 64 | $27,585,000 | $431,015 |
| 26 |  Connecticut | 63 | $47,068,750 | $747,123 |
| 27 |  Colorado | 57 | $22,075,750 | $387,293 |
| 28 |  West Virginia | 55 | $18,750,050 | $340,910 |
| 29 |  Alabama | 53 | $29,180,000 | $550,566 |
| 30 |  Nevada | 47 | $19,952,000 | $424,510 |
| 31 |  Oregon | 45 | $28,519,500 | $633,766 |
| 31 |  Mississippi | 45 | $20,193,500 | $448,744 |
| 33 |  New Hampshire | 39 | $16,870,000 | $432,564 |
| 34 |  Utah | 37 | $12,605,000 | $340,675 |
| 35 |  Rhode Island | 35 | $19,917,500 | $569,071 |
| 36 |  Arkansas | 34 | $11,906,250 | $350,183 |
| 37 |  Wisconsin | 31 | $25,701,500 | $829,080 |
| 38 |  Montana | 28 | $7,552,500 | $269,732 |
| 39 |  Iowa | 27 | $22,021,250 | $815,601 |
| 40 |  Minnesota | 24 | $32,232,500 | $1,343,020 |
| 41 |  Nebraska | 23 | $8,072,500 | $350,978 |
| 42 |  Maine | 21 | $21,390,000 | $1,018,571 |
| 43 |  Idaho | 18 | $7,485,000 | $415,833 |
| 43 |  Hawaii | 18 | $8,497,500 | $472,083 |
| 45 |  Delaware | 12 | $9,102,500 | $758,541 |
| 46 |  District of Columbia | 10 | $6,122,500 | $612,250 |
| 47 |  North Dakota | 8 | $2,627,000 | $328,375 |
| 48 |  Alaska | 7 | $3,617,500 | $516,785 |
| 49 |  South Dakota | 6 | $2,232,500 | $372,083 |
| 50 |  Vermont | 5 | $947,000 | $189,400 |
| 51 |  Wyoming | 4 | $9,495,000 | $2,373,750 |
What correlates with Number of Malpractice Payments?
Pearson r against 2,097 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Number of Malpractice Payments tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Number of Malpractice Payments tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Number of Malpractice Payments?
- Florida has the highest Number of Malpractice Payments, at 670, followed by New York (659) and California (513).
- Which state has the lowest Number of Malpractice Payments?
- Wyoming has the lowest Number of Malpractice Payments, at 4.
- What is the median Number of Malpractice Payments across US states?
- The median is 63 across the 51 US states with data.
- Where does this medical malpractice payouts by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: MED PLI.