More Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in Rural Pennsylvania Than a Decade Ago
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Fact sheet describing the increase in number of rural
physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) in Pennsylvania from 2013 to 2023. Features demographics and statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas, and a county-level map showing numbers of PAs and NPs as of 2023, with shadings showing urban and rural counties.
Date
09/2025
Organization
Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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· Health workforce supply and demand
· Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses
· Physician assistants
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Pennsylvania