South Dakota Named Best State for Doctors

Personal finance website WalletHub has named South Dakota as 2022's Best State for Doctors. WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 19 key metrics. The data set ranges from the average annual wage of physicians to hospitals per capita to the quality of the public hospital system.  Here's how South Dakota stacks up:

Practicing in South Dakota (1=Best, 25=Avg.):

• 1st – Avg. Annual Wage of Physicians (Adjusted for Cost of Living)

• 1st – Avg. Monthly Starting Salary of Physicians (Adjusted for Cost of Living)

• 6th – Hospitals per Capita

• 10th – Projected % of Population Aged 65 & Older by 2030

• 15th – Punitiveness of State Medical Board

• 6th – Annual Malpractice Liability Insurance Rate

Other states in the MED region also ranked high. Minnesota came in 2nd on the list, Iowa was 6th, Nebraska 7th, and North Dakota was 9th. A link to the full report can be found on our website.