New Jersey Among Worst States For Doctors, Study Says

Maybe New Jersey has some of the best doctors in the country. But one website believes that, overall, the state's doctors rate pretty low.

In order to help doctors make the most informed decisions regarding where to practice, WalletHub’s analysts compared doctors from the 50 states across 11 key metrics.

And on its list, New Jersey ranked fifth from the bottom - 46th overall - on a list of states with the best-to-worst doctors.

The site, which provides data analysis on variety of topics, provides a data set ranging from “physicians’ mean annual wage” to “number of physicians per capita” to “malpractice award payouts per capita.

Check out the complete ranking, additional expert commentary to help local governments identify policy initiatives, and the site's detailed methodology by clicking here.

Click here for the methodology.

Here is the list:

1. Mississippi
2. Iowa
3. Minnesota
4. North Dakota
5. Idaho
6. Texas
7. Kansas
8. Wisconsin
9. Tennessee
10. Alabama
11. South Carolina
12. South Dakota
13. Georgia
14. Montana
15. Arkansas
16. Florida
17. North Carolina
18. Nebraska
19. Louisiana
20. California
21. Virginia
22. Indiana
23. Nevada
24. Kentucky
25. Missouri
26. Michigan
27. Washington
28. New Mexico
29. Wyoming
30. Colorado
31. Ohio
32. Oklahoma
33. Arizona
34. Pennsylvania
35. Utah
36. Illinois
37. Hawaii
38. West Virginia
39. New Hampshire
40. Oregon
41. Alaska
42. Maine
43. Delaware
44. Massachusetts
45. Vermont
46. New Jersey
47. Connecticut
48. Maryland
49. Rhode Island
50. New York