The best and worst states for doctors in 2024

State of affairs Montana leads WalletHub’s new list, while Hawaii comes in last. See where your state landed. In 2024, Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska are the best states for practicing medicine, while Hawaii, Rhode Island and New Jersey are the most difficult, according to WalletHub’s recently released list of the best and worst states for physicians.To narrow down the list, WalletHub compared the 50 states and Washington, D.C., in 19 key metrics that impact the practice of medicine, including the average annual wage of physicians, the number of hospitals per capita and the quality of the public hospital system. Each metric received a score out of 100 for each state; the various metrics were then weighted to determine each state’s overall score and ranking in the list.Kentucky, South Carolina and Mississippi provide the highest wages, adjusted for cost of living, while Washington, D.C., Hawaii and Massachusetts had the lowest wages.Source: WalletHubCompetition for jobs is projected...