Total number of emergency medical services personnel in the United States, by state, in 2020

In 2020, the states with the most emergency medical services personnel were California, Florida, Texas, New York and Illinois, with California topping out at 91,236 EMS personnel.

The states with the fewest EMS personnel were Mississippi, Hawaii, South Dakota, Delaware and Vermont. Vermont had only 2,839 EMS personnel, the lowest number.

Maryland had 20,426 EMS personnel, and the District of Columbia had 4,737 EMS personnel.

Data is current as of May 2020, according to the "2020 National Emergency Medical Services Assessment." Population data is current as of July 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map: Laina S. Miller Source: National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Officials Get the data