South Dakota was rated the best state for physicians to practice according to a study conducted by WalletHub. The study compared the 50 states and District of Columbia across 16 key metrics. The metrics analyzed were in two key dimensions: 1) Opportunity and competition; and 2) medical environment.
Overall, states in the upper Midwest scored fairly high in the study. The top ten states included:
- South Dakota
- Nebraska
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
- Kansas
- Montana
- North Dakota
- Montana
