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Black Physician Workforce

5.0%

Share of active US physicians who identified as Black or African American in 2018, the last year AAMC published this as a citable static figure.

Source: AAMC, Diversity in Medicine: Facts and Figures 2019 (Figure 18, 2018 data)
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In 2018, 5.0% of active physicians in the United States identified as Black or African American. AAMC's breakdown for the same year put White physicians at 56.2%, Asian at 17.1% and Hispanic at 5.8%.

That 2018 figure is the most recent one AAMC has published as a fixed, citable statistic. Current workforce numbers now live in an interactive dashboard that does not expose a figure with a date attached, so this page quotes no newer percentage rather than quote one that cannot be cited. If you need the current number, read it off the dashboard and record the date you read it.

Active US physicians by race and ethnicity, 2018

As published by AAMC. Percentages do not sum to 100 because AAMC reports additional categories, including unknown.

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Race or ethnicity Share of active physicians

Source: AAMC, Diversity in Medicine: Facts and Figures 2019, Figure 18 (2018 data).

Methodology

AAMC Active Physician Data, Specialty Area of Practice, self-reported race/ethnicity. Active physicians defined as those with valid DEA, NPI, or state license with no inactive status indicators. Race data reflects self-identification at medical school application or subsequent AAMC surveys. State-level estimates derived from AAMC state physician workforce profiles combined with ACS 5-year Black population estimates.

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APA

Black Health. (2026). Black Physician Workforce. Black Health Data Hub. https://blackhealth.org/data/physician-workforce/

BibTeX

@misc{blackhealth_physicianworkforce_2026,
  title     = {Black Physician Workforce},
  author    = {{Black Health}},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://blackhealth.org/data/physician-workforce/},
  note      = {Accessed July 30, 2026}
}

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