PHYSICIANS BY COUNTY BY SPECIALTY, GEORGIA, 1994 NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS (1) 1994 PRIMARY CARE Population Family Practice Internal Med. Pediatrics OB/GYN General Surgery OTHER County Estimates (2 # RATE (3RANK (4 # RATE RANK # RATE RANK # RATE RANK # RATE RANK # # Appling 16,273 3 18.44 113 4 24.58 8 0 0.00 70 1 6.15 56 0 0.00 91 0 Atkinson 6,030 1 16.58 124 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Bacon 9,689 4 41.28 24 1 10.32 62 0 0.00 70 1 10.32 34 1 10.32 34 2 Baker 3,609 0 0.00 152 0 0.00 111 1 27.71 3 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Baldwin 40,794 26 63.73 8 9 22.06 18 7 17.16 6 8 19.61 5 9 22.06 4 62 1 Banks 11,176 1 8.95 148 1 8.95 76 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Barrow 33,200 10 30.12 55 1 3.01 108 3 9.04 35 2 6.02 57 1 3.01 84 10 Bartow 62,033 11 17.73 119 4 6.45 91 2 3.22 64 5 8.06 44 3 4.84 77 20 Ben Hill 16,862 8 47.44 18 1 5.93 95 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 4 Berrien 14,397 5 34.73 40 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 2 Bibb 148,790 66 44.36 21 43 28.90 5 20 13.44 14 35 23.52 4 30 20.16 6 272 4 Bleckley 10,828 3 27.71 69 1 9.24 72 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 2 18.47 11 0 Brantley 12,591 1 7.94 150 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Brooks 15,846 3 18.93 112 1 6.31 93 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 1 Bryan 17,526 7 39.94 26 1 5.71 96 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 2 Bulloch 45,991 14 30.44 53 4 8.70 78 3 6.52 47 6 13.05 16 3 6.52 66 24 Burke 20,740 4 19.29 110 1 4.82 100 1 4.82 56 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 2 Butts 15,901 4 25.16 76 3 18.87 28 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 1 6.29 70 5 Calhoun 4,898 3 61.25 10 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Camden 34,894 11 31.52 49 6 17.19 33 2 5.73 49 1 2.87 66 1 2.87 86 8 Candler 7,915 6 75.81 2 1 12.63 53 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 1 12.63 25 1 Carroll 77,245 20 25.89 74 7 9.06 75 8 10.36 29 6 7.77 47 5 6.47 67 40 Catoosa 45,791 10 21.84 100 3 6.55 90 3 6.55 46 5 10.92 30 3 6.55 65 20 Charlton 8,857 4 45.16 20 1 11.29 57 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 2 Chatham 228,037 60 26.31 72 52 22.80 16 33 14.47 9 43 18.86 6 34 14.91 17 318 5 Chattahooche 17,477 5 28.61 66 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 1 5.72 58 0 0.00 91 6 Chattooga 22,296 5 22.43 92 1 4.49 103 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 2 Cherokee 106,379 17 15.98 127 9 8.46 81 3 2.82 66 4 3.76 64 3 2.82 87 21 Clarke 93,666 28 29.89 58 16 17.08 34 10 10.68 28 16 17.08 7 12 12.81 24 156 2 Clay 3,354 2 59.63 11 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 1 Clayton 197,233 29 14.70 132 32 16.22 42 28 14.20 11 22 11.15 27 15 7.61 56 184 3 Clinch 6,093 3 49.24 15 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Cobb 511,758 93 18.17 117 72 14.07 47 55 10.75 27 50 9.77 35 33 6.45 68 434 7 Coffee 31,493 9 28.58 67 2 6.35 92 3 9.53 32 2 6.35 53 3 9.53 41 14 Colquitt 37,323 12 32.15 47 5 13.40 49 1 2.68 67 2 5.36 59 3 8.04 51 22 Page 1 94RT-RNK PHYSICIANS BY COUNTY BY SPECIALTY, GEORGIA, 1994 NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS (1) 1994 PRIMARY CARE Population Family Practice Internal Med. Pediatrics OB/GYN General Surgery OTHER County Estimates (2 # RATE (3RANK (4 # RATE RANK # RATE RANK # RATE RANK # RATE RANK # # Columbia 75,989 14 18.42 114 5 6.58 89 3 3.95 60 0 0.00 67 1 1.32 89 12 Cook 13,781 4 29.03 62 1 7.26 88 1 7.26 40 0 0.00 67 1 7.26 60 1 Coweta 59,658 10 16.76 123 10 16.76 38 4 6.70 45 4 6.70 51 9 15.09 16 33 Crawford 9,363 1 10.68 143 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Crisp 20,696 5 24.16 82 6 28.99 4 2 9.66 31 3 14.50 11 3 14.50 18 6 Dade 13,579 2 14.73 131 2 14.73 45 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 1 7.36 58 1 Dawson 10,637 1 9.40 146 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Decatur 25,998 3 11.54 142 5 19.23 27 3 11.54 23 4 15.39 10 2 7.69 55 16 DeKalb 576,569 126 21.85 99 203 35.21 3 138 23.93 5 65 11.27 26 58 10.06 37 1,279 1,8 Dodge 17,670 4 22.64 91 3 16.98 35 1 5.66 50 2 11.32 25 1 5.66 73 6 Dooly 9,985 3 30.05 57 1 10.02 66 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 1 10.02 38 0 Dougherty 97,067 19 19.57 108 23 23.69 11 14 14.42 10 15 15.45 9 14 14.42 20 121 2 Douglas 79,200 10 12.63 140 13 16.41 41 10 12.63 16 9 11.36 24 5 6.31 69 36 Early 11,821 7 59.22 12 1 8.46 81 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 1 8.46 48 1 Echols 2,378 0 0.00 152 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Effingham 29,769 5 16.80 122 3 10.08 64 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 1 3.36 82 1 Elbert 19,302 6 31.08 51 4 20.72 23 0 0.00 70 1 5.18 60 1 5.18 75 4 Emanuel 21,067 8 37.97 31 1 4.75 102 0 0.00 70 2 9.49 37 1 4.75 78 3 Evans 8,968 2 22.30 95 1 11.15 58 1 11.15 26 1 11.15 27 1 11.15 30 2 Fannin 16,729 11 65.75 7 1 5.98 94 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 2 Fayette 78,394 10 12.76 139 13 16.58 39 8 10.20 30 5 6.38 52 1 1.28 90 16 Floyd 83,014 44 53.00 13 19 22.89 15 10 12.05 21 13 15.66 8 14 16.86 13 125 2 Forsyth 50,941 10 19.63 107 5 9.82 67 2 3.93 61 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 9 Franklin 17,690 12 67.83 5 3 16.96 36 1 5.65 51 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 3 Fulton 676,054 156 23.08 89 371 54.88 2 177 26.18 4 217 32.10 2 132 19.53 9 1,859 2,9 Gilmer 14,415 2 13.87 135 3 20.81 22 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 1 6.94 64 5 Glascock 2,409 0 0.00 152 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Glynn 65,519 16 24.42 81 14 21.37 21 6 9.16 33 7 10.68 31 8 12.21 27 79 1 Gordon 38,385 11 28.66 65 3 7.82 83 1 2.61 68 3 7.82 46 2 5.21 74 10 Grady 20,839 6 28.79 64 3 14.40 46 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 2 9.60 40 4 Greene 12,204 3 24.58 79 0 0.00 111 1 8.19 37 1 8.19 43 1 8.19 49 1 Gwinnett 424,535 76 17.90 118 39 9.19 73 52 12.25 20 31 7.30 48 13 3.06 83 201 4 Habersham 29,044 12 41.32 23 5 17.22 32 1 3.44 62 2 6.89 50 3 10.33 33 5 Hall 105,254 22 20.90 102 14 13.30 50 12 11.40 24 15 14.25 13 14 13.30 22 121 1 Hancock 9,112 3 32.92 45 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 1 10.97 29 1 10.97 31 0 Page 2 94RT-RNK PHYSICIANS BY COUNTY BY SPECIALTY, GEORGIA, 1994 NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS (1) 1994 PRIMARY CARE Population Family Practice Internal Med. Pediatrics OB/GYN General Surgery OTHER County Estimates (2 # RATE (3RANK (4 # RATE RANK # RATE RANK # RATE RANK # RATE RANK # # Haralson 23,377 6 25.67 75 2 8.56 80 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 2 8.56 47 3 Harris 19,027 4 21.02 101 1 5.26 98 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 2 Hart 20,791 6 28.86 63 1 4.81 101 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 2 9.62 39 6 Heard 9,479 1 10.55 144 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Henry 69,164 14 20.24 104 1 1.45 110 3 4.34 57 5 7.23 49 1 1.45 88 22 Houston 96,665 23 23.79 84 11 11.38 56 8 8.28 36 10 10.35 33 7 7.24 62 51 1 Irwin 8,666 2 23.08 89 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Jackson 31,906 10 31.34 50 0 0.00 111 1 3.13 65 0 0.00 67 2 6.27 71 9 Jasper 8,516 2 23.49 87 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Jeff Davis 12,525 4 31.94 48 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 1 7.98 45 1 7.98 53 4 Jefferson 17,532 7 39.93 27 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 1 Jenkins 8,162 2 24.50 80 2 24.50 9 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Johnson 8,485 1 11.79 141 2 23.57 12 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Jones 23,158 2 8.64 149 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Lamar 13,285 2 15.05 130 1 7.53 85 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Lanier 5,819 1 17.19 120 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Laurens 41,580 14 33.67 43 10 24.05 10 3 7.22 41 5 12.03 21 6 14.43 19 46 Lee 19,084 1 5.24 151 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Liberty 57,863 8 13.83 136 6 10.37 61 4 6.91 44 3 5.18 60 2 3.46 81 14 Lincoln 7,636 2 26.19 73 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Long 6,428 0 0.00 152 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Lowndes 80,376 18 22.39 93 11 13.69 48 10 12.44 17 7 8.71 39 11 13.69 21 78 1 Lumpkin 16,144 6 37.17 34 0 0.00 111 2 12.39 19 2 12.39 20 2 12.39 26 5 Macon 13,385 4 29.88 59 1 7.47 86 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 1 7.47 57 2 Madison 22,307 3 13.45 137 1 4.48 104 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Marion 5,630 2 35.52 37 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 McDuffie 21,275 6 28.20 68 5 23.50 13 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 2 9.40 42 1 McIntosh 9,617 2 20.80 103 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 1 10.40 32 0 0.00 91 0 Meriwether 22,612 5 22.11 96 1 4.42 105 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 5 Miller 6,215 3 48.27 16 1 16.09 43 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Mitchell 20,556 6 29.19 60 1 4.86 99 1 4.86 55 1 4.86 62 0 0.00 91 0 Monroe 18,168 4 22.02 98 1 5.50 97 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 2 Montgomery 7,446 0 0.00 152 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 1 Morgan 13,778 2 14.52 133 3 21.77 20 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 1 7.26 60 0 Murray 29,183 5 17.13 121 1 3.43 107 1 3.43 63 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 2 Page 3 94RT-RNK PHYSICIANS BY COUNTY BY SPECIALTY, GEORGIA, 1994 NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS (1) 1994 PRIMARY CARE Population Family Practice Internal Med. Pediatrics OB/GYN General Surgery OTHER County Estimates (2 # RATE (3RANK (4 # RATE RANK # RATE RANK # RATE RANK # RATE RANK # # Muscogee 186,353 73 39.17 29 33 17.71 30 21 11.27 25 17 9.12 38 19 10.20 35 221 3 Newton 48,398 8 16.53 125 6 12.40 54 2 4.13 59 3 6.20 55 2 4.13 80 17 Oconee 19,894 5 25.13 77 2 10.05 65 3 15.08 8 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 2 Oglethorpe 10,384 2 19.26 111 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Paulding 49,324 9 18.25 116 2 4.05 106 1 2.03 69 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 3 Peach 21,977 9 40.95 25 2 9.10 74 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 1 4.55 79 3 Pickens 16,100 5 31.06 52 3 18.63 29 0 0.00 70 1 6.21 54 1 6.21 72 4 Pierce 14,034 5 35.63 36 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Pike 10,729 1 9.32 147 1 9.32 71 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Polk 34,344 10 29.12 61 3 8.74 77 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 1 2.91 85 3 Pulaski 8,175 6 73.39 4 1 12.23 55 3 36.70 2 2 24.46 3 2 24.46 2 3 Putnam 15,051 3 19.93 105 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 3 19.93 7 1 Quitman 2,141 0 0.00 152 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Rabun 12,306 10 81.26 1 0 0.00 111 1 8.13 38 0 0.00 67 1 8.13 50 6 Randolph 7,986 6 75.13 3 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 1 Richmond 198,509 86 43.32 22 116 58.44 1 73 36.77 1 78 39.29 1 50 25.19 1 763 1,1 Rockdale 62,225 10 16.07 126 12 19.28 26 4 6.43 48 6 9.64 36 5 8.04 51 37 Schley 3,737 1 26.76 70 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Screven 13,718 5 36.45 35 1 7.29 87 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 1 7.29 59 1 Seminole 9,061 2 22.07 97 1 11.04 59 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 2 22.07 3 2 Spalding 56,446 11 19.49 109 13 23.03 14 4 7.09 42 7 12.40 18 5 8.86 45 35 Stephens 24,043 8 33.27 44 6 24.96 6 4 16.64 7 2 8.32 42 5 20.80 5 15 Stewart 5,651 2 35.39 39 1 17.70 31 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 1 17.70 12 0 Sumter 31,035 4 12.89 138 4 12.89 52 4 12.89 15 4 12.89 17 4 12.89 23 17 Talbot 6,542 1 15.29 128 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Taliaferro 1,921 0 0.00 152 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Tattnall 18,214 7 38.43 30 0 0.00 111 1 5.49 52 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Taylor 7,600 2 26.32 71 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Telfair 11,271 7 62.11 9 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 1 8.87 44 0 Terrell 10,584 4 37.79 32 1 9.45 69 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Thomas 40,311 16 39.69 28 10 24.81 7 5 12.40 18 5 12.40 18 8 19.85 8 68 1 Tift 36,499 9 24.66 78 8 21.92 19 5 13.70 13 5 13.70 14 4 10.96 32 32 Toombs 25,055 6 23.95 83 5 19.96 24 3 11.97 22 3 11.97 22 2 7.98 53 7 Towns 7,545 5 66.27 6 1 13.25 51 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Treutlen 6,154 2 32.50 46 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Page 4 94RT-RNK PHYSICIANS BY COUNTY BY SPECIALTY, GEORGIA, 1994 NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS (1) 1994 PRIMARY CARE County Population Family Practice Internal Med. Pediatrics OB/GYN General Surgery OTHER Estimates (2 # RATE (3RANK (4 # RATE RANK # RATE RANK # RATE RANK # RATE RANK # # Troup Turner 59,064 9 15.24 129 10 16.93 37 3 5.08 53 8 13.54 15 6 10.16 36 45 8,456 2 23.65 85 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Twiggs 9,964 3 30.11 56 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Union 12,954 6 46.32 19 1 7.72 84 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 2 15.44 14 1 Upson 26,317 8 30.40 54 4 15.20 44 2 7.60 39 3 11.40 23 3 11.40 28 15 Walker 60,035 11 18.32 115 1 1.67 109 0 0.00 70 2 3.33 65 0 0.00 91 15 Walton 42,308 10 23.64 86 7 16.55 40 3 7.09 42 2 4.73 63 3 7.09 63 9 Ware 35,840 8 22.32 94 8 22.32 17 5 13.95 12 3 8.37 41 4 11.16 29 34 Warren 6,283 3 47.75 17 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Washington 19,762 7 35.42 38 2 10.12 63 1 5.06 54 0 0.00 67 3 15.18 15 3 Wayne 23,146 8 34.56 41 2 8.64 79 1 4.32 58 2 8.64 40 2 8.64 46 13 Webster 2,237 0 0.00 152 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Wheeler 5,061 1 19.76 106 1 19.76 25 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 White 14,211 7 49.26 14 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Whitfield 76,919 18 23.40 88 8 10.40 60 7 9.10 34 11 14.30 12 7 9.10 43 61 1 Wilcox 7,188 1 13.91 134 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Wilkes 10,686 4 37.43 33 1 9.36 70 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 2 18.72 10 1 Wilkinson 10,455 1 9.56 145 0 0.00 111 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 0 0.00 91 0 Worth 20,476 7 34.19 42 2 9.77 68 0 0.00 70 0 0.00 67 1 4.88 76 0 GEORGIA 6,965,539 1,744 1,399 820 810 647 7,289 (1) Source: State Board of Medical Examiners, Georgia Physician Survey, 1994 (2) Source: Governor's Office of Planning and Budget (3) Rate per 100,000 people. 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