US cities anchored by major healthcare systems — broader than the nursing list.
Includes academic medical centers, large not-for-profit systems, regional hospital hubs, and dense VA infrastructure.
Healthcare workers travel where the jobs are. The cities here have the deepest healthcare employer mix in the country.
7Albany, NYAlbany-Schenectady-Troy · pop 101,31772RisingNYstate 12Akron, OHAkron · pop 189,66469RisingOHstate 13Tulsa, OKTulsa · pop 415,15468RisingOKstate 18Miami, FLMiami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach · pop 487,01466RisingFLstate 19Portland, MEPortland-South Portland · pop 69,56866RisingMEstate 20Charlotte, NCCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia · pop 943,47665RisingNCstate 21Omaha, NEOmaha-Council Bluffs · pop 489,26565RisingNEstate 25Little Rock, ARLittle Rock-North Little Rock-Conway · pop 204,77464RisingARstate 27Chicago, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 2,721,30863RisingILstate 28Des Moines, IADes Moines-West Des Moines · pop 213,09663RisingIAstate 29New York, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 8,478,07262RisingNYstate 30Durham, NCDurham-Chapel Hill · pop 301,87062RisingNCstate 33Minneapolis, MNMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington · pop 428,57959StableMNstate 34Orlando, FLOrlando-Kissimmee-Sanford · pop 334,85459StableFLstate 35Tampa, FLTampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater · pop 414,54758StableFLstate 38Boston, MABoston-Cambridge-Newton · pop 673,45856StableMAstate 40Burlington, VTBurlington-South Burlington · pop 44,43255StableVTstate 41Baltimore, MDBaltimore-Columbia-Towson · pop 568,27154StableMDstate 42Los Angeles, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 3,878,70453StableCAstate 43Houston, TXHouston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land · pop 2,390,12552StableTXstate 44Phoenix, AZPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler · pop 1,673,16452StableAZstate 46Seattle, WASeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue · pop 780,99551StableWAstate 48Dallas, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 1,326,08750StableTXstate 49Atlanta, GAAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta · pop 520,07050StableGAstate