Physician Demographics Across Primary Care Specialties

Demographics
Family Medicine
Internists
Geriatricians
Pediatricians
Men 54.9% 58.5% 43.3% 32.7%
Women 45.1% 41.5% 56.7% 67.3%
Ages 34 and Younger 8.1% 10.0% 6.2% 9.6%
Ages 35 — 44 22.7% 22.8% 27.0% 23.8%
Ages 45 — 54 27.0% 25.3% 33.0% 28.7%
Ages 55 — 64 24.4% 25.5% 21.2% 23.6%
Ages 65+ 17.8% 16.3% 12.7% 14.3%
White 66.3% 52.7% 41.1.% 64.5%
Black/African American 6.7% 7.8% 7.2% 7.4%
Asian 16.2% 29.4% 35.4% 17.0%
Hispanic or Latino 7.9% 7.2% 9.4% 8.7%
Other 2.9% 2.9% 3.9% 2.4%

Data updated: March 05, 2026

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