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          Employment Concentration of Optometrists in UNITED STATES

          Rank Region 2025 Employment Concentration level Location Quotient
          1 Rhode Island Above average opportunities 1.82
          2 Kansas Above average opportunities 1.66
          3 South Dakota Above average opportunities 1.5
          4 Delaware Above average opportunities 1.39
          5 California Above average opportunities 1.37
          6 Hawaii Above average opportunities 1.32
          7 Arizona Average opportunities 1.21
          8 Oklahoma Average opportunities 1.21
          9 Nebraska Average opportunities 1.2
          10 Wyoming Average opportunities 1.19
          11 Indiana Average opportunities 1.18
          12 North Dakota Average opportunities 1.18
          13 New Jersey Average opportunities 1.17
          14 Michigan Average opportunities 1.16
          15 New Hampshire Average opportunities 1.12
          16 Vermont Average opportunities 1.12
          17 Colorado Average opportunities 1.12
          18 Puerto Rico Average opportunities 1.08
          19 Texas Average opportunities 1.06
          20 Connecticut Average opportunities 1.06
          21 Iowa Average opportunities 1.05
          22 Oregon Average opportunities 1.04
          23 Pennsylvania Average opportunities 1.03
          24 Montana Average opportunities 1.02
          25 Maine Average opportunities 1.02
          26 Maryland Average opportunities 1.02
          27 Nevada Average opportunities 1
          28 Virginia Average opportunities 0.98
          29 Wisconsin Average opportunities 0.97
          30 Massachusetts Average opportunities 0.95
          31 Illinois Average opportunities 0.92
          32 Arkansas Average opportunities 0.9
          33 New York Average opportunities 0.9
          34 Minnesota Average opportunities 0.88
          35 Florida Average opportunities 0.86
          36 Ohio Average opportunities 0.85
          37 North Carolina Average opportunities 0.84
          38 West Virginia Average opportunities 0.8
          39 Kentucky Average opportunities 0.79
          40 Utah Average opportunities 0.79
          41 Missouri Average opportunities 0.78
          42 Alabama Average opportunities 0.78
          43 Washington Average opportunities 0.78
          44 South Carolina Average opportunities 0.76
          45 Mississippi Average opportunities 0.74
          46 Tennessee Average opportunities 0.73
          47 Idaho Below average opportunities 0.68
          48 Alaska Below average opportunities 0.67
          49 Georgia Below average opportunities 0.65
          50 New Mexico Below average opportunities 0.53
          51 Louisiana Below average opportunities 0.47
          52 District of Columbia Below average opportunities 0.26
          53 Virgin Islands No data available No data available
          54 American Samoa No data available No data available
          55 Guam No data available No data available
          56 Northern Mariana Islands No data available No data available