Hospice Providers by State (2026)
Medicare (CMS) lists 6,669 hospice providers in the United States; 73.9% of those with ownership data are for-profit. California has the most (1,913). 2,164 have a star rating from the CMS family caregiver survey, averaging 3.67.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Hospice, “Hospice - General Information”. Data updated August 19, 2026.
Ten highest values
Hospice providersThe full table below is the text version of this chart. It shows the highest values only; it does not say which places are better or worse.
All states and territories
55 rows| State | Hospice providers | With ownership data | For-profit | Share for-profit | With a family-survey star rating | Average survey stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 85 | 85 | 55 | 64.7% | 50 | 4.24 |
| Alaska | 6 | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 3.67 |
| Arizona | 237 | 198 | 168 | 84.8% | 51 | 3.71 |
| Arkansas | 46 | 46 | 28 | 60.9% | 27 | 3.96 |
| California | 1,913 | 1,188 | 1,096 | 92.3% | 174 | 3.25 |
| Colorado | 88 | 65 | 34 | 52.3% | 33 | 3.36 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 24 | 8 | 33.3% | 19 | 3.21 |
| Delaware | 11 | 11 | 7 | 63.6% | 8 | 3.25 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | 1 | 1.00 |
| Florida | 61 | 51 | 23 | 45.1% | 45 | 2.93 |
| Georgia | 261 | 205 | 160 | 78.0% | 90 | 3.91 |
| Guam | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | |
| Hawaii | 11 | 10 | 3 | 30.0% | 9 | 4.00 |
| Idaho | 56 | 46 | 37 | 80.4% | 21 | 4.10 |
| Illinois | 149 | 121 | 73 | 60.3% | 74 | 3.51 |
| Indiana | 102 | 83 | 56 | 67.5% | 70 | 3.76 |
| Iowa | 71 | 65 | 20 | 30.8% | 42 | 4.02 |
| Kansas | 85 | 77 | 44 | 57.1% | 30 | 4.20 |
| Kentucky | 23 | 23 | 8 | 34.8% | 21 | 4.38 |
| Louisiana | 118 | 113 | 95 | 84.1% | 48 | 4.15 |
| Maine | 17 | 14 | 5 | 35.7% | 15 | 3.93 |
| Maryland | 26 | 26 | 5 | 19.2% | 23 | 3.22 |
| Massachusetts | 77 | 70 | 41 | 58.6% | 45 | 3.76 |
| Michigan | 173 | 139 | 93 | 66.9% | 89 | 3.67 |
| Minnesota | 81 | 66 | 20 | 30.3% | 43 | 3.74 |
| Mississippi | 84 | 84 | 73 | 86.9% | 29 | 3.93 |
| Missouri | 132 | 110 | 70 | 63.6% | 73 | 3.79 |
| Montana | 32 | 29 | 9 | 31.0% | 15 | 4.00 |
| Nebraska | 43 | 34 | 19 | 55.9% | 23 | 3.65 |
| Nevada | 183 | 89 | 83 | 93.3% | 18 | 3.11 |
| New Hampshire | 23 | 19 | 5 | 26.3% | 15 | 4.07 |
| New Jersey | 61 | 57 | 32 | 56.1% | 46 | 3.11 |
| New Mexico | 52 | 41 | 27 | 65.9% | 23 | 3.35 |
| New York | 39 | 39 | 1 | 2.6% | 34 | 3.97 |
| North Carolina | 76 | 75 | 30 | 40.0% | 55 | 4.22 |
| North Dakota | 13 | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | 6 | 4.00 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | |
| Ohio | 169 | 140 | 81 | 57.9% | 96 | 3.52 |
| Oklahoma | 135 | 116 | 88 | 75.9% | 48 | 3.90 |
| Oregon | 66 | 55 | 29 | 52.7% | 42 | 3.62 |
| Pennsylvania | 179 | 161 | 108 | 67.1% | 112 | 3.81 |
| Puerto Rico | 42 | 42 | 38 | 90.5% | 5 | 2.00 |
| Rhode Island | 11 | 8 | 2 | 25.0% | 6 | 3.83 |
| South Carolina | 88 | 76 | 56 | 73.7% | 42 | 3.69 |
| South Dakota | 16 | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | 11 | 3.82 |
| Tennessee | 61 | 55 | 34 | 61.8% | 45 | 3.89 |
| Texas | 1,053 | 789 | 694 | 88.0% | 179 | 3.46 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 0 | |
| Utah | 82 | 75 | 63 | 84.0% | 25 | 3.64 |
| Vermont | 9 | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | 7 | 4.00 |
| Virginia | 110 | 98 | 67 | 68.4% | 67 | 3.46 |
| Washington | 50 | 37 | 16 | 43.2% | 32 | 3.56 |
| West Virginia | 18 | 18 | 5 | 27.8% | 14 | 4.00 |
| Wisconsin | 85 | 68 | 37 | 54.4% | 59 | 3.63 |
| Wyoming | 21 | 18 | 9 | 50.0% | 6 | 4.67 |
| United States | 6,669 | 5,109 | 3,775 | 73.9% | 2,164 | 3.67 |
Territories appear when the source lists at least one provider there. An empty cell means the source has no value to calculate it from, not zero.
How we calculated this
We count the providers in the CMS Hospice General Information file by state. Ownership is the file's "ownership type"; the share for-profit is for-profit providers divided by providers with a known ownership type. The survey stars are CMS's CAHPS Hospice Survey summary star rating, averaged over the providers that have one.
Data sources and dates
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Hospice: “Hospice - General Information”, updated August 19, 2026.
Limits of the data
Many hospice providers are too small to have survey results, and ownership is unknown for some. Averaging whole stars is our simple summary, not a CMS statistic. A count of providers does not show whether a provider serves your address; ask the hospice.
Every figure is a count, sum or average of values in the official files above; none is estimated. Read the about page for how this site works and data freshness for when each source was last refreshed.
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US Patient Guide. “Hospice Providers by State (2026).” Computed from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Hospice, “Hospice - General Information” (data updated August 19, 2026). https://uspatientguide.com/statistics/hospice-providers-by-state/
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Common questions
How many hospice providers are there in the US?
6,669 in the Medicare (CMS) file updated August 19, 2026.
What share of hospices are for-profit?
73.9% of the 5,109 providers with ownership data.