Cities With the Most and Least Hospital ICU Beds

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the United States this winter, hospital capacity is becoming a concern as cases rise around the country and medical facilities fill up. Even as the effects of the pandemic are felt unevenly around the country, the amount of medical capacity also varies widely around the country. 

In this analysis, AdvisorSmith examined data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to find the metro areas, which we call cities, that have the most and least intensive care unit (ICU) hospital beds and total hospital beds per capita. We segmented our analysis by city size, examining hospital bed numbers in small, midsize, and large cities around the country.

We found that cities nationwide had an average of 23.7 ICU beds per 100,000 population. Additionally, we found that cities had an average of 2.6 hospital beds per 1,000 population.

Large Cities With Most and Least ICU Beds

Among cities with over 500,000 residents, we counted ICU beds in 109 large cities. Large cities had an average of 21.3 ICU beds per 100,000 residents, and the range of ICU beds was between a low of 10.3 and a high of 51.7.

Rank	City	State	Adult ICU Beds	ICU Beds per 100K people
1	Lexington	KY	266	51.7
2	Augusta	GA	260	43.0
3	St. Louis	MO	1,158	41.3
4	Birmingham	AL	448	41.2
5	Winston	NC	253	37.7
6	Milwaukee	WI	569	36.2
7	Omaha	NE	322	34.2
8	Nashville	TN	607	31.9
9	Louisville	KY	393	31.1
10	New Orleans	LA	391	30.8
11	Chattanooga	TN	165	29.4
12	Jackson	MS	174	29.1
13	Tucson	AZ	299	28.8
14	Jacksonville	FL	434	28.3
15	Durham	NC	180	28.2
16	Dayton	OH	226	28.1
17	Charleston	SC	221	28.0
18	Tulsa	OK	278	28.0
19	Scranton	PA	150	27.0
20	Little Rock	AR	198	26.8
21	El Paso	TX	224	26.6
22	Pittsburgh	PA	613	26.4
23	Kansas City	MO	565	26.3
24	North Port	FL	216	26.3
25	Toledo	OH	167	26.0
26	Tampa	FL	802	25.4
27	Wichita	KS	161	25.3
28	Palm Bay	FL	149	25.0
29	Oklahoma City	OK	345	24.8
30	Miami	FL	1,514	24.6
31	McAllen	TX	211	24.5
32	Cleveland	OH	502	24.4
33	Chicago	IL	2,229	23.5
34	Knoxville	TN	201	23.3
35	Philadelphia	PA	1,397	22.9
36	Detroit	MI	988	22.9
37	Lansing	MI	124	22.6
38	San Antonio	TX	566	22.5
39	Allentown	PA	189	22.4
40	Indianapolis	IN	459	22.4
41	Atlanta	GA	1,313	22.1
42	Cincinnati	OH	488	22.1
43	Denver	CO	636	21.7
44	Richmond	VA	277	21.6
45	Hartford	CT	256	21.2
46	Akron	OH	149	21.2
47	Fayetteville	AR	111	21.1
48	Providence	RI	342	21.1
49	Columbus	OH	438	20.8
50	Orlando	FL	530	20.6

Rank	City	State	Adult ICU Beds	ICU Beds per 100K people
1	Raleigh	NC	141	10.4
2	Fayetteville	NC	62	11.9
3	Portland	ME	64	12.0
4	Des Moines	IA	84	12.2
5	Colorado Springs	CO	91	12.3
6	Baton Rouge	LA	107	12.5
7	Ogden	UT	86	12.8
8	New Haven	CT	110	12.8
9	Worcester	MA	125	13.2
10	Charlotte	NC	343	13.2
11	Lancaster	PA	73	13.4
12	Washington	DC	840	13.4
13	Modesto	CA	74	13.5
14	Minneapolis	MN	489	13.5
15	Spokane	WA	79	14.1
16	Fresno	CA	141	14.2
17	Springfield	MA	100	14.3
18	Stockton	CA	110	14.6
19	Greenville	SC	134	14.8
20	Harrisburg	PA	85	14.8
21	Riverside	CA	692	15.0
22	New York	NY	2,950	15.3
23	Bakersfield	CA	137	15.3
24	Phoenix	AZ	751	15.5
25	Columbia	SC	129	15.5
26	Honolulu	HI	154	15.7
27	San Jose	CA	315	15.8
28	Greensboro	NC	122	15.9
29	Memphis	TN	216	16.1
30	Poughkeepsie	NY	110	16.3
31	Sacramento	CA	384	16.4
32	Grand Rapids	MI	178	16.6
33	Bridgeport	CT	157	16.6
34	Dallas	TX	1,250	16.8
35	Albuquerque	NM	159	17.4
36	Rochester	NY	189	17.6
37	San Diego	CA	590	17.7
38	Boise City	ID	129	17.7
39	Virginia Beach	VA	314	17.8
40	Madison	WI	119	18.0
41	Oxnard	CA	153	18.0
42	Buffalo	NY	206	18.2
43	Albany	NY	161	18.2
44	Deltona	FL	123	18.7
45	Cape Coral	FL	141	18.7
46	Lakeland	FL	133	18.8
47	Boston	MA	923	19.0
48	Salt Lake City	UT	234	19.2
49	San Francisco	CA	909	19.2
50	Provo	UT	122	19.3

Midsize Cities With Most and Least ICU Beds

We studied ICU beds in 172 midsize cities with between 150,000 and 500,000 population. The average number of ICU beds in midsize cities was 24 per 100,000, with a range between 5.1 and 99.1.

Rank	City	State	Adult ICU Beds	ICU Beds per 100K people
1	Rochester	MN	218	99.2
2	Greenville	NC	167	93.0
3	Tyler	TX	206	89.7
4	Reno	NV	290	61.9
5	Lubbock	TX	194	60.8
6	Ann Arbor	MI	219	59.3
7	Columbia	MO	114	55.1
8	Fort Wayne	IN	218	53.3
9	Evansville	IN	163	51.8
10	Macon	GA	115	50.1
11	Joplin	MO	87	48.7
12	Monroe	LA	94	46.5
13	Fargo	ND	111	45.4
14	Redding	CA	81	45.1
15	Athens	GA	92	43.5
16	Dover	DE	77	43.1
17	Jackson	TN	76	42.6
18	Gainesville	GA	85	42.2
19	Johnson City	TN	84	41.4
20	Panama City	FL	77	41.3
21	Asheville	NC	185	40.3
22	Springfield	IL	83	39.9
23	Abilene	TX	66	38.6
24	Charleston	WV	100	38.4
25	Lake Havasu City	AZ	80	38.2
26	Florence	SC	75	36.6
27	Kingsport	TN	112	36.5
28	Lake Charles	LA	75	35.7
29	Shreveport	LA	137	34.5
30	Terre Haute	IN	64	34.3
31	Coeur d'Alene	ID	55	34.1
32	Hattiesburg	MS	57	33.9
33	Bangor	ME	51	33.6
34	Madera	CA	52	33.1
35	Wausau	WI	52	31.9
36	Duluth	MN	90	31.1
37	Fort Smith	AR	77	30.8
38	Ocala	FL	110	30.6
39	Charlottesville	VA	66	30.4
40	Springfield	MO	137	29.4
41	Crestview	FL	79	28.5
42	Oshkosh	WI	48	28.1
43	Punta Gorda	FL	51	27.6
44	Eau Claire	WI	46	27.3
45	Brownsville	TX	114	27.0
46	Appleton	WI	64	27.0
47	Flint	MI	109	26.8
48	Peoria	IL	108	26.8
49	Gulfport	MS	111	26.8
50	Rockford	IL	90	26.7

Rank	City	State	Adult ICU Beds	ICU Beds per 100K people
1	Greeley	CO	16	5.1
2	Champaign	IL	13	5.7
3	Elizabethtown	KY	10	6.5
4	Jacksonville	NC	14	7.1
5	Bremerton	WA	20	7.4
6	Wichita Falls	TX	12	7.9
7	Vineland	NJ	12	8.0
8	Santa Cruz	CA	22	8.0
9	Norwich	CT	22	8.3
10	Merced	CA	24	8.8
11	Monroe	MI	14	9.3
12	Burlington	VT	21	9.5
13	Barnstable Town	MA	21	9.8
14	Wilmington	NC	29	9.9
15	Bellingham	WA	24	10.7
16	Pueblo	CO	18	10.8
17	Torrington	CT	21	11.6
18	Salisbury	MD	48	11.7
19	Reading	PA	50	11.9
20	Hilo	HI	24	11.9
21	Concord	NH	18	11.9
22	Kahului	HI	20	12.0
23	Burlington	NC	20	12.0
24	Auburn	AL	20	12.2
25	College Station	TX	32	12.2
26	Fort Collins	CO	43	12.3
27	Clarksville	TN	39	12.8
28	Hilton Head Island	SC	28	12.8
29	Hagerstown	MD	37	12.9
30	Lafayette	IN	30	13.0
31	Niles	MI	20	13.0
32	Tallahassee	FL	50	13.0
33	Cedar Rapids	IA	36	13.2
34	Yuba City	CA	24	13.8
35	Santa Maria	CA	62	13.9
36	Visalia	CA	65	14.0
37	Kingston	NY	25	14.0
38	East Stroudsburg	PA	24	14.2
39	Bloomington	IN	24	14.3
40	Salinas	CA	62	14.3
41	Tupelo	MS	24	14.5
42	Hanford	CA	22	14.5
43	Erie	PA	40	14.7
44	Kennewick	WA	44	14.9
45	Manchester	NH	62	15.0
46	Naples	FL	58	15.3
47	El Centro	CA	28	15.4
48	Waco	TX	42	15.5
49	Medford	OR	34	15.5
50	Lincoln	NE	52	15.6

Small Cities With Most and Least ICU Beds

Our study counted ICU beds in 530 small cities with under 150,000 residents. In small cities, there were an average of 24 ICU beds per 100,000 residents. The range of ICU beds was between 4.7 to 118.7 per 100,000 people.

Rank	City	State	Adult ICU Beds	ICU Beds per 100K people
1	Hays	KS	34	118.7
2	Bloomsburg	PA	90	107.8
3	Thomaston	GA	28	106.9
4	Connersville	IN	20	86.7
5	Vincennes	IN	30	82.0
6	Thomasville	GA	35	78.9
7	Cordele	GA	16	70.7
8	Sayre	PA	42	69.1
9	Morgantown	WV	91	65.4
10	Corinth	MS	24	65.2
11	The Dalles	OR	17	64.3
12	Kearney	NE	34	60.8
13	Selma	AL	23	60.1
14	Brenham	TX	21	59.2
15	Albert Lea	MN	18	59.1
16	Somerset	KY	38	58.8
17	Shelby	NC	57	58.5
18	Mount Vernon	IL	22	58.3
19	Scottsbluff	NE	22	58.1
20	New Bern	NC	72	57.8
21	Borger	TX	12	56.8
22	Harrison	AR	24	53.1
23	North Platte	NE	19	52.2
24	Jonesboro	AR	66	49.7
25	Norfolk	NE	24	49.7
26	Tifton	GA	20	49.3
27	Enid	OK	30	49.1
28	Greenville	MS	22	48.8
29	Dothan	AL	72	48.6
30	Hammond	LA	64	47.8
31	Fort Madison	IA	28	47.8
32	Vicksburg	MS	22	47.7
33	Jasper	IN	26	47.2
34	Sherman	TX	62	46.3
35	Walla Walla	WA	28	46.2
36	Richmond	IN	30	45.4
37	Big Stone Gap	VA	19	45.4
38	Lufkin	TX	39	44.9
39	Oxford	MS	24	44.8
40	Henderson	NC	20	44.8
41	Clarksdale	MS	10	44.2
42	Yankton	SD	10	43.9
43	The Villages	FL	56	43.5
44	Carson City	NV	24	43.5
45	Easton	MD	16	43.2
46	Rome	GA	42	42.9
47	Madisonville	KY	19	42.2
48	Nacogdoches	TX	27	41.4
49	Hot Springs	AR	41	41.4
50	Minden	LA	16	41.2

Rank	City	State	Adult ICU Beds	ICU Beds per 100K people
1	Mount Vernon	WA	6	4.7
2	Watertown	WI	4	4.7
3	Findlay	OH	4	5.3
4	Heber	UT	4	5.3
5	Wisconsin Rapids	WI	4	5.5
6	Bonham	TX	2	5.7
7	Angola	IN	2	5.8
8	Staunton	VA	8	6.5
9	Sturgis	MI	4	6.6
10	Gallup	NM	5	7.0
11	Oak Harbor	WA	6	7.1
12	Bozeman	MT	8	7.2
13	Clewiston	FL	3	7.3
14	Athens	TN	4	7.5
15	Moscow	ID	3	7.5
16	Centralia	WA	6	7.5
17	Rexburg	ID	4	7.6
18	Gettysburg	PA	8	7.8
19	Rochelle	IL	4	7.9
20	Farmington	NM	10	8.0
21	Somerset	PA	6	8.1
22	Huntsville	TX	6	8.2
23	Lawrence	KS	10	8.3
24	Cañon City	CO	4	8.3
25	Corning	NY	8	8.3
26	Mount Sterling	KY	4	8.5
27	Fergus Falls	MN	5	8.5
28	Albany	OR	11	8.6
29	Red Wing	MN	4	8.6
30	Bardstown	KY	4	8.7
31	Hillsdale	MI	4	8.8
32	Watertown	NY	10	8.9
33	Sandpoint	ID	4	8.9
34	Hermiston	OR	8	9.0
35	Pella	IA	3	9.0
36	Tiffin	OH	5	9.1
37	Edwards	CO	5	9.1
38	Dayton	TN	3	9.1
39	Adrian	MI	9	9.2
40	Shelton	WA	6	9.2
41	Big Rapids	MI	4	9.2
42	St. Marys	GA	5	9.3
43	Sierra Vista	AZ	12	9.5
44	Berlin	NH	3	9.5
45	El Campo	TX	4	9.6
46	Helena	MT	8	9.9
47	Logan	UT	14	10.0
48	Truckee	CA	10	10.0
49	Astoria	OR	4	10.1
50	Greeneville	TN	7	10.1

Large Cities With Most and Least Hospital Beds

Our study examined 109 large cities with over 500,000 residents to find the cities with the most and least hospital beds nationwide. Among large cities, there were an average of 2.4 hospital beds per 1,000 residents, with a range from 1.2 to 4.7.

Rank	City	State	Hospital Beds	Beds per 1,000 people
1	Jackson	MS	2,796	4.7
2	Birmingham	AL	4,343	4.0
3	Durham	NC	2,537	4.0
4	Rochester	NY	4,227	3.9
5	Little Rock	AR	2,908	3.9
6	Lexington	KY	1,975	3.8
7	Toledo	OH	2,270	3.5
8	New Haven	CT	2,878	3.4
9	St. Louis	MO	9,410	3.4
10	Buffalo	NY	3,768	3.3
11	Pittsburgh	PA	7,722	3.3
12	Cleveland	OH	6,805	3.3
13	Syracuse	NY	2,122	3.3
14	New Orleans	LA	4,065	3.2
15	Richmond	VA	4,014	3.1
16	Allentown	PA	2,615	3.1
17	Winston	NC	2,075	3.1
18	Tulsa	OK	3,050	3.1
19	Knoxville	TN	2,592	3.0
20	Louisville	KY	3,721	2.9
21	Kansas City	MO	6,111	2.8
22	Chattanooga	TN	1,593	2.8
23	Memphis	TN	3,750	2.8
24	Augusta	GA	1,684	2.8
25	Harrisburg	PA	1,588	2.8
26	Miami	FL	16,888	2.7
27	Dayton	OH	2,213	2.7
28	Oklahoma City	OK	3,802	2.7
29	Nashville	TN	5,161	2.7
30	Tampa	FL	8,533	2.7
31	Wichita	KS	1,713	2.7
32	Philadelphia	PA	16,322	2.7
33	Albany	NY	2,352	2.7
34	Indianapolis	IN	5,412	2.6
35	Akron	OH	1,824	2.6
36	Jacksonville	FL	3,962	2.6
37	Omaha	NE	2,421	2.6
38	Youngstown	OH	1,382	2.6
39	Lakeland	FL	1,812	2.6
40	Charleston	SC	2,016	2.6
41	Scranton	PA	1,407	2.5
42	Palm Bay	FL	1,507	2.5
43	McAllen	TX	2,174	2.5
44	New York	NY	48,103	2.5
45	North Port	FL	2,048	2.5
46	Hartford	CT	3,007	2.5
47	Columbia	SC	2,061	2.5
48	Baltimore	MD	6,926	2.5
49	Madison	WI	1,628	2.5
50	Milwaukee	WI	3,875	2.5

Rank	City	State	Hospital Beds	Beds per 1,000 people
1	Provo	UT	738	1.2
2	Ogden	UT	842	1.2
3	Raleigh	NC	1,812	1.3
4	Colorado Springs	CO	1,042	1.4
5	Lancaster	PA	777	1.4
6	Washington	DC	9,169	1.5
7	Austin	TX	3,295	1.5
8	Seattle	WA	6,193	1.6
9	Fayetteville	NC	848	1.6
10	Portland	OR	4,046	1.6
11	Sacramento	CA	3,983	1.7
12	Denver	CO	5,018	1.7
13	Oxnard	CA	1,455	1.7
14	Riverside	CA	7,914	1.7
15	Boise City	ID	1,256	1.7
16	Stockton	CA	1,305	1.7
17	Atlanta	GA	10,386	1.7
18	Fayetteville	AR	951	1.8
19	Minneapolis	MN	6,586	1.8
20	Worcester	MA	1,747	1.8
21	Poughkeepsie	NY	1,253	1.9
22	Bakersfield	CA	1,658	1.9
23	Phoenix	AZ	9,075	1.9
24	Fresno	CA	1,861	1.9
25	San Diego	CA	6,303	1.9
26	Houston	TX	13,222	1.9
27	Charlotte	NC	4,959	1.9
28	Dallas	TX	14,348	1.9
29	Bridgeport	CT	1,822	1.9
30	Greensboro	NC	1,509	2.0
31	San Jose	CA	3,946	2.0
32	Las Vegas	NV	4,413	2.0
33	Virginia Beach	VA	3,577	2.0
34	Cape Coral	FL	1,532	2.0
35	Albuquerque	NM	1,866	2.0
36	Lansing	MI	1,123	2.0
37	Salt Lake City	UT	2,597	2.1
38	Portland	ME	1,146	2.1
39	Boston	MA	10,417	2.1
40	Des Moines	IA	1,496	2.2
41	San Francisco	CA	10,327	2.2
42	Honolulu	HI	2,163	2.2
43	Deltona	FL	1,457	2.2
44	Greenville	SC	2,009	2.2
45	Los Angeles	CA	29,642	2.2
46	San Antonio	TX	5,662	2.3
47	El Paso	TX	1,900	2.3
48	Modesto	CA	1,248	2.3
49	Grand Rapids	MI	2,446	2.3
50	Cincinnati	OH	5,059	2.3

Midsize Cities With Most and Least Hospital Beds

175 midsize cities with between 150,000 and 500,000 residents were included in our study. Midsize cities had an average of 2.6 beds per 1,000 residents, and cities ranged from 0.7 to 6.3 beds per 1,000.

Rank	City	State	Hospital Beds	Beds per 1,000 people
1	Rochester	MN	1,395	6.3
2	Iowa City	IA	1,075	6.2
3	Saginaw	MI	1,081	5.7
4	Florence	SC	1,130	5.5
5	Greenville	NC	943	5.3
6	Tallahassee	FL	1,971	5.1
7	Columbia	MO	1,006	4.9
8	Sioux Falls	SD	1,255	4.8
9	Jackson	TN	824	4.6
10	Gainesville	FL	1,484	4.5
11	Ann Arbor	MI	1,670	4.5
12	Charleston	WV	1,172	4.5
13	Visalia	CA	2,078	4.5
14	Alexandria	LA	682	4.5
15	Gainesville	GA	884	4.4
16	Monroe	LA	872	4.3
17	Tupelo	MS	710	4.3
18	Macon	GA	970	4.2
19	Hattiesburg	MS	685	4.1
20	Duluth	MN	1,166	4.0
21	Johnson City	TN	816	4.0
22	Mobile	AL	1,729	4.0
23	Springfield	IL	835	4.0
24	Tyler	TX	922	4.0
25	Lubbock	TX	1,275	4.0
26	Lake Charles	LA	815	3.9
27	Evansville	IN	1,212	3.9
28	Joplin	MO	681	3.8
29	Huntington	WV	1,354	3.8
30	Shreveport	LA	1,487	3.7
31	Peoria	IL	1,474	3.7
32	St. Cloud	MN	726	3.6
33	Abilene	TX	620	3.6
34	Punta Gorda	FL	667	3.6
35	Fort Wayne	IN	1,472	3.6
36	Roanoke	VA	1,121	3.6
37	Santa Rosa	CA	1,765	3.5
38	Charlottesville	VA	762	3.5
39	Bowling Green	KY	613	3.5
40	Erie	PA	938	3.5
41	Odessa	TX	559	3.5
42	Redding	CA	619	3.4
43	Fort Smith	AR	848	3.4
44	Topeka	KS	784	3.4
45	Bangor	ME	498	3.3
46	Amarillo	TX	860	3.3
47	Billings	MT	577	3.2
48	Auburn	AL	515	3.1
49	Eau Claire	WI	525	3.1
50	Sebastian	FL	486	3.1

Rank	City	State	Hospital Beds	Beds per 1,000 people
1	Greeley	CO	225	0.7
2	Jacksonville	NC	162	0.8
3	Merced	CA	226	0.8
4	Torrington	CT	186	1.0
5	Bellingham	WA	241	1.1
6	Bremerton	WA	298	1.1
7	Monroe	MI	171	1.1
8	Burlington	NC	212	1.3
9	Yuba City	CA	223	1.3
10	Salem	OR	554	1.3
11	Santa Cruz	CA	358	1.3
12	Prescott Valley	AZ	304	1.3
13	San Luis Obispo	CA	382	1.3
14	Clarksville	TN	412	1.4
15	College Station	TX	354	1.4
16	Midland	TX	246	1.4
17	El Centro	CA	268	1.5
18	Daphne	AL	323	1.5
19	Kennewick	WA	441	1.5
20	Olympia	WA	429	1.5
21	Kingston	NY	269	1.5
22	Hilton Head Island	SC	329	1.5
23	Vallejo	CA	676	1.5
24	Hanford	CA	230	1.5
25	Oshkosh	WI	265	1.6
26	Bend	OR	298	1.6
27	Dover	DE	281	1.6
28	State College	PA	260	1.6
29	Trenton	NJ	593	1.6
30	Myrtle Beach	SC	776	1.6
31	Racine	WI	318	1.6
32	Hagerstown	MD	464	1.6
33	Norwich	CT	435	1.6
34	Warner Robins	GA	301	1.6
35	Eugene	OR	624	1.6
36	St. George	UT	284	1.7
37	Barnstable Town	MA	354	1.7
38	Yakima	WA	424	1.7
39	Elkhart	IN	352	1.7
40	Spartanburg	SC	541	1.7
41	Las Cruces	NM	379	1.7
42	Lafayette	IN	404	1.7
43	Laredo	TX	485	1.8
44	Bloomington	IN	302	1.8
45	Salinas	CA	797	1.8
46	York	PA	829	1.9
47	Concord	NH	281	1.9
48	Salisbury	MD	784	1.9
49	Yuma	AZ	406	1.9
50	East Stroudsburg	PA	327	1.9

Small Cities With Most and Least Hospital Beds

In 625 small cities with under 150,000 residents, we found that the average number of beds per 1,000 was 2.6. The range for small cities was between 0.2 and 19.7 hospital beds per 1,000 residents.

Rank	City	State	Hospital Beds	Beds per 1,000 people
1	Kinston	NC	1,103	19.7
2	Bloomsburg	PA	969	11.6
3	Yankton	SD	262	11.5
4	Carroll	IA	205	10.2
5	Cordele	GA	208	9.2
6	Point Pleasant	WV	507	8.9
7	Clarksdale	MS	181	8.0
8	Meridian	MS	775	7.7
9	Fort Madison	IA	444	7.6
10	Thomasville	GA	328	7.4
11	Olean	NY	567	7.4
12	Malone	NY	368	7.3
13	Murray	KY	277	7.1
14	Bainbridge	GA	187	7.0
15	Helena	AR	127	7.0
16	Vicksburg	MS	321	7.0
17	Burlington	IA	313	6.8
18	Aberdeen	SD	290	6.7
19	Paducah	KY	637	6.6
20	Cleveland	MS	199	6.4
21	Borger	TX	135	6.4
22	Great Falls	MT	518	6.3
23	Pierre	SD	130	6.3
24	Morgantown	WV	866	6.2
25	Sayre	PA	378	6.2
26	Oneonta	NY	371	6.2
27	Kearney	NE	343	6.1
28	Minot	ND	455	6.0
29	Amsterdam	NY	290	5.9
30	Maysville	KY	100	5.9
31	Mitchell	SD	134	5.8
32	Gillette	WY	350	5.8
33	Ada	OK	220	5.7
34	St. Marys	PA	173	5.7
35	Lewiston	ME	615	5.7
36	Enid	OK	347	5.7
37	Wheeling	WV	789	5.6
38	Minden	LA	215	5.5
39	Lima	OH	566	5.5
40	Rolla	MO	242	5.4
41	Natchitoches	LA	208	5.4
42	Mountain Home	AR	224	5.4
43	Gadsden	AL	552	5.4
44	Rome	GA	527	5.4
45	Marshall	MN	136	5.3
46	Victoria	TX	527	5.3
47	Albert Lea	MN	161	5.3
48	Hays	KS	149	5.2
49	Cape Girardeau	MO	501	5.2
50	Paris	TX	253	5.1

Rank	City	State	Hospital Beds	Beds per 1,000 people
1	Holland	MI	25	0.2
2	Oak Harbor	WA	25	0.3
3	Rochelle	IL	17	0.3
4	Shelton	WA	25	0.4
5	Gardnerville Ranchos	NV	23	0.5
6	Nogales	AZ	25	0.5
7	Ellensburg	WA	26	0.5
8	Cornelia	GA	25	0.6
9	Shawano	WI	25	0.6
10	Pahrump	NV	25	0.6
11	Menomonie	WI	25	0.6
12	Sandpoint	ID	25	0.6
13	Kill Devil Hills	NC	21	0.6
14	Watertown	WI	49	0.6
15	Wabash	IN	18	0.6
16	Cedartown	GA	25	0.6
17	Clewiston	FL	25	0.6
18	El Campo	TX	26	0.6
19	Moscow	ID	25	0.6
20	Kendallville	IN	31	0.7
21	Prineville	OR	16	0.7
22	Sunbury	PA	63	0.7
23	Escanaba	MI	25	0.7
24	Peru	IN	25	0.7
25	Brookings	OR	16	0.7
26	Decatur	IN	25	0.7
27	Bonham	TX	25	0.7
28	Albany	OR	92	0.7
29	Angola	IN	25	0.7
30	Ashland	OH	39	0.7
31	Gettysburg	PA	76	0.7
32	Lewisburg	TN	25	0.7
33	Jackson	OH	24	0.7
34	St. Marys	GA	40	0.7
35	Rio Grande City	TX	48	0.7
36	Heber	UT	56	0.7
37	Bradford	PA	31	0.8
38	Dayton	TN	25	0.8
39	Taos	NM	25	0.8
40	Red Bluff	CA	49	0.8
41	Gaffney	SC	44	0.8
42	Frankfort	IN	25	0.8
43	Clearlake	CA	50	0.8
44	Bozeman	MT	87	0.8
45	Emporia	KS	28	0.8
46	Uvalde	TX	21	0.8
47	Dickinson	ND	25	0.8
48	Granbury	TX	48	0.8
49	Aberdeen	WA	59	0.8
50	Hermiston	OR	71	0.8

Methodology

To determine the cities with the most and least hospital beds per capita, we used data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Hospital Beds and Locations and provided by The Accountability Project, which provides counts of hospital beds from hospitals around the country.

To find the number of ICU beds, we counted the total number of adult ICU beds available in each metropolitan area. To find the total number of hospital beds, we included acute care beds, intensive care beds, coronary care beds, burn unit beds, surgical beds, and other specialty hospital beds.

We calculated the number of hospital beds per metropolitan area, which we call cities for the purposes of this study. We used estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau on population figures for each of the cities. For ICU beds, we found the number of beds per 10,000 residents. For total hospital beds, we adjusted the number of beds by population to find the number of beds per 1,000 residents.

We then divided cities into three groups based upon population. Cities with under 150,000 residents were considered small cities. Cities with between 150,000 and 500,000 residents were considered midsize cities, and cities with over 500,000 residents were considered large cities. 

To conclude the analysis, we ranked the cities within their population subgroups in order to discover the cities with the most and least ICU and total hospital beds per capita.

Sources

1. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Hospital Beds and Locations (from The Accountability Project)
2. U.S. Census Bureau, Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals and Components of Change, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population