The metros carrying the most hospital capacity

U.S. healthcare · Data as of 2026-09-06 · ALEX Intelligence

157 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

#	Metro	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	157
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	146
3	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	107
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	104
5	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	97
6	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	89
7	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	72
8	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	69
9	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	62
10	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	60

Methodology

Source:: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 6221
Measure: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals, ranked highest first across all U.S. metros.
Universe: Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
Vintage: 2022
Reproduce this query: https://api.census.gov/data/2022/cbp?get=NAME%2CESTAB&for=metropolitan%20statistical%20area%2Fmicropolitan%20statistical%20area%3A%2A&NAICS2017=6221&key=YOUR_CENSUS_KEY

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