walgreens is the number one retail pharmacies in the us.
walgreens is the number one retail pharmacies in the us.
how many retail pharmacies are there in the us?
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there are approximately 67,000 pharmacies in the united states. almost half (33,000) are located within drug stores, grocery stores, hospitals, department stores, medical clinics, surgery clinics, universities, nursing homes, prisons, and other facilities. the remaining pharmacies are considered to be independent or privately owned. the top 25 pharmacy chain stores represent about 28,000 pharmacy locations in the u.s. and employ about 46,000 on-staff pharmacists. california has 5,560 pharmacies, the most of any state. texas, new york, florida and pennsylvania round out the top five states for pharmacy locations. nationwide, the number of community pharmacies increased by 6.3% between 2007-2015, and the number of pharmacies per 10,000 people (2.11) did not change. however, the number of pharmacies per-capita varies substantially across counties, ranging from 0 to 13.6 per- 10,000 people in 2015.
pharmacies in the united states
independent pharmacies are far more likely than chain pharmacies to operate in traditionally underserved and rural areas where patient accessibility is a deep concern. independents represent 38% of all retail pharmacies but represent 52% of all rural retail pharmacies. there are just slightly over 1,800 independent pharmacies operating as the only retail pharmacy within their rural community.
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