Medical Malpractice Payouts by State 2025

Florida
670
New York
659
California
513
Pennsylvania
456
Texas
344
Indiana
219
New Jersey
209
Georgia
165
Illinois
164
Louisiana
160
Maryland
159
Michigan
150
Ohio
119
Missouri
112
Massachusetts
96
Arizona
94
South Carolina
94
Washington
92
North Carolina
80
Oklahoma
80
Kentucky
75
Tennessee
75
Kansas
73
New Mexico
70
Virginia
64
Connecticut
63
Colorado
57
West Virginia
55
Alabama
53
Nevada
47
Mississippi
45
Oregon
45
New Hampshire
39
Utah
37
Rhode Island
35
Arkansas
34
Wisconsin
31
Montana
28
Iowa
27
Minnesota
24
Nebraska
23
Maine
21
Hawaii
18
Idaho
18
Delaware
12
District of Columbia
10
North Dakota
8
Alaska
7
South Dakota
6
Vermont
5
Wyoming
4
State
Number of Malpractice Payments
Malpractice Payments Total
Average Malpractice Payment
Florida Flag
Florida670$203,849,700$304,253
New York Flag
New York659$372,386,000$565,077
California Flag
California513$162,850,350$317,447
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania456$188,910,250$414,276
Texas Flag
Texas344$76,059,000$221,101
Indiana Flag
Indiana219$51,545,250$235,366
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey209$107,772,050$515,655
Georgia Flag
Georgia165$85,215,850$516,459
Illinois Flag
Illinois164$112,303,300$684,776
Louisiana Flag
Louisiana160$36,954,550$230,965
Maryland Flag
Maryland159$79,709,250$501,316
Michigan Flag
Michigan150$38,809,500$258,730
Ohio Flag
Ohio119$42,372,750$356,073
Missouri Flag
Missouri112$43,080,850$384,650
Massachusetts Flag
Massachusetts96$53,347,500$555,703
Arizona Flag
Arizona94$47,988,500$510,515
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina94$37,542,500$399,388
Washington Flag
Washington92$57,212,750$621,877
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina80$35,726,250$446,578
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma80$21,580,750$269,759
Kentucky Flag
Kentucky75$30,581,500$407,753
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee75$23,902,500$318,700
Kansas Flag
Kansas73$18,025,000$246,917
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico70$24,311,250$347,303
Virginia Flag
Virginia64$27,585,000$431,015
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut63$47,068,750$747,123
Colorado Flag
Colorado57$22,075,750$387,293
West Virginia Flag
West Virginia55$18,750,050$340,910
Alabama Flag
Alabama53$29,180,000$550,566
Nevada Flag
Nevada47$19,952,000$424,510
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi45$20,193,500$448,744
Oregon Flag
Oregon45$28,519,500$633,766
New Hampshire Flag
New Hampshire39$16,870,000$432,564
Utah Flag
Utah37$12,605,000$340,675
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island35$19,917,500$569,071
Arkansas Flag
Arkansas34$11,906,250$350,183
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin31$25,701,500$829,080
Montana Flag
Montana28$7,552,500$269,732
Iowa Flag
Iowa27$22,021,250$815,601
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota24$32,232,500$1,343,020
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska23$8,072,500$350,978
Maine Flag
Maine21$21,390,000$1,018,571
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii18$8,497,500$472,083
Idaho Flag
Idaho18$7,485,000$415,833
Delaware Flag
Delaware12$9,102,500$758,541
District of Columbia Flag
District of Columbia10$6,122,500$612,250
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota8$2,627,000$328,375
Alaska Flag
Alaska7$3,617,500$516,785
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota6$2,232,500$372,083
Vermont Flag
Vermont5$947,000$189,400
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming4$9,495,000$2,373,750

Sources

  1. MED PLI