ER waits by state
Median emergency department wait time by U.S. state. Last updated: August 2025.
Time from arrival to being seen by a clinician. Lower is better. Methodology
| State | Median ER wait |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 2h 19m |
| Alabama | 2h 24m |
| Arkansas | 2h 15m |
| American Samoa | N/A |
| Arizona | 2h 59m |
| California | 3h 2m |
| Colorado | 2h 12m |
| Connecticut | 3h 17m |
| District of Columbia | 4h 59m |
| Delaware | 3h 34m |
| Florida | 2h 37m |
| Georgia | 2h 41m |
| Guam | N/A |
| Hawaii | 1h 53m |
| Iowa | 2h 3m |
| Idaho | 2h 22m |
| Illinois | 2h 49m |
| Indiana | 2h 16m |
| Kansas | 2h 2m |
| Kentucky | 2h 32m |
| Louisiana | 2h 11m |
| Massachusetts | 3h 40m |
| Maryland | 4h 11m |
| Maine | 2h 45m |
| Michigan | 2h 41m |
| Minnesota | 2h 9m |
| Missouri | 2h 34m |
| Northern Mariana Islands | N/A |
| Mississippi | 2h 9m |
| Montana | 2h 6m |
| North Carolina | 3h 12m |
| North Dakota | 1h 50m |
| Nebraska | 1h 52m |
| New Hampshire | 2h 23m |
| New Jersey | 3h 4m |
| New Mexico | 2h 38m |
| Nevada | 2h 24m |
| New York | 3h 13m |
| Ohio | 2h 37m |
| Oklahoma | 1h 57m |
| Oregon | 2h 21m |
| Pennsylvania | 3h 2m |
| PR | 5h 16m |
| Rhode Island | 3h 40m |
| South Carolina | 2h 41m |
| South Dakota | 1h 53m |
| Tennessee | 2h 38m |
| Texas | 2h 23m |
| Utah | 2h 11m |
| Virginia | 2h 44m |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | N/A |
| Vermont | 3h 5m |
| Washington | 2h 30m |
| Wisconsin | 2h 17m |
| West Virginia | 2h 26m |
| Wyoming | 2h 12m |
Notes: "N/A" indicates U.S. territories without published medians (AS, GU, MP, VI). State medians summarize facility-level data within each state; comparisons are most useful within a state.