The District of Columbia has the highest concentration of psychiatrists in the U.S., with 44.69 psychiatrists per 100,000 residents, according to Becker’s analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data and 2025 U.S. population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The number of psychiatrists per 100,000 residents was calculated by dividing the total number of psychiatrists in each state by its population and multiplying by 100,000. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
Here are the states, ranked by number of psychiatrists per 100,000 residents:
1. District of Columbia — 44.69
2. Rhode Island — 24.23
3. New York — 20.65
4. Connecticut — 15.18
5. Massachusetts — 14.82
6. California — 13.77
7. New Jersey — 13.51
8. Vermont — 12.41
9. Hawaii — 11.86
10. Oregon — 10.06
11. Minnesota — 9.95
12. Delaware — 9.43
13. Wisconsin — 9.21
14. Nebraska — 8.92
15. Florida — 8.23
16. Utah — 7.35
17. Maryland — 7.34
18. Illinois — 6.84
19. Alaska — 6.78
20. South Dakota — 6.42
21. New Hampshire — 6.36
21. Pennsylvania — 6.36
23. Indiana — 5.88
24. Ohio — 5.80
25. Maine — 5.65
26. Tennessee — 5.60
27. North Carolina — 5.54
28. Michigan — 5.53
29. Idaho — 5.42
30. Texas — 5.33
31. Iowa — 5.25
32. West Virginia — 5.10
33. Arizona — 4.98
34. Arkansas — 4.82
35. Washington — 4.50
36. Colorado — 4.49
37. Virginia — 4.17
38. Georgia — 4.16
39. Missouri — 3.83
40. Mississippi — 3.72
41. South Carolina — 3.59
42. Kentucky — 3.47
43. Nevada — 2.74
44. Kansas — 2.02
45. Louisiana — 1.95
46. Oklahoma — 1.94
Note: Data was not available for Alabama, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota and Wyoming.
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