States ranked by active psychiatrists per capita

Here are the states and the District of Columbia ranked by number of active psychiatrists per 100,000 people:

1. District of Columbia: 55.1 psychiatrists per capita
2. Massachusetts: 27.6
3. New York: 23.6
4. Vermont: 23.5
5. Connecticut: 22.5
6. Rhode Island: 20
7. Maryland: 17.6
8. Maine: 15.3
9. California: 15
10. Hawaii: 14.7
11. New Hampshire: 14.5
12. Pennsylvania: 13.1
13. Oregon: 12.9
14. New Jersey: 12.6
15. Delaware: 11.7
16. Illinois: 11.4
17. Virginia: 11.3
18. New Mexico: 10.9
19. North Carolina: 10.9
20. Colorado: 10.8
21. Washington: 10.6
22. Alaska: 10.5
23. Minnesota: 10.4
24. Missouri: 10.3
25. Louisiana: 10.1
26. North Dakota: 9.9
27. West Virginia: 9.9
28. Ohio: 9.8
29. Michigan: 9.5
30. Wisconsin: 9.4
31. Arizona: 9.3
32. South Carolina: 8.7
33. Florida: 8.6
34. Georgia: 8.6
35. South Dakota: 8.6
36. Tennessee: 8.5
37. Kansas: 8.2
38. Kentucky: 8.2
39. Arkansas: 8.1
40. Montana: 8.1
41. Oklahoma: 7.8
42. Texas: 7.5
43. Utah: 7.2
44. Nevada: 7.1
45. Nebraska: 7
46. Iowa: 6.9
47. Wyoming: 6.7
48. Indiana: 6.5
49. Alabama: 6
50. Mississippi: 5.3
51. Idaho: 5.1

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