10 least popular states for psychiatrists to practice

The lowest percentage of the 56,919 actively practicing psychiatrists in the U.S. reside in Wyoming, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

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As of January, 59 psychiatrists practice in Wyoming, .10 percent of all psychiatrists nationwide. This means there is only one psychiatrist for every 9,810 residents.

Here are the 10 states with the lowest number of practicing psychiatrists, starting with the lowest.

State

No. of psychiatrists

Percentage of all psychiatrists

  1. Wyoming

59

0.10%

  1. Montana

97

0.17%

  1. Alaska

103

0.18%

  1. South Dakota

107

0.19%

  1. Idaho

119

0.20%

  1. North Dakota

148

0.26%

  1. Delaware

168

0.30%

  1. Vermont

201

0.35%

  1. West Virginia

255

0.45%

  1. Mississippi

271

0.48%

The number of psychiatrists in these 10 states make up only 2.7 percent of all psychiatrists nationwide.

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