All 50 states ranked by psychiatrists per capita

The U.S. may face a shortage of 54,100 to 139,000 physicians by 2033, and access to care in every specialty, including mental health services, is a national issue. 

Nationally, there are 56,536 practicing psychiatrists. As of June 14, 10 states were considered to be officially designated health professional shortage areas due to a lack of mental health providers. 

Idaho has one psychiatrist for every 16,294 people. Massachusetts, the state with the most psychiatrists per capita, has one for every 2,377 people. Washington, D.C., has an even better ratio, with one for every 1,158 people, according to industry data collected in August by the Kaiser Family Foundation and population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.

 

State

Population

Psychiatrists

Residents per psychiatrist

1

Idaho

1,939,033

119

16,294

2

Montana

1,122,867

97

11,576

3

Mississippi

2,940,057

271

10,849

4

Nevada

3,177,772

308

10,317

5

Indiana

6,833,037

663

10,306

6

Utah

3,380,800

338

10,002

7

Wyoming

581,381

59

9,854

8

Alabama

5,074,296

523

9,702

9

Texas

30,029,572

3174

9,461

10

Florida

22,244,823

2413

9,219

11

Georgia

10,912,876

1248

8,744

12

Oklahoma

4,019,800

466

8,626

13

Tennessee

7,051,339

821

8,589

14

South Dakota

909,824

107

8,503

15

Arkansas

3,045,637

369

8,254

16

Arizona

7,359,197

915

8,043

17

Iowa

3,200,517

402

7,961

18

Kentucky

4,512,310

610

7,397

19

Washington

7,785,786

1064

7,317

20

Colorado

5,839,926

804

7,264

21

Alaska

733,583

103

7,122

22

Nebraska

1,967,923

281

7,003

23

Louisiana

4,590,241

657

6,987

24

Wisconsin

5,892,539

845

6,973

25

West Virginia

1,775,156

255

6,961

26

South Carolina

5,282,634

804

6,570

27

North Carolina

10,698,973

1644

6,508

28

Oregon

4,240,137

653

6,493

29

Ohio

11,756,058

1832

6,417

30

Virginia

8,683,619

1360

6,385

31

Minnesota

5,717,184

913

6,262

32

Kansas

2,937,150

474

6,197

33

Delaware

1,018,396

168

6,062

34

Illinois

12,582,032

2147

5,860

35

Michigan

10,034,113

1734

5,787

36

New Mexico

2,113,344

377

5,606

37

Missouri

6,177,957

1121

5,511

38

New Jersey

9,261,699

1683

5,503

39

North Dakota

779,261

148

5,265

40

California

39,029,342

7414

5,264

41

Hawaii

1,440,196

283

5,089

42

New Hampshire

1,395,231

282

4,948

43

Pennsylvania

12,972,008

2723

4,764

44

Maine

1,385,340

325

4,263

45

Rhode Island

1,093,734

299

3,658

46

Maryland

6,164,660

1710

3,605

47

Vermont

647,064

201

3,219

48

New York

19,677,151

6918

2,844

49

Connecticut

3,626,205

1277

2,840

50

Massachusetts

6,981,974

2937

2,377

51

District of Columbia

671,803

580

1,158

 

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