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 January data from KFF and population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.
All 50 states (plus the District of Colubmia), ranked by psychiatrists per capita:
|
State |
Population |
Psychiatrists |
Residents per psychiatrist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Idaho |
1,939,033 |
119 |
16,294 to 1 |
|
2 |
Montana |
1,122,867 |
97 |
11,576 to 1 |
|
3 |
Mississippi |
2,940,057 |
271 |
10,849 to 1 |
|
4 |
Nevada |
3,177,772 |
308 |
10,317 to 1 |
|
5 |
Indiana |
6,833,037 |
663 |
10,306 to 1 |
|
6 |
Utah |
3,380,800 |
338 |
10,002 to 1 |
|
7 |
Wyoming |
581,381 |
59 |
9,854 to 1 |
|
8 |
Alabama |
5,074,296 |
523 |
9,702 to 1 |
|
9 |
Texas |
30,029,572 |
3174 |
9,461 to 1 |
|
10 |
Florida |
22,244,823 |
2413 |
9,219 to 1 |
|
11 |
Georgia |
10,912,876 |
1248 |
8,744 to 1 |
|
12 |
Oklahoma |
4,019,800 |
466 |
8,626 to 1 |
|
13 |
Tennessee |
7,051,339 |
821 |
8,589 to 1 |
|
14 |
South Dakota |
909,824 |
107 |
8,503 to 1 |
|
15 |
Arkansas |
3,045,637 |
369 |
8,254 to 1 |
|
16 |
Arizona |
7,359,197 |
915 |
8,043 to 1 |
|
17 |
Iowa |
3,200,517 |
402 |
7,961 to 1 |
|
18 |
Kentucky |
4,512,310 |
610 |
7,397 to 1 |
|
19 |
Washington |
7,785,786 |
1064 |
7,317 to 1 |
|
20 |
Colorado |
5,839,926 |
804 |
7,264 to 1 |
|
21 |
Alaska |
733,583 |
103 |
7,122 to 1 |
|
22 |
Nebraska |
1,967,923 |
281 |
7,003 to 1 |
|
23 |
Louisiana |
4,590,241 |
657 |
6,987 to 1 |
|
24 |
Wisconsin |
5,892,539 |
845 |
6,973, to 1 |
|
25 |
West Virginia |
1,775,156 |
255 |
6,961 to 1 |
|
26 |
South Carolina |
5,282,634 |
804 |
6,570 to 1 |
|
27 |
North Carolina |
10,698,973 |
1644 |
6,508 to 1 |
|
28 |
Oregon |
4,240,137 |
653 |
6,493 to 1 |
|
29 |
Ohio |
11,756,058 |
1832 |
6,417 to 1 |
|
30 |
Virginia |
8,683,619 |
1360 |
6,385 to 1 |
|
31 |
Minnesota |
5,717,184 |
913 |
6,262 to 1 |
|
32 |
Kansas |
2,937,150 |
474 |
6,197 to 1 |
|
33 |
Delaware |
1,018,396 |
168 |
6,062 to 1 |
|
34 |
Illinois |
12,582,032 |
2147 |
5,860 to 1 |
|
35 |
Michigan |
10,034,113 |
1734 |
5,787 to 1 |
|
36 |
New Mexico |
2,113,344 |
377 |
5,606 to 1 |
|
37 |
Missouri |
6,177,957 |
1121 |
5,511 to 1 |
|
38 |
New Jersey |
9,261,699 |
1683 |
5,503 to 1 |
|
39 |
North Dakota |
779,261 |
148 |
5,265 to 1 |
|
40 |
California |
39,029,342 |
7414 |
5,264 to 1 |
|
41 |
Hawaii |
1,440,196 |
283 |
5,089 to 1 |
|
42 |
New Hampshire |
1,395,231 |
282 |
4,948 to 1 |
|
43 |
Pennsylvania |
12,972,008 |
2723 |
4,764 to 1 |
|
44 |
Maine |
1,385,340 |
325 |
4,263 to 1 |
|
45 |
Rhode Island |
1,093,734 |
299 |
3,658 to 1 |
|
46 |
Maryland |
6,164,660 |
1710 |
3,605 to 1 |
|
47 |
Vermont |
647,064 |
201 |
3,219 to 1 |
|
48 |
New York |
19,677,151 |
6918 |
2,844 to 1 |
|
49 |
Connecticut |
3,626,205 |
1277 |
2,840 to 1 |
|
50 |
Massachusetts |
6,981,974 |
2937 |
2,377 to 1 |
|
51 |
District of Columbia |
671,803 |
580 |
1,158 to 1 |