The District of Columbia has the most psychiatrists per capita, while Idaho has the fewest, according to January data from KFF.
Population estimates are pulled from the U.S. Census Bureau, which Becker's used to calculate the number of psychiatrists per 100,000 people for each state.
There are 58,879 active psychiatrists in the United States.
Below are the states and Washington, D.C., ranked by the number of psychiatrists per capita.
1. District of Columbia
Psychiatrists per capita: 91.61
Psychiatrists total: 622
Total population: 678,972
2. Massachusetts
Psychiatrists per capita: 42.61
Psychiatrists total: 2,983
Total population: 7,001,399
3. New York
Psychiatrists per capita: 37.47
Psychiatrists total: 7,334
Total population: 19,571,216
4. Connecticut
Psychiatrists per capita: 35.61
Psychiatrists total: 1,288
Total population: 3,617,176
5. Vermont
Psychiatrists per capita: 31.66
Psychiatrists total: 205
Total population: 647,464
6. Maryland
Psychiatrists per capita: 28.07
Psychiatrists total: 1,735
Total population: 6,180,253
7. Rhode Island
Psychiatrists per capita: 27.01
Psychiatrists total: 296
Total population: 1,095,962
8. Hawaii
Psychiatrists per capita: 24.74
Psychiatrists total: 355
Total population: 1,435,138
9. Maine
Psychiatrists per capita: 24.58
Psychiatrists total: 343
Total population: 1,395,722
10. North Dakota
Psychiatrists per capita: 19.77
Psychiatrists total: 155
Total population: 783,926
11. Pennsylvania
Psychiatrists per capita: 21.51
Psychiatrists total: 2,788
Total population: 12,961,683
12. New Hampshire
Psychiatrists per capita: 19.76
Psychiatrists total: 277
Total population: 1,402,054
13. California
Psychiatrists per capita: 19.37
Psychiatrists total: 7,548
Total population: 38,965,193
14. New Jersey
Psychiatrists per capita: 18.99
Psychiatrists total: 1,764
Total population: 9,290,841
15. Missouri
Psychiatrists per capita: 18.83
Psychiatrists total: 1167
Total population: 6,196,156
16. Michigan
Psychiatrists per capita: 18.08
Psychiatrists total: 1,815
Total population: 10,037,261
17. New Mexico
Psychiatrists per capita: 17.88
Psychiatrists total: 378
Total population: 2,114,371
18. Illinois
Psychiatrists per capita: 17.71
Psychiatrists total: 2,223
Total population: 12,549,689
19. Delaware
Psychiatrists per capita: 16.77
Psychiatrists total: 173
Total population: 1,031,890
20. Kansas
Psychiatrists per capita: 16.53
Psychiatrists total: 486
Total population: 2,940,546
21. Virginia
Psychiatrists per capita: 16.20
Psychiatrists total: 1.412
Total population: 8,715,698
22. Ohio
Psychiatrists per capita: 16.04
Psychiatrists total: 1,891
Total population: 11,785,935
23. Minnesota
Psychiatrists per capita: 15.96
Psychiatrists total: 916
Total population: 5,737,915
24. North Carolina
Psychiatrists per capita: 15.92
Psychiatrists total: 1,725
Total population: 10,835,491
25. Oregon
Psychiatrists per capita: 15.71
Psychiatrists total: 665
Total population: 4,233,358
26. South Carolina
Psychiatrists per capita: 15.28
Psychiatrists total: 821
Total population: 5,373,555
27. Louisiana
Psychiatrists per capita: 14.78
Psychiatrists total: 676
Total population: 4,573,749
28. Nebraska
Psychiatrists per capita: 14.76
Psychiatrists total: 292
Total population: 1,978,379
29. South Dakota
Psychiatrists per capita: 14.68
Psychiatrists total: 135
Total population: 919,318
30. Wisconsin
Psychiatrists per capita: 14.41
Psychiatrists total: 852
Total population: 5,910,955
31. Alaska
Psychiatrists per capita: 14.32
Psychiatrists total: 105
Total population: 733,406
32. West Virginia
Psychiatrists per capita: 14.18
Psychiatrists total: 251
Total population: 1,770,071
33. Kentucky
Psychiatrists per capita: 13.83
Psychiatrists total: 626
Total population: 4,526,154
34. Colorado
Psychiatrists per capita: 13.80
Psychiatrists total: 811
Total population: 5,877,610
35. Washington
Psychiatrists per capita: 13.78
Psychiatrists total: 1,077
Total population: 7,812,880
36. Oklahoma
Psychiatrists per capita: 13.05
Psychiatrists total: 529
Total population: 4,053,824
37. Iowa
Psychiatrists per capita: 12.69
Psychiatrists total: 407
Total population: 3,207,004
38. Arizona
Psychiatrists per capita: 12.55
Psychiatrists total: 933
Total population: 7,431,344
39. Arkansas
Psychiatrists per capita: 12.42
Psychiatrists total: 381
Total population: 3,067,732
40. Georgia
Psychiatrists per capita: 11.64
Psychiatrists total: 1,284
Total population: 11,029,227
41. Tennessee
Psychiatrists per capita: 11.56
Psychiatrists total: 824
Total population: 7,126,489
42. Florida
Psychiatrists per capita: 11.21
Psychiatrists total: 2,535
Total population: 22,610,726
43. Texas
Psychiatrists per capita: 10.97
Psychiatrists total: 3,347
Total population: 30,503,301
44. Alabama
Psychiatrists per capita: 10.61
Psychiatrists total: 542
Total population: 5,108,468
45. Nevada
Psychiatrists per capita: 10.49
Psychiatrists total: 335
Total population: 3,194,176
46. Utah
Psychiatrists per capita: 10.07
Psychiatrists total: 344
Total population: 3,417,734
47. Mississippi
Psychiatrists per capita: 9.86
Psychiatrists total: 290
Total population: 2,939,690
48. Indiana
Psychiatrists per capita: 9.71
Psychiatrists total: 666
Total population: 6,862,199
49. Wyoming
Psychiatrists per capita: 8.73
Psychiatrists total: 51
Total population: 584,057
50. Montana
Psychiatrists per capita: 8.65
Psychiatrists total: 98
Total population: 1,132,812
51. Idaho
Psychiatrists per capita: 6.26
Psychiatrists total: 123
Total population: 1,964,726