West Virginia has the highest concentration of clinical and counseling psychologists in the U.S., with 52.09 psychologists per 100,000 residents, according to Becker’s analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data and 2025 U.S. population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
The number of psychologists per 100,000 residents was calculated by dividing the total number of psychologists in each state by its population and multiplying by 100,000. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
Here are 47 states and the District of Columbia, ranked by number of psychologists per 100,000 residents:
- West Virginia — 52.09
- Illinois — 45.68
- New York — 42.09
- Massachusetts — 39.98
- Nebraska — 38.16
- Rhode Island — 37.68
- Maryland — 34.16
- California — 32.63
- District of Columbia — 31.72
- Vermont — 29.47
- Utah — 28.82
- New Jersey — 28.28
- Indiana — 26.53
- Delaware — 26.42
- North Carolina — 24.74
- Virginia — 24.10
- Pennsylvania — 24.04
- New Hampshire — 23.32
- Oklahoma — 23.04
- Minnesota — 22.13
- Michigan — 21.43
- North Dakota — 21.27
- Nevada — 20.72
- Colorado — 19.46
- Wisconsin — 19.25
- Connecticut — 17.89
- Ohio — 17.48
- Hawaii — 17.45
- Tennessee — 16.13
- Washington — 15.87
- Kentucky — 15.41
- Idaho — 14.78
- Iowa — 13.59
- Kansas — 13.44
- Missouri — 13.40
- Montana — 13.10
- Florida — 12.96
- South Dakota — 12.83
- Oregon — 12.64
- Arkansas — 11.88
- Texas — 11.48
- Georgia — 9.91
- Arizona — 9.58
- Wyoming — 8.49
- Mississippi — 7.11
- Louisiana — 6.93
- Alaska — 5.43
- Alabama — 5.01
Note: Data was not available for Maine, New Mexico and South Carolina because estimates were not released.
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