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Summary of "Who's Your Therapist? Examining the Behavioral Health Workforce"

Overview

The interactive figure contains 5 United States maps of the 50 states that shows the number of mental health professionals per 100,000 population by profession in 2022. It shows significant variation in the quantity of providers per capita across the U.S. States with fewer psychiatrists and psychologists generally have more social workers, counselors, and therapists. The five maps are designated from left to right by provider types are Psychiatrists, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, and Marriage and Family Therapists. Quantity of providers per capita is separated by quartile from Top Quartile, Two Middle Quartiles, Bottom Quartile, and Data Not Available.  

Values

Profession Psychiatrists Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers  Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Marriage and Family Therapists 
Alabama  Two Middle Quartiles Bottom Quartile  Bottom Quartile Bottom Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles
Alaska  Data Not Available Two Middle Quartiles  Top Quartile Top Quartile Data Not Available
Arizona Two Middle Quartiles  Bottom Quartile Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles  Bottom Quartile 
Arkansas Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles Bottom Quartile Data Not Available
California  Top Quartile  Top Quartile Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles  Top Quartile
Colorado Two Middle Quartiles Top Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles Top Quartile Top Quartile 
Connecticut  Top Quartile Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles Top Quartile Two Middle Quartiles 
Delaware Top Quartile Bottom Quartile Top Quartile Top Quartile Top Quartile 
District of Columbia Top Quartile Top Quartile  Top Quartile  Top Quartile  Data Not Available 
Florida  Top Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles  Bottom Quartile Two Middle Quartiles
Georgia  Two Middle Quartiles  Bottom Quartile  Bottom Quartile Bottom Quartile Two Middle Quartiles 
Idaho  Data Not Available  Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles 
Illinois Two Middle Quartiles Top Quartile Bottom Quartile Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles
Indiana  Two Middle Quartiles  Top Quartile Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles 
Iowa Bottom Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles Bottom Quartile
Kansas  Data Not Available  Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles Bottom Quartile Two Middle Quartiles
Kentucky Two Middle Quartiles  Bottom Quartile Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles 
Louisiana Bottom Quartile Bottom Quartile Bottom Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles  Data Not Available
Maine  Bottom Quartile Bottom Quartile Top Quartile Bottom Quartile Data Not Available 
Maryland  Top Quartile  Top Quartile  Top Quartile  Top Quartile  Top Quartile 
Massachusetts Top Quartile Top Quartile Top Quartile  Top Quartile Two Middle Quartiles 
Michigan Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles Bottom Quartile
Minnesota Top Quartile Two Middle Quartiles  Top Quartile Two Middle Quartiles  Top Quartile
Mississippi  Bottom Quartile Bottom Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles  Bottom Quartile  Bottom Quartile
Missouri Bottom Quartile Top Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles  Bottom Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles
Montana Bottom Quartile Two Middle Quartiles  Top Quartile Top Quartile  Data Not Available
Nebraska  Bottom Quartile Two Middle Quartiles  Top Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles Bottom Quartile 
Nevada  Bottom Quartile  Bottom Quartile Two Middle Quartiles  Bottom Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles
New Hampshire  Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles Top Quartile
New Jersey Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles Bottom Quartile Two Middle Quartiles Top Quartile
New Mexico  Bottom Quartile Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles 
New York Top Quartile Two Middle Quartiles  Top Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles 
North Carolina Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles  Bottom Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles 
North Dakota  Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles Bottom Quartile Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles
Ohio Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles  Top Quartile Two Middle Quartiles Bottom Quartile
Oklahoma Bottom Quartile  Bottom Quartile Bottom Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles  Top Quartile 
Oregon  Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles  Top Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles 
Pennsylvania  Two Middle Quartiles Top Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles  Top Quartile  Top Quartile
Rhode Island Top Quartile Top Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles  Data Not Available 
South Carolina  Bottom Quartile Bottom Quartile  Bottom Quartile Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles
South Dakota Bottom Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles Top Quartile Bottom Quartile 
Tennessee Two Middle Quartiles Bottom Quartile  Bottom Quartile  Bottom Quartile  Top Quartile
Texas  Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles  Bottom Quartile  Bottom Quartile Bottom Quartile 
Utah  Top Quartile  Top Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles  Two Middle Quartiles Top Quartile 
Vermont  Top Quartile   Top Quartile  Top Quartile Two Middle Quartiles Data Not Available
Virginia  Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles  Top Quartile Top Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles 
Washington  Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles Two Middle Quartiles Top Quartile  Bottom Quartile
West Virginia  Two Middle Quartiles  Top Quartile Bottom Quartile  Bottom Quartile Data Not Available
Wisconsin Two Middle Quartiles Top Quartile  Two Middle Quartiles Data Not Available Bottom Quartile
Wyoming Two Middle Quartiles Data Not Available  Data Not Available Data Not Available  Two Middle Quartiles 

Presentation

The interactive figure represents provider type, quartile range, and number of providers per 100,000 population. Provider type is represented horizontally by clickable map tabs from left to right. Quartile range is represented in each provider map tab and designated by color: Top Quartile (dark blue) Two Middle Quartiles (light blue) Bottom Quartile (gold) and Data Not Available (white). The number of providers per 100,000 population is represented in each provider map tab by hovering over individual U.S. states.