{
 "title": "The State of Psychiatry Access 2026",
 "url": "https://shrinkiatry.com/reports/state-of-psychiatry-access/",
 "last_reviewed": "2026-10-15",
 "hrsa_as_of": "2026-09-30",
 "hrsa_source": "https://data.hrsa.gov/Default/GenerateHPSAQuarterlyReport",
 "national": {
  "designations": 7127,
  "geographic": 1173,
  "population_group": 960,
  "facility": 4994,
  "population": 154557656,
  "pct_need_met": 26.24,
  "practitioners_needed": 7796
 },
 "psychiatrists_timeframe": "May 2026",
 "psychiatrists_source": "https://www.kff.org/state-health-policy-data/state-indicator/physicians-by-specialty-area/",
 "population_vintage": "Vintage 2025 (resident population estimates, April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2025)",
 "population_source": "https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-state-total.html",
 "attribution": "shrinkiatry, reviewed by Shariq Refai, MD, MBA",
 "states": [
  {
   "state": "Alabama",
   "pct_need_met": 23.19,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 3491919,
   "practitioners_needed": 227,
   "designations": 72,
   "geographic": 14,
   "population_group": 11,
   "facility": 47,
   "psychiatrists": 527,
   "population": 5193088,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 10.15
  },
  {
   "state": "Alaska",
   "pct_need_met": 27.78,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 627057,
   "practitioners_needed": 29,
   "designations": 343,
   "geographic": 24,
   "population_group": 6,
   "facility": 313,
   "psychiatrists": 137,
   "population": 737270,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 18.58
  },
  {
   "state": "Arizona",
   "pct_need_met": 15.74,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 4088063,
   "practitioners_needed": 224,
   "designations": 282,
   "geographic": 90,
   "population_group": 50,
   "facility": 142,
   "psychiatrists": 1004,
   "population": 7623818,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 13.17
  },
  {
   "state": "Arkansas",
   "pct_need_met": 26.3,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 1176745,
   "practitioners_needed": 73,
   "designations": 94,
   "geographic": 3,
   "population_group": 14,
   "facility": 77,
   "psychiatrists": 380,
   "population": 3114791,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 12.2
  },
  {
   "state": "California",
   "pct_need_met": 21.91,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 12270229,
   "practitioners_needed": 673,
   "designations": 643,
   "geographic": 91,
   "population_group": 65,
   "facility": 487,
   "psychiatrists": 8495,
   "population": 39355309,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 21.59
  },
  {
   "state": "Colorado",
   "pct_need_met": 40.42,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 4054296,
   "practitioners_needed": 137,
   "designations": 85,
   "geographic": 13,
   "population_group": 5,
   "facility": 67,
   "psychiatrists": 988,
   "population": 6012561,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 16.43
  },
  {
   "state": "Connecticut",
   "pct_need_met": 17.17,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 1932543,
   "practitioners_needed": 126,
   "designations": 55,
   "geographic": 0,
   "population_group": 22,
   "facility": 33,
   "psychiatrists": 1209,
   "population": 3688496,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 32.78
  },
  {
   "state": "Delaware",
   "pct_need_met": 6.6,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 537966,
   "practitioners_needed": 61,
   "designations": 16,
   "geographic": 0,
   "population_group": 6,
   "facility": 10,
   "psychiatrists": 172,
   "population": 1059952,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 16.23
  },
  {
   "state": "District of Columbia",
   "pct_need_met": 0,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 126214,
   "practitioners_needed": 8,
   "designations": 10,
   "geographic": 0,
   "population_group": 1,
   "facility": 9,
   "psychiatrists": 505,
   "population": 693645,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 72.8
  },
  {
   "state": "Florida",
   "pct_need_met": 21.78,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 12331976,
   "practitioners_needed": 710,
   "designations": 241,
   "geographic": 23,
   "population_group": 43,
   "facility": 175,
   "psychiatrists": 2978,
   "population": 23462518,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 12.69
  },
  {
   "state": "Georgia",
   "pct_need_met": 46.14,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 5680979,
   "practitioners_needed": 194,
   "designations": 93,
   "geographic": 20,
   "population_group": 9,
   "facility": 64,
   "psychiatrists": 1349,
   "population": 11302748,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 11.94
  },
  {
   "state": "Hawaii",
   "pct_need_met": 32.16,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 504844,
   "practitioners_needed": 23,
   "designations": 33,
   "geographic": 2,
   "population_group": 2,
   "facility": 29,
   "psychiatrists": 336,
   "population": 1432820,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 23.45
  },
  {
   "state": "Idaho",
   "pct_need_met": 20.12,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 1282788,
   "practitioners_needed": 56,
   "designations": 65,
   "geographic": 5,
   "population_group": 2,
   "facility": 58,
   "psychiatrists": 163,
   "population": 2029733,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 8.03
  },
  {
   "state": "Illinois",
   "pct_need_met": 20.97,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 8646794,
   "practitioners_needed": 395,
   "designations": 245,
   "geographic": 49,
   "population_group": 14,
   "facility": 182,
   "psychiatrists": 2098,
   "population": 12719141,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 16.49
  },
  {
   "state": "Indiana",
   "pct_need_met": 37.93,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 6500041,
   "practitioners_needed": 251,
   "designations": 117,
   "geographic": 29,
   "population_group": 11,
   "facility": 77,
   "psychiatrists": 706,
   "population": 6973333,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 10.12
  },
  {
   "state": "Iowa",
   "pct_need_met": 20.09,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 1899150,
   "practitioners_needed": 82,
   "designations": 174,
   "geographic": 55,
   "population_group": 22,
   "facility": 97,
   "psychiatrists": 411,
   "population": 3238387,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 12.69
  },
  {
   "state": "Kansas",
   "pct_need_met": 19.89,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 1196031,
   "practitioners_needed": 52,
   "designations": 118,
   "geographic": 20,
   "population_group": 2,
   "facility": 96,
   "psychiatrists": 438,
   "population": 2977220,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 14.71
  },
  {
   "state": "Kentucky",
   "pct_need_met": 19.69,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 2778040,
   "practitioners_needed": 151,
   "designations": 228,
   "geographic": 46,
   "population_group": 38,
   "facility": 144,
   "psychiatrists": 537,
   "population": 4606864,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 11.66
  },
  {
   "state": "Louisiana",
   "pct_need_met": 27.72,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 2893539,
   "practitioners_needed": 139,
   "designations": 179,
   "geographic": 45,
   "population_group": 18,
   "facility": 116,
   "psychiatrists": 643,
   "population": 4618189,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 13.92
  },
  {
   "state": "Maine",
   "pct_need_met": 11.45,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 470030,
   "practitioners_needed": 21,
   "designations": 82,
   "geographic": 15,
   "population_group": 12,
   "facility": 55,
   "psychiatrists": 337,
   "population": 1414874,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 23.82
  },
  {
   "state": "Maryland",
   "pct_need_met": 19.76,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 2882446,
   "practitioners_needed": 150,
   "designations": 69,
   "geographic": 22,
   "population_group": 25,
   "facility": 22,
   "psychiatrists": 1655,
   "population": 6265347,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 26.42
  },
  {
   "state": "Massachusetts",
   "pct_need_met": 26.5,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 553097,
   "practitioners_needed": 30,
   "designations": 56,
   "geographic": 2,
   "population_group": 8,
   "facility": 46,
   "psychiatrists": 2711,
   "population": 7154084,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 37.89
  },
  {
   "state": "Michigan",
   "pct_need_met": 37.26,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 4663345,
   "practitioners_needed": 195,
   "designations": 276,
   "geographic": 35,
   "population_group": 35,
   "facility": 206,
   "psychiatrists": 1792,
   "population": 10127884,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 17.69
  },
  {
   "state": "Minnesota",
   "pct_need_met": 24.28,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 2709724,
   "practitioners_needed": 123,
   "designations": 150,
   "geographic": 10,
   "population_group": 17,
   "facility": 123,
   "psychiatrists": 943,
   "population": 5830405,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 16.17
  },
  {
   "state": "Mississippi",
   "pct_need_met": 33.34,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 2312386,
   "practitioners_needed": 107,
   "designations": 87,
   "geographic": 10,
   "population_group": 3,
   "facility": 74,
   "psychiatrists": 280,
   "population": 2954160,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 9.48
  },
  {
   "state": "Missouri",
   "pct_need_met": 21.41,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 2713118,
   "practitioners_needed": 140,
   "designations": 265,
   "geographic": 6,
   "population_group": 22,
   "facility": 237,
   "psychiatrists": 1070,
   "population": 6270541,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 17.06
  },
  {
   "state": "Montana",
   "pct_need_met": 40.87,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 1318372,
   "practitioners_needed": 55,
   "designations": 115,
   "geographic": 33,
   "population_group": 3,
   "facility": 79,
   "psychiatrists": 133,
   "population": 1144694,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 11.62
  },
  {
   "state": "Nebraska",
   "pct_need_met": 44.79,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 1069236,
   "practitioners_needed": 30,
   "designations": 91,
   "geographic": 5,
   "population_group": 0,
   "facility": 86,
   "psychiatrists": 308,
   "population": 2018006,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 15.26
  },
  {
   "state": "Nevada",
   "pct_need_met": 21.72,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 2715680,
   "practitioners_needed": 185,
   "designations": 66,
   "geographic": 11,
   "population_group": 9,
   "facility": 46,
   "psychiatrists": 365,
   "population": 3282188,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 11.12
  },
  {
   "state": "New Hampshire",
   "pct_need_met": 48.15,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 153649,
   "practitioners_needed": 4,
   "designations": 22,
   "geographic": 3,
   "population_group": 0,
   "facility": 19,
   "psychiatrists": 262,
   "population": 1415342,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 18.51
  },
  {
   "state": "New Jersey",
   "pct_need_met": 50.45,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 776426,
   "practitioners_needed": 37,
   "designations": 43,
   "geographic": 6,
   "population_group": 0,
   "facility": 37,
   "psychiatrists": 1849,
   "population": 9548215,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 19.36
  },
  {
   "state": "New Mexico",
   "pct_need_met": 25.67,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 1617847,
   "practitioners_needed": 83,
   "designations": 100,
   "geographic": 19,
   "population_group": 8,
   "facility": 73,
   "psychiatrists": 403,
   "population": 2125498,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 18.96
  },
  {
   "state": "New York",
   "pct_need_met": 14.42,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 4047428,
   "practitioners_needed": 256,
   "designations": 213,
   "geographic": 6,
   "population_group": 65,
   "facility": 142,
   "psychiatrists": 6789,
   "population": 20002427,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 33.94
  },
  {
   "state": "North Carolina",
   "pct_need_met": 11.8,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 4104845,
   "practitioners_needed": 253,
   "designations": 224,
   "geographic": 20,
   "population_group": 98,
   "facility": 106,
   "psychiatrists": 1797,
   "population": 11197968,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 16.05
  },
  {
   "state": "North Dakota",
   "pct_need_met": 37.36,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 464452,
   "practitioners_needed": 16,
   "designations": 69,
   "geographic": 18,
   "population_group": 0,
   "facility": 51,
   "psychiatrists": 138,
   "population": 799358,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 17.26
  },
  {
   "state": "Ohio",
   "pct_need_met": 34.32,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 5432847,
   "practitioners_needed": 240,
   "designations": 138,
   "geographic": 24,
   "population_group": 19,
   "facility": 95,
   "psychiatrists": 1893,
   "population": 11900510,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 15.91
  },
  {
   "state": "Oklahoma",
   "pct_need_met": 23.99,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 2604390,
   "practitioners_needed": 148,
   "designations": 139,
   "geographic": 5,
   "population_group": 13,
   "facility": 121,
   "psychiatrists": 496,
   "population": 4123288,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 12.03
  },
  {
   "state": "Oregon",
   "pct_need_met": 25.43,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 1703364,
   "practitioners_needed": 90,
   "designations": 135,
   "geographic": 11,
   "population_group": 14,
   "facility": 110,
   "psychiatrists": 780,
   "population": 4273586,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 18.25
  },
  {
   "state": "Pennsylvania",
   "pct_need_met": 34.26,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 1012322,
   "practitioners_needed": 67,
   "designations": 130,
   "geographic": 17,
   "population_group": 6,
   "facility": 107,
   "psychiatrists": 2837,
   "population": 13059432,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 21.72
  },
  {
   "state": "Rhode Island",
   "pct_need_met": 45.42,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 411900,
   "practitioners_needed": 15,
   "designations": 14,
   "geographic": 3,
   "population_group": 1,
   "facility": 10,
   "psychiatrists": 319,
   "population": 1114521,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 28.62
  },
  {
   "state": "South Carolina",
   "pct_need_met": 32.71,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 5371248,
   "practitioners_needed": 233,
   "designations": 101,
   "geographic": 19,
   "population_group": 12,
   "facility": 70,
   "psychiatrists": 807,
   "population": 5570274,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 14.49
  },
  {
   "state": "South Dakota",
   "pct_need_met": 18.71,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 657991,
   "practitioners_needed": 36,
   "designations": 65,
   "geographic": 10,
   "population_group": 1,
   "facility": 54,
   "psychiatrists": 118,
   "population": 935094,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 12.62
  },
  {
   "state": "Tennessee",
   "pct_need_met": 14.92,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 2999680,
   "practitioners_needed": 220,
   "designations": 98,
   "geographic": 6,
   "population_group": 20,
   "facility": 72,
   "psychiatrists": 807,
   "population": 7315076,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 11.03
  },
  {
   "state": "Texas",
   "pct_need_met": 31.93,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 14065653,
   "practitioners_needed": 631,
   "designations": 414,
   "geographic": 196,
   "population_group": 58,
   "facility": 160,
   "psychiatrists": 3588,
   "population": 31709821,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 11.32
  },
  {
   "state": "Utah",
   "pct_need_met": 48.02,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 2986377,
   "practitioners_needed": 97,
   "designations": 63,
   "geographic": 12,
   "population_group": 2,
   "facility": 49,
   "psychiatrists": 418,
   "population": 3538904,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 11.81
  },
  {
   "state": "Vermont",
   "pct_need_met": null,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": null,
   "practitioners_needed": null,
   "designations": 12,
   "geographic": 0,
   "population_group": 0,
   "facility": 12,
   "psychiatrists": 246,
   "population": 644663,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 38.16
  },
  {
   "state": "Virginia",
   "pct_need_met": 17.96,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 2253193,
   "practitioners_needed": 150,
   "designations": 133,
   "geographic": 8,
   "population_group": 33,
   "facility": 92,
   "psychiatrists": 1483,
   "population": 8880107,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 16.7
  },
  {
   "state": "Washington",
   "pct_need_met": 21.13,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 5635742,
   "practitioners_needed": 249,
   "designations": 244,
   "geographic": 58,
   "population_group": 20,
   "facility": 166,
   "psychiatrists": 1180,
   "population": 8001020,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 14.75
  },
  {
   "state": "West Virginia",
   "pct_need_met": 5.68,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 810123,
   "practitioners_needed": 94,
   "designations": 124,
   "geographic": 11,
   "population_group": 41,
   "facility": 72,
   "psychiatrists": 277,
   "population": 1766147,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 15.68
  },
  {
   "state": "Wisconsin",
   "pct_need_met": 35.88,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 1753519,
   "practitioners_needed": 85,
   "designations": 170,
   "geographic": 27,
   "population_group": 21,
   "facility": 122,
   "psychiatrists": 913,
   "population": 5972787,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 15.29
  },
  {
   "state": "Wyoming",
   "pct_need_met": 30.63,
   "population_in_shortage_areas": 567575,
   "practitioners_needed": 23,
   "designations": 26,
   "geographic": 5,
   "population_group": 0,
   "facility": 21,
   "psychiatrists": 59,
   "population": 588753,
   "psychiatrists_per_100k": 10.02
  }
 ]
}