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2016 Mental Health Professional Counts
Information provided is for the highest level of licensure.
To download this chart as a PDF click here:
2016 Mental Health Professions Statistics
.
Previous versions can be found by
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State
Professional Counselors
Marriage & Family Therapists
Social Workers
Title
Counts
Title
Counts
Title
Counts
Alabama
LPC
1,920
LMFT
352
LCSW-PIP
757
Alaska
LPC
692
LMFT
113
LCSW
626
Arizona
LPC
2,646
LMFT
556
LCSW
2,109
Arkansas
LPC
1,367
LMFT
145
LCSW
1,770
California
LPCC
1,411
LMFT
40,812
LCSW
24,561
Colorado
LPC
6,415
LMFT
874
LCSW
1,250
Connecticut
LPC
1,898
LMFT
1,295
LSCW
6,525
Delaware
LPCMH
442
LMFT
23
LCSW
924
D.C.
LPC
1,142
LMFT
149
LICSW
3,252
Florida
LMHC
10,782
LMFT
2,016
LCSW
10,006
Georgia
LPC
6,536
LMFT
861
LCSW
3,823
Hawaii
LMHC
343
LMFT
414
LCSW
1,030
Idaho
LCPC
830
LMFT
183
LCSW
1,272
Illinois
LCPC
7,933
LMFT
672
LCSW
13,040
Indiana
LMHC
2,061
LMFT
500
LCSW
4,713
Iowa
LMHC
1,078
LMFT
257
LISW
1,491
Kansas
LCPC
445
LCMFT
510
LSCSW
2,008
Kentucky
LPCC
2,438
LMFT
548
LCSW
2,270
Louisiana
LPC
2,315
LMFT
625
LCSW
2,831
Maine
LCPC
1,592
LMFT
81
LCSW
2,948
Maryland
LCPC
3,496
LCMFT
230
LCSW-C
9,000
Massachusetts
LMHC
6,182
LMFT
697
LICSW
15,586
Michigan
LPC
6,388
LMFT
626
LMSW-C
15,583
Minnesota
LPCC
1,172
LMFT
1,990
LICSW
4,758
Mississippi
LPC
1,303
LMFT
240
LCSW
867
Missouri
LPC
5,343
LMFT
279
LCSW
5,304
Montana
LCPC
1,259
LMFT
143
LCSW
877
Nebraska
LIMHP-CPC
848
LIMHP-CMFT
81
LIMHP-CMSW
518
Nevada
LCPC
135
LMFT
985
LCSW
880
New Hampshire
LCMHC
866
LMFT
132
LICSW
1,091
New Jersey
LPC
3,850
LMFT
529
LCSW
9,767
New Mexico
LPCC
1,918
LMFT
298
LISW
1,749
New York
LMHC
6,459
LMFT
1,144
LCSW
28,032
North Carolina
LPC
5,004
LMFT
1,022
LCSW
7,203
North Dakota
LPCC
186
LMFT
47
LICSW
340
Ohio
LPCC
5,212
LIMFT
205
LISW
7,970
Oklahoma
LPC
4,196
LMFT
619
LCSW
1,675
Oregon
LPC
2,870
LMFT
680
LCSW
3,245
Pennsylvania
LPC
6,155
LMFT
676
LCSW
6,155
Puerto Rico
LPC
1,839
LMFT
TBD
LSW
TBD
Rhode Island
LCMHC
662
LMFT
107
LICSW
1,826
South Carolina
LPC
2,338
LMFT
287
LISW-CP & -AP
1,814
South Dakota
LPC-MH
471
LMFT
93
LCSW-PIP
316
Tennessee
LPC-MHSP
2,576
LMFT
551
LCSW
2,231
Texas
LPC
18,753
LMFT
2,862
LCSW
7,734
Utah
LCMHC
1,114
LMFT
621
LCSW
3,461
Vermont
LCMHC
793
LMFT
67
LICSW
1,128
Virginia
LPC
4,512
LMFT
836
LCSW
6,358
Washington
LMHC
6,420
LMFT
1,535
LICSW
4,028
West Virginia
LPC
947
LMFT
5
LICSW
400
Wisconsin
LPC
3,728
LMFT
688
LCSW
3,753
Wyoming
LPC
849
LMFT
94
LCSW
576
TOTALS
162,130
69,355
241,131
last updated 12/2016
2013 Mental Health Professions Statistics
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2011 Mental Health Professions Statistics
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2010 Mental Health Professions Statistics
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2009 Mental Health Professions Statistics
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2008 Mental Health Professions Statistics
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2007 Mental Health Professions Statistics
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