The Alaska Mental Health Workforce
Alaska has 6,945 active mental-health providers registered at practice addresses in the state, or 942 per 100,000 residents. That ranks 2 of 51 nationally, against a US average of 433.5.
6,945
active providers
942
per 100,000 residents
#2
of 51 jurisdictions by density
Key findings
- Alaska registers 942 active providers per 100,000 residents. That ranks 2 of 51 jurisdictions, above the national 433.5. #
- Sitka City and Borough has the state's highest registered density (3185.5 per 100k); 3 of Alaska's 30 counties have fewer than 3 registered providers. #
- Counselors are the largest group at 73.3% of Alaska's registered workforce (US: 43.9%). #
- 366 providers with a Alaska practice address first entered the NPI registry in 2025, versus 667 in 2019. These are registry entries, not licenses issued. #
- 73% of Alaska providers share a registered practice location with six or more in-scope providers. #
Providers per 100,000 by county
Providers are allocated to counties from their practice ZIP code. For 3 counties with under 3 allocated providers or under 1,000 residents, we show the count but no per-100k rate, because numbers that small don't make a reliable rate. The same values appear in the table.
| County | Population | Providers | Per 100k |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage Municipality | 287,155 | 2,817 | 981 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 93,972 | 976 | 1038.6 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 118,666 | 667 | 562.1 |
| Bethel Census Area | 18,391 | 532 | 2892.7 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | 61,951 | 384 | 619.8 |
| Juneau City and Borough | 31,609 | 381 | 1205.4 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 13,549 | 306 | 2258.5 |
| Sitka City and Borough | 8,319 | 265 | 3185.5 |
| Nome Census Area | 9,830 | 110 | 1119 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | 7,095 | 101 | 1423.5 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 5,777 | 74 | 1280.9 |
| Dillingham Census Area | 4,483 | 64 | 1427.6 |
| Kodiak Island Borough | 12,387 | 63 | 508.6 |
| Wrangell City and Borough | 2,007 | 62 | 3089.2 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 7,270 | 21 | 288.9 |
| Chugach Census Area | 6,553 | 18 | 274.7 |
| Petersburg Borough | 3,394 | 15 | 442 |
| Haines Borough | 2,068 | 13 | 628.6 |
| North Slope Borough | 10,582 | 13 | 122.9 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 5,028 | 12 | 238.7 |
| Aleutians West Census Area | 5,240 | 10 | 190.8 |
| Kusilvak Census Area | 7,932 | 8 | 100.9 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 2,271 | 6 | 264.2 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough | 1,357 | 5 | 368.5 |
| Aleutians East Borough | 3,479 | 4 | 115 |
| Copper River Census Area | 2,666 | 4 | 150 |
| Skagway Municipality | 1,104 | 3 | 271.7 |
| Yakutat City and Borough | 672 | 2 | n/a |
| Bristol Bay Borough | 847 | 0 | n/a |
| Denali Borough | 1,616 | 0 | n/a |
Provider-type mix vs the national picture
Each provider counts once under their primary taxonomy; the US share is printed beside each Alaska figure for comparison.
When Alaska's providers entered the registry
Active providers by NPI registry-entry year. Registry entry is not licensure. Clinicians typically register when they start billing, so this measures registrations, not the workforce itself. 2026 is a partial year.
Practice-location size
Share of Alaska providers at single- vs multi-provider practice locations, by normalized practice address. This is a proxy; see the limitations below.
Get the numbers
County-level figures for all states (including Alaska) are in the county CSV; state totals and mix are in their own files. Everything is CC BY 4.0, so cite certification.app, "US Mental Health Workforce" (June 2026 NPPES snapshot).
Use this chart
<a href="https://www.certification.app/data/mental-health-workforce"><img src="https://www.certification.app/data/mental-health-workforce/charts/ak-county-density.svg" alt="Alaska mental health providers per 100,000 residents by county" width="100%" /></a> <p style="font-size:12px">"Alaska mental health providers per 100k by county, June 2026 snapshot" by <a href="https://www.certification.app/data/mental-health-workforce">certification.app</a>, CC BY 4.0</p>
Reading these numbers
Counts are NPPES registrations at Alaska practice addresses. They are headcounts, not FTEs or license tallies. Telehealth and multi-state practice are invisible; taxonomy self-designation is not license verification; the registry lags moves and retirements. Details: methodology.