The Arizona Mental Health Workforce
Arizona has 20,199 active mental-health providers registered at practice addresses in the state, or 264.9 per 100,000 residents. That ranks 48 of 51 nationally, against a US average of 433.5.
20,199
active providers
264.9
per 100,000 residents
#48
of 51 jurisdictions by density
Key findings
- Arizona registers 264.9 active providers per 100,000 residents. That ranks 48 of 51 jurisdictions, below the national 433.5. #
- Coconino County has the state's highest registered density (359.6 per 100k); 1 of Arizona's 15 counties have fewer than 3 registered providers. #
- Counselors are the largest group at 43.0% of Arizona's registered workforce, compared with 43.9% nationally. #
- 1,259 providers with a Arizona practice address first entered the NPI registry in 2025, versus 819 in 2019. These are registry entries, not licenses issued. #
- 53% of Arizona 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 1 county 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa County | 4,689,558 | 13,630 | 290.6 |
| Pima County | 1,074,685 | 3,530 | 328.4 |
| Yavapai County | 252,552 | 683 | 270.6 |
| Coconino County | 144,368 | 519 | 359.6 |
| Pinal County | 539,380 | 374 | 69.3 |
| Yuma County | 224,449 | 295 | 131.4 |
| Cochise County | 126,332 | 275 | 217.7 |
| Mohave County | 228,102 | 244 | 107 |
| Navajo County | 109,946 | 167 | 151.9 |
| Apache County | 64,445 | 115 | 178.4 |
| Gila County | 53,801 | 47 | 87.3 |
| Graham County | 40,157 | 41 | 102.4 |
| Santa Cruz County | 50,020 | 33 | 66 |
| La Paz County | 16,711 | 20 | 119.7 |
| Greenlee County | 9,312 | 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 Arizona figure for comparison.
When Arizona's providers entered the registry
This chart shows active providers by the year they entered the NPI registry. 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
This shows the share of Arizonaproviders at single- and multi-provider practice locations, grouped by normalized practice address. It's only a proxy, so see the limitations below.
Get the numbers
County-level figures for all states (including Arizona) 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/az-county-density.svg" alt="Arizona mental health providers per 100,000 residents by county" width="100%" /></a> <p style="font-size:12px">"Arizona 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 Arizonapractice addresses. They are headcounts, not FTEs or license tallies. Telehealth and multi-state practice don't show up, a self-designated taxonomy isn't license verification, and the registry lags behind moves and retirements. The methodology page has the details.