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 (US: 43.9%). #
- 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
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 Arizona 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 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 Arizona 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.