The Florida Mental Health Workforce
Florida has 66,391 active mental-health providers registered at practice addresses in the state, or 283 per 100,000 residents. That ranks 45 of 51 nationally, against a US average of 433.5.
66,391
active providers
283
per 100,000 residents
#45
of 51 jurisdictions by density
Key findings
- Florida registers 283 active providers per 100,000 residents. That ranks 45 of 51 jurisdictions, below the national 433.5. #
- Alachua County has the state's highest registered density (790.1 per 100k); 1 of Florida's 67 counties have fewer than 3 registered providers. #
- Counselors are the largest group at 44.2% of Florida's registered workforce (US: 43.9%). #
- 3,667 providers with a Florida practice address first entered the NPI registry in 2025, versus 3,079 in 2019. These are registry entries, not licenses issued. #
- 49% of Florida 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade County | 2,802,029 | 9,372 | 334.5 |
| Broward County | 2,013,317 | 6,693 | 332.5 |
| Palm Beach County | 1,575,726 | 5,780 | 366.8 |
| Orange County | 1,528,002 | 5,728 | 374.9 |
| Hillsborough County | 1,574,115 | 5,103 | 324.2 |
| Duval County | 1,062,963 | 3,673 | 345.5 |
| Pinellas County | 948,563 | 3,617 | 381.3 |
| Alachua County | 290,028 | 2,292 | 790.1 |
| Seminole County | 491,884 | 1,732 | 352 |
| Lee County | 875,607 | 1,712 | 195.5 |
| Brevard County | 663,982 | 1,695 | 255.3 |
| Volusia County | 606,573 | 1,360 | 224.3 |
| Polk County | 874,790 | 1,311 | 149.8 |
| Sarasota County | 479,958 | 1,287 | 268.1 |
| Leon County | 299,048 | 1,239 | 414.4 |
| Pasco County | 674,516 | 1,227 | 181.9 |
| Osceola County | 481,718 | 1,167 | 242.3 |
| Escambia County | 333,834 | 1,077 | 322.6 |
| St. Lucie County | 402,449 | 1,048 | 260.3 |
| Manatee County | 468,200 | 719 | 153.6 |
| Lake County | 456,068 | 714 | 156.7 |
| Bay County | 204,479 | 688 | 336.6 |
| Collier County | 417,131 | 669 | 160.4 |
| Marion County | 442,660 | 637 | 144 |
| Okaloosa County | 221,810 | 637 | 287.2 |
| St. Johns County | 346,328 | 608 | 175.5 |
| Martin County | 166,272 | 558 | 335.3 |
| Clay County | 239,593 | 432 | 180.2 |
| Indian River County | 172,799 | 376 | 217.5 |
| Charlotte County | 217,212 | 311 | 143.1 |
| Santa Rosa County | 211,115 | 293 | 138.9 |
| Hernando County | 221,701 | 289 | 130.4 |
| Monroe County | 80,406 | 262 | 325.9 |
| Columbia County | 74,094 | 241 | 324.8 |
| Citrus County | 171,666 | 231 | 134.6 |
| Nassau County | 106,879 | 169 | 158.1 |
| Flagler County | 140,360 | 161 | 114.4 |
| Sumter County | 157,772 | 135 | 85.7 |
| Highlands County | 111,122 | 124 | 111.4 |
| DeSoto County | 37,078 | 120 | 323.4 |
| Walton County | 93,288 | 96 | 103 |
| Jackson County | 49,629 | 84 | 168.5 |
| Gadsden County | 44,298 | 82 | 185.1 |
| Putnam County | 77,734 | 72 | 93 |
| Okeechobee County | 42,608 | 57 | 133.4 |
| Suwannee County | 48,149 | 52 | 107.9 |
| Liberty County | 8,035 | 51 | 629.3 |
| Baker County | 29,737 | 40 | 134.5 |
| Wakulla County | 38,089 | 36 | 93.4 |
| Calhoun County | 13,289 | 34 | 257.8 |
| Bradford County | 28,307 | 33 | 115.8 |
| Levy County | 48,520 | 30 | 62.2 |
| Gilchrist County | 20,488 | 29 | 141.7 |
| Gulf County | 15,943 | 29 | 179.7 |
| Hendry County | 48,276 | 21 | 43.7 |
| Jefferson County | 16,007 | 20 | 126.4 |
| Holmes County | 20,119 | 20 | 97.8 |
| Taylor County | 21,210 | 19 | 89.4 |
| Madison County | 18,759 | 17 | 88.1 |
| Washington County | 26,695 | 16 | 61.2 |
| Franklin County | 13,029 | 15 | 113.3 |
| Union County | 16,250 | 11 | 67 |
| Hardee County | 25,932 | 10 | 38.1 |
| Hamilton County | 14,180 | 5 | 35.3 |
| Glades County | 13,270 | 4 | 33.1 |
| Dixie County | 18,038 | 4 | 22.4 |
| Lafayette County | 8,792 | 2 | n/a |
Provider-type mix vs the national picture
Each provider counts once under their primary taxonomy; the US share is printed beside each Florida figure for comparison.
When Florida'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 Florida 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 Florida) 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/fl-county-density.svg" alt="Florida mental health providers per 100,000 residents by county" width="100%" /></a> <p style="font-size:12px">"Florida 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 Florida 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.