The Hawaii Mental Health Workforce
Hawaii has 5,688 active mental-health providers registered at practice addresses in the state, or 397 per 100,000 residents. That ranks 31 of 51 nationally, against a US average of 433.5.
5,688
active providers
397
per 100,000 residents
#31
of 51 jurisdictions by density
Key findings
- Hawaii registers 397 active providers per 100,000 residents. That ranks 31 of 51 jurisdictions, below the national 433.5. #
- Hawaii County has the state's highest registered density (436.6 per 100k); 1 of Hawaii's 5 counties have fewer than 3 registered providers. #
- Counselors are the largest group at 32.9% of Hawaii's registered workforce (US: 43.9%). #
- 192 providers with a Hawaii practice address first entered the NPI registry in 2025, versus 260 in 2019. These are registry entries, not licenses issued. #
- 56% of Hawaii 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu County | 988,703 | 4,002 | 404.8 |
| Hawaii County | 210,043 | 917 | 436.6 |
| Maui County | 160,592 | 516 | 321.3 |
| Kauai County | 73,400 | 246 | 335.1 |
| Kalawao County | 82 | 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 Hawaii figure for comparison.
When Hawaii'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 Hawaii 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 Hawaii) 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/hi-county-density.svg" alt="Hawaii mental health providers per 100,000 residents by county" width="100%" /></a> <p style="font-size:12px">"Hawaii 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 Hawaii 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.