The New Hampshire Mental Health Workforce
New Hampshire has 7,050 active mental-health providers registered at practice addresses in the state, or 498.1 per 100,000 residents. That ranks 19 of 51 nationally, against a US average of 433.5.
7,050
active providers
498.1
per 100,000 residents
#19
of 51 jurisdictions by density
Key findings
- New Hampshire registers 498.1 active providers per 100,000 residents. That ranks 19 of 51 jurisdictions, above the national 433.5. #
- Grafton County has the state's highest registered density (768 per 100k). #
- Counselors are the largest group at 46.4% of New Hampshire's registered workforce, compared with 43.9% nationally. #
- 294 providers with a New Hampshire practice address first entered the NPI registry in 2025, versus 288 in 2019. These are registry entries, not licenses issued. #
- 63% of New Hampshire 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. The same values appear in the table.
| County | Population | Providers | Per 100k |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough County | 433,415 | 2,179 | 502.7 |
| Rockingham County | 324,077 | 1,356 | 418.4 |
| Merrimack County | 158,078 | 1,020 | 645.4 |
| Grafton County | 93,225 | 716 | 768 |
| Strafford County | 135,043 | 515 | 381.3 |
| Cheshire County | 78,269 | 373 | 476.9 |
| Belknap County | 65,147 | 370 | 567.7 |
| Carroll County | 52,784 | 234 | 443.6 |
| Coos County | 31,343 | 171 | 545.6 |
| Sullivan County | 43,961 | 114 | 258.7 |
Provider-type mix vs the national picture
Each provider counts once under their primary taxonomy; the US share is printed beside each New Hampshire figure for comparison.
When New Hampshire'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 New Hampshireproviders 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 New Hampshire) 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/nh-county-density.svg" alt="New Hampshire mental health providers per 100,000 residents by county" width="100%" /></a> <p style="font-size:12px">"New Hampshire 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 New Hampshirepractice 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.