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 (US: 43.9%). #
- 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
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 New Hampshire 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 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 Hampshire 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.