The Nevada Mental Health Workforce
Nevada has 11,493 active mental-health providers registered at practice addresses in the state, or 350.2 per 100,000 residents. That ranks 36 of 51 nationally, against a US average of 433.5.
11,493
active providers
350.2
per 100,000 residents
#36
of 51 jurisdictions by density
Key findings
- Nevada registers 350.2 active providers per 100,000 residents. That ranks 36 of 51 jurisdictions, below the national 433.5. #
- Washoe County has the state's highest registered density (476.3 per 100k); 2 of Nevada's 17 counties have fewer than 3 registered providers. #
- Counselors are the largest group at 44.2% of Nevada's registered workforce (US: 43.9%). #
- 520 providers with a Nevada practice address first entered the NPI registry in 2025, versus 448 in 2019. These are registry entries, not licenses issued. #
- 57% of Nevada 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 2 counties 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | 2,407,226 | 8,222 | 341.6 |
| Washoe County | 509,386 | 2,426 | 476.3 |
| Carson City | 58,571 | 241 | 411.4 |
| Lyon County | 65,088 | 137 | 211.2 |
| Nye County | 57,336 | 110 | 191.9 |
| Douglas County | 50,111 | 102 | 203.5 |
| Elko County | 54,815 | 82 | 149.6 |
| Churchill County | 25,851 | 66 | 253.5 |
| White Pine County | 8,661 | 41 | 473.4 |
| Humboldt County | 17,267 | 29 | 167.1 |
| Mineral County | 4,407 | 8 | 181.5 |
| Storey County | 4,260 | 8 | 182.4 |
| Pershing County | 6,421 | 7 | 111.3 |
| Lincoln County | 4,320 | 6 | 138.9 |
| Lander County | 5,872 | 4 | 67.8 |
| Eureka County | 1,867 | 0 | n/a |
| Esmeralda County | 729 | 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 Nevada figure for comparison.
When Nevada'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 Nevada 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 Nevada) 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/nv-county-density.svg" alt="Nevada mental health providers per 100,000 residents by county" width="100%" /></a> <p style="font-size:12px">"Nevada 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 Nevada 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.