The Rhode Island Mental Health Workforce
Rhode Island has 7,061 active mental-health providers registered at practice addresses in the state, or 633.5 per 100,000 residents. That ranks 10 of 51 nationally, against a US average of 433.5.
7,061
active providers
633.5
per 100,000 residents
#10
of 51 jurisdictions by density
Key findings
- Rhode Island registers 633.5 active providers per 100,000 residents. That ranks 10 of 51 jurisdictions, above the national 433.5. #
- Providence County has the state's highest registered density (709.2 per 100k). #
- Social workers are the largest group at 38.4% of Rhode Island's registered workforce, compared with 30.4% nationally. #
- 392 providers with a Rhode Island practice address first entered the NPI registry in 2025, versus 238 in 2019. These are registry entries, not licenses issued. #
- 65% of Rhode Island 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence County | 678,179 | 4,810 | 709.2 |
| Kent County | 173,495 | 1,017 | 586 |
| Washington County | 129,795 | 631 | 485.8 |
| Newport County | 83,051 | 425 | 511.7 |
| Bristol County | 50,001 | 170 | 340 |
Provider-type mix vs the national picture
Each provider counts once under their primary taxonomy; the US share is printed beside each Rhode Island figure for comparison.
When Rhode Island'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 Rhode Islandproviders 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 Rhode Island) 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/ri-county-density.svg" alt="Rhode Island mental health providers per 100,000 residents by county" width="100%" /></a> <p style="font-size:12px">"Rhode Island 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 Rhode Islandpractice 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.