The Utah Mental Health Workforce
Utah has 18,620 active mental-health providers registered at practice addresses in the state, or 526.2 per 100,000 residents. That ranks 15 of 51 nationally, against a US average of 433.5.
18,620
active providers
526.2
per 100,000 residents
#15
of 51 jurisdictions by density
Key findings
- Utah registers 526.2 active providers per 100,000 residents. That ranks 15 of 51 jurisdictions, above the national 433.5. #
- Sanpete County has the state's highest registered density (1017.4 per 100k); 2 of Utah's 29 counties have fewer than 3 registered providers. #
- Social workers are the largest group at 40.6% of Utah's registered workforce (US: 30.4%). #
- 1,012 providers with a Utah practice address first entered the NPI registry in 2025, versus 951 in 2019. These are registry entries, not licenses issued. #
- 67% of Utah 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake County | 1,220,916 | 9,206 | 754 |
| Utah County | 759,859 | 3,526 | 464.1 |
| Davis County | 381,227 | 1,444 | 378.7 |
| Weber County | 278,174 | 1,052 | 378.2 |
| Washington County | 213,670 | 944 | 441.8 |
| Cache County | 145,000 | 542 | 373.8 |
| Sanpete County | 31,453 | 320 | 1017.4 |
| Box Elder County | 65,320 | 304 | 465.4 |
| Iron County | 67,141 | 299 | 445.3 |
| Tooele County | 87,461 | 159 | 181.8 |
| Summit County | 43,141 | 137 | 317.5 |
| Uintah County | 38,278 | 96 | 251.7 |
| Wasatch County | 38,514 | 78 | 203.5 |
| Carbon County | 20,680 | 77 | 372.3 |
| Juab County | 13,567 | 74 | 546.8 |
| Sevier County | 22,827 | 74 | 324.2 |
| Duchesne County | 20,856 | 49 | 233.2 |
| Grand County | 9,790 | 48 | 491.4 |
| San Juan County | 14,542 | 43 | 295 |
| Millard County | 14,057 | 27 | 192.1 |
| Kane County | 8,597 | 22 | 255.9 |
| Wayne County | 2,587 | 20 | 773.1 |
| Emery County | 10,177 | 17 | 167 |
| Garfield County | 5,256 | 10 | 190.2 |
| Beaver County | 7,301 | 9 | 123.3 |
| Piute County | 1,509 | 9 | 596.4 |
| Morgan County | 13,383 | 4 | 29.9 |
| Rich County | 2,687 | 2 | n/a |
| Daggett County | 934 | 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 Utah figure for comparison.
When Utah'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 Utah 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 Utah) 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/ut-county-density.svg" alt="Utah mental health providers per 100,000 residents by county" width="100%" /></a> <p style="font-size:12px">"Utah 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 Utah 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.