The Vermont Mental Health Workforce
Vermont has 4,623 active mental-health providers registered at practice addresses in the state, or 717.1 per 100,000 residents. That ranks 5 of 51 nationally, against a US average of 433.5.
4,623
active providers
717.1
per 100,000 residents
#5
of 51 jurisdictions by density
Key findings
- Vermont registers 717.1 active providers per 100,000 residents. That ranks 5 of 51 jurisdictions, above the national 433.5. #
- Chittenden County has the state's highest registered density (1011.8 per 100k). #
- Counselors are the largest group at 45.1% of Vermont's registered workforce (US: 43.9%). #
- 458 providers with a Vermont practice address first entered the NPI registry in 2025, versus 159 in 2019. These are registry entries, not licenses issued. #
- 51% of Vermont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chittenden County | 169,115 | 1,711 | 1011.8 |
| Washington County | 59,652 | 503 | 843.3 |
| Windsor County | 57,312 | 407 | 709.3 |
| Windham County | 45,204 | 394 | 872 |
| Rutland County | 59,653 | 310 | 520.2 |
| Bennington County | 36,630 | 227 | 618.7 |
| Addison County | 38,048 | 207 | 542.9 |
| Franklin County | 51,177 | 197 | 385.5 |
| Lamoille County | 26,294 | 183 | 696.5 |
| Caledonia County | 30,414 | 167 | 550.4 |
| Orange County | 30,002 | 139 | 463.3 |
| Orleans County | 27,600 | 115 | 415.6 |
| Grand Isle County | 7,511 | 12 | 159.8 |
| Essex County | 6,051 | 4 | 68.6 |
Provider-type mix vs the national picture
Each provider counts once under their primary taxonomy; the US share is printed beside each Vermont figure for comparison.
When Vermont'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 Vermont 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 Vermont) 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/vt-county-density.svg" alt="Vermont mental health providers per 100,000 residents by county" width="100%" /></a> <p style="font-size:12px">"Vermont 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 Vermont 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.