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. 2019 Dec 2;144(6):e20191576. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-1576

TABLE 1.

Child Psychiatrists in the United States (2007 vs 2016)

State 2007 2016 Percent Change
Child Population Child Psychiatrists Child Population Child Psychiatrists Child Population Child Psychiatrists
Total Rate Total Rate Total Rate
Alabama 1 251 776 69 5.5 1 223 109 81 6.6 −2.3 17.4 20.1
Alaska 197 703 10 5.1 201 614 20 9.9 2.0 100.0 96.1a
Arizona 1 833 847 99 5.4 1 819 004 115 6.3 −0.8 16.2 17.1
Arkansas 777 002 36 4.6 783 451 57 7.3 0.8 58.3 57.0a
California 10 487 746 809 7.7 10 129 459 1002 9.9 −3.4 23.9 28.2
Colorado 1 314 762 136 10.3 1 404 877 164 11.7 6.9 20.6 12.9
Connecticut 919 657 158 17.2 857 498 217 25.3 −6.8 37.3 47.3
Delaware 231 302 17 7.3 229 392 21 9.2 −0.8 23.5 24.6
Florida 4 489 589 267 5.9 4 612 753 359 7.8 2.7 34.5 30.9
Georgia 2 788 367 129 4.6 2 791 134 163 5.8 0.1 26.4 26.2
Hawaii 317 588 55 17.3 339 037 63 18.6 6.8 14.5 7.3
Idaho 450 317 15 3.3 481 885 16 3.3 7.0 6.7 −0.3b
Illinois 3 574 275 223 6.2 3 256 545 272 8.4 −8.9 22.0 33.9
Indiana 1 762 882 87 4.9 1 757 412 70 4.0 −0.3 −19.5 −19.3b
Iowa 800 818 40 5.0 822 142 43 5.2 2.7 7.5 4.7
Kansas 777 148 56 7.2 795 569 57 7.2 2.4 1.8 −0.6b
Kentucky 1 110 344 79 7.1 1 124 893 89 7.9 1.3 12.7 11.2
Louisiana 1 211 660 59 4.9 1 229 535 74 6.0 1.5 25.4 23.6
Maine 313 521 46 14.7 287 787 47 16.3 −8.2 2.2 11.3
Maryland 1 520 036 246 16.2 1 503 031 283 18.8 −1.1 15.0 16.3
Massachusetts 1 621 137 333 20.5 1 584 016 420 26.5 −2.3 26.1 29.1
Michigan 2 734 750 177 6.5 2 459 552 194 7.9 −10.1 9.6 21.9
Minnesota 1 406 836 93 6.6 1 428 901 114 8.0 1.6 22.6 20.7
Mississippi 856 700 28 3.3 804 073 36 4.5 −6.1 28.6 37.0
Missouri 1 583 410 101 6.4 1 543 666 123 8.0 −2.5 21.8 24.9
Montana 245 161 13 5.3 253 503 18 7.1 3.4 38.5 33.9
Nebraska 498 642 33 6.6 526 284 42 8.0 5.5 27.3 20.6
Nevada 715 156 25 3.5 741 723 39 5.3 3.7 56.0 50.4a
New Hampshire 334 516 32 9.6 297 413 49 16.5 −11.1 53.1 72.2a
New Jersey 2 288 504 222 9.7 2 201 976 276 12.5 −3.8 24.3 29.2
New Mexico 558 558 45 8.1 545 258 55 10.1 −2.4 22.2 25.2
New York 4 994 163 834 16.7 4 693 711 941 20.0 −6.0 12.8 20.1
North Carolina 2 462 736 194 7.9 2 568 891 250 9.7 4.3 28.9 23.5
North Dakota 165 743 17 10.3 198 855 16 8.0 20.0 −5.9 −21.6b
Ohio 3 064 656 217 7.1 2 916 458 245 8.4 −4.8 12.9 18.6
Oklahoma 998 488 31 3.1 1 065 347 51 4.8 6.7 64.5 54.2a
Oregon 956 460 80 8.4 966 539 110 11.4 1.1 37.5 36.1
Pennsylvania 3 155 295 324 10.3 3 020 981 368 12.2 −4.3 13.6 18.6
Rhode Island 269 314 40 14.9 243 505 64 26.3 −9.6 60.0 77.0a
South Carolina 1 188 713 112 9.4 1 228 625 114 9.3 3.4 1.8 −1.5b
South Dakota 219 891 17 7.7 236 526 18 7.6 7.6 5.9 −1.6b
Tennessee 1 627 003 82 5.0 1 664 765 94 5.6 2.3 14.6 12.0
Texas 7 300 611 410 5.6 8 057 140 564 7.0 10.4 37.6 24.6
Utah 901 353 41 4.5 1 012 075 51 5.0 12.3 24.4 10.8
Vermont 150 407 25 16.6 139 166 30 21.6 −7.5 20.0 29.7
Virginia 2 041 450 178 8.7 2 092 529 204 9.7 2.5 14.6 11.8
Washington 1 701 487 109 6.4 1 802 456 137 7.6 5.9 25.7 18.6
West Virginia 434 287 22 5.1 419 018 28 6.7 −3.5 27.3 31.9
Wisconsin 1 478 223 124 8.4 1 442 699 134 9.3 −2.4 8.1 10.7
Wyoming 139 909 6 4.3 153 726 7 4.6 9.9 16.7 6.2
a

Increase >50%.

b

Declining rate.