Psychology licensing boards are responsible for governing the practice of psychology in their state, province or territory. In order to practice as a psychologist in the U.S. and Canada, a psychologist must obtain an active license to practice psychology from their state or provincial psychology licensing board. Each year, ASPPB surveys the psychology licensing boards regarding the numbers of licenses they maintain and issue. The following information displays data from the number of licenses maintained and issued in 2023 by respondents.
US and Canadian jurisdictions shading displayed separately.
Number of Licenses by Jurisdiction
| Jurisdiction | # of Licenses |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,147 |
| Alaska | 352 |
| Alberta | 4,589 |
| Arizona | 1,489 |
| Arkansas | Data not available |
| British Columbia | 1,320 |
| California | 23,344 |
| Colorado | Data not available |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands* | 8 |
| Connecticut* | 2,541 |
| Delaware | 703 |
| District of Columbia | 1,837 |
| Florida | 6,743 |
| Georgia | 2,519 |
| Guam | 16 |
| Hawaii* | 1,130 |
| Idaho | 573 |
| Illinois* | 5,485 |
| Indiana | 1,907 |
| Iowa | 896 |
| Kansas* | 999 |
| Kentucky* | 1,783 |
| Lousiana | 764 |
| Maine | 750 |
| Manitoba | 308 |
| Maryland | 3,443 |
| Massachusetts* | 6,250 |
| Michigan | 7,492 |
| Minnesota | 3,681 |
| Mississippi | 485 |
| Missouri | 1,834 |
| Montana | 296 |
| Nebraska | 767 |
| Nevada | 626 |
| New Brunswick | 445 |
| New Hampshire* | 988 |
| New Jersey | 4,221 |
| New Mexico | Data not available |
| New York | 15,187 |
| Newfoundland & Labrador | 225 |
| North Carolina* | 4,216 |
| North Dakota | 300 |
| Northwest Territories | Data not available |
| Nova Scotia | 698 |
| Ohio | 3,500 |
| Oklahoma | 620 |
| Ontario* | 4,000 |
| Oregon | 2,317 |
| Pennsylvania* | 6,454 |
| Prince Edward Island | 72 |
| Puerto Rico | Data not available |
| Quebec* | 9,116 |
| Rhode Island | Data not available |
| Saskatchewan* | 476 |
| South Carolina | Data not available |
| South Dakota | 213 |
| Tennessee | Data not available |
| Texas | 11,430 |
| Utah | 1,231 |
| Vermont | 735 |
| Virgin Islands | 32 |
| Virginia* | 4,250 |
| Washington | 3,398 |
| West Virginia | 630 |
| Wisconsin | 1,788 |
| Wyoming | 364 |
This data is collected during the annual ASPPB membership dues renewal period. Jurisdictions displaying an (*) provided their license number for the 2022 membership dues renewal whereas other jurisdictional data was collected in 2023.