Number of Licenses

Number of Licenses

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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 number of licenses they maintain and issue. The following information displays data from the number of licenses reported to ASPPB.

Number of Licenses in U.S. and Canada 121,066
Lowest Number of Licensees in a Jurisdiction 10 (Northern Marianas)
Average Number of Licenses in a Jurisdiction 1,863
Highest Number of Licensees in a Jurisdiction 20,585 (California)

Number of Licenses Canada
Number of Licenses US

US and Canadian jurisdictions shading displayed separately. 

Number of Licenses by Jurisdiction

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Devision / Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and the District of Columbia: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2020 (NST-EST2020) / Release Date: December 2020