49 Therapist Statistics & Demographics: How Many Are There?

These therapist statistics and demographics will shock you.

Based on research from Zippia, we've compiled the latest statistics about therapists, including:

1. How many therapists are there?
2. Average age of a therapist
3. Percentage of therapists that are male vs. female
4. Most common ethnicities for therapists
5. Average therapist salary
6. Much more

So, keep reading to find the latest therapist statistics and demographics.

Key Therapist Statistics To Know

1. In the United States, there are more than 198,811 therapists currently employed.
2. Most of all therapists are women (75.6%), while the minority (24.4%) are men.
3. On average, an employed therapist is 41 years old.
4. Most therapists are White, then Asian, then Hispanic, and lastly Black or African American.
5. New York, NY is the city where there is the most demand for therapists.
6. The highest average annual salary for therapists is $77,931 in San Francisco, CA.
7. Female therapists earn 96% of what men earned in 2021.
8. North Dakota is the best state for therapists to live.

How Many Therapists Are There In The U.S?

In the United States, there are more than 198,811 therapists currently employed.

Therapist Statistics By Gender

75.6% of therapists are women and 24.4% of therapists are men.

Below is a chart that shows therapists' gender by year:

Therapist Statistics By Race

76.4% of therapists are White, 10.6% of therapists are Asian, 6.3% are Hispanic.

Over time, the prevalence of therapists in each race has changed:

And every year that goes by, the percentage of therapists in each race changes:

Average Age Of A Therapist

The average age of a therapist in the U.S. is 41 years old.

Below is a chart that shows the average age of a therapist by race:

Therapist Education Levels

The most common degree a therapist has is a bachelor's degree.

47% of therapists earn that degree. In second place is master's degree with 42% of therapists earning it, and third place is associate degree with 6% of therapists earning that degree.

The chart below will help illustrate how educated therapists are:

Therapist Employment Statistics

Research shows that most therapists work for a private company, and the industry that employs the most therapists is the health care industry.

Size Of Companies That Hire Therapists

Therapist Jobs By Employer Size

Top Industries Hiring Therapists

The most common industries that employ therapists include health care, non profits and professional according to Zippia, they were able to determine this by looking at the number of employees within each industry.

Therapist Unemployment Statistics

Between 2008 and 2018, this is how the number of therapists changed.

Below is a chart that shows unemployment rate in the therapy industry over time:

So, How Many Therapists Are There?

There are more than 198,811 therapists and more than 81,000 psychologists in the US.

Therapists can help people going through many types of challenges in life, including different types of addiction, alcohol abuse, mental health, motivation, and more. Imagine a world without therapists...it would be much harder without them. We put together this roundup of therapist statistics to show you how many there are, how much they earn, their demographics, and much more.

Sources

1. https://www.zippia.com/therapist-jobs/demographics/
2. https://www.talkspace.com/blog/mental-health-statistics/
3. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/psychologists.htm