How many occupational therapists are there in the United States, by state?
California has the most occupational therapists at 13,810, and Vermont the fewest at 320. The median state has 2,060. Per resident, Massachusetts leads with 92.6 occupational therapists per 100,000 people.
Occupational Therapists by state, ranked
| # | State | Occupational Therapists (2025) | Per 100,000 residents | With a published email |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 13,810 | 34.9 | 86 |
| 2 | Texas | 13,400 | 46 | 133 |
| 3 | New York | 11,690 | 57.9 | 305 |
| 4 | Florida | 10,650 | 49.4 | 10,525 |
| 5 | Illinois | 7,710 | 60.2 | 106 |
| 6 | Ohio | 6,760 | 57.3 | 130 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 6,560 | 50.5 | 226 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 6,510 | 92.6 | 41 |
| 9 | New Jersey | 6,290 | 67.7 | 2,519 |
| 10 | Michigan | 5,120 | 50.8 | 8,641 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 4,490 | 43 | 97 |
| 12 | Virginia | 4,150 | 48.1 | 64 |
| 13 | Indiana | 3,830 | 56.4 | 72 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 3,710 | 62.9 | 68 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 3,670 | 64.3 | 23 |
| 16 | Georgia | 3,650 | 34.1 | 152 |
| 17 | Missouri | 3,400 | 55.2 | 31 |
| 18 | Colorado | 3,390 | 58.7 | 46 |
| 19 | Washington | 3,340 | 43.3 | 23 |
| 20 | Connecticut | 3,150 | 87.4 | 34 |
| 21 | Arizona | 2,680 | 37.5 | 28 |
| 22 | Tennessee | 2,490 | 36 | 73 |
| 23 | Maryland | 2,390 | 38.7 | 55 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 2,190 | 48.6 | 28 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 2,160 | 71.7 | 10 |
| 26 | Louisiana | 2,060 | 44.2 | 8 |
| 27 | South Carolina | 1,840 | 35.9 | 57 |
| 28 | Kansas | 1,560 | 53.1 | 4 |
| 29 | Alabama | 1,500 | 29.9 | 66 |
| 30 | Nebraska | 1,500 | 76.5 | 9 |
| 31 | Mississippi | 1,340 | 45.3 | 7 |
| 32 | Iowa | 1,290 | 40.4 | 9 |
| 33 | New Hampshire | 1,240 | 90 | 13 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 1,180 | 29.8 | 4 |
| 35 | Oregon | 1,170 | 27.6 | 6 |
| 36 | Maine | 1,120 | 82.2 | 19 |
| 37 | Nevada | 1,080 | 34.8 | 10 |
| 38 | New Mexico | 1,030 | 48.6 | 4 |
| 39 | Utah | 1,030 | 31.5 | 6 |
| 40 | Idaho | 840 | 45.7 | 4 |
| 41 | Rhode Island | 770 | 70.2 | 5 |
| 42 | West Virginia | 700 | 39 | 8 |
| 43 | North Dakota | 570 | 73.2 | 3 |
| 44 | District of Columbia | 540 | 78.3 | 5 |
| 45 | Delaware | 490 | 49.5 | 13 |
| 46 | South Dakota | 490 | 55.3 | 2 |
| 47 | Montana | 420 | 38.7 | 4 |
| 48 | Alaska | 410 | 55.9 | 11 |
| 49 | Hawaii | 390 | 26.8 | 7 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 350 | 60.7 | 3 |
| 51 | Vermont | 320 | 49.8 | 4 |
Per capita
Headcount follows population, so the per-100,000 column is the fairer comparison between states. Top five: Massachusetts (92.6), New Hampshire (90), Connecticut (87.4), Maine (82.2), District of Columbia (78.3). Bottom five: Hawaii (26.8), Oregon (27.6), Oklahoma (29.8), Alabama (29.9), Utah (31.5).
Published business emails
23,807 occupational therapists nationally have a business email address published on a licence register, a practice website or a professional directory, as counted by Email Lists USA's occupational therapists list on October 1, 2026. That is a count of people who publish a work address, not a measure of the profession's size, and it moves with each rebuild of that list.
State pages
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), via api.bls.gov v2, May 2025 estimates for occupation 29-1122 (Occupational Therapists), one series per state (for example OEUS060000000000029112201 for California), read October 1, 2026. Per-capita denominators: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census resident population. The U.S. figure on this page is the sum of the published state estimates, not a separately published national total.