Behavioral Health Services in North Carolina

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Data for pediatricians, family medicine physicians, and psychiatrists were retrieved from the American Medical Association Masterfileexternal icon. Data for psychologists and licensed social workers were retrieved from Hugo Dunhillexternal icon.

Tabular Data

The table shows number of providers per 10,000 children aged 0-17 years, as of 2015. Please note that in counties with fewer than 10,000 children, the number of providers may be overestimated.
County Pediatricians Psychiatrists Family Medicine Physicians Licensed Social Workers Psychologists
Alamance 6.5 1.7 8.1 17.7 4.5
Alexander 0.0 1.3 7.7 1.3 0.0
Alleghany 0.0 0.0 45.6 20.3 10.1
Anson 3.8 0.0 17.1 11.4 9.5
Ashe 0.0 0.0 27.8 5.9 9.9
Avery 0.0 0.0 24.4 55.8 14.0
Beaufort 5.0 3.0 14.9 12.9 5.0
Bertie 0.0 0.0 8.0 2.7 2.7
Bladen 0.0 0.0 8.0 12.0 1.3
Brunswick 1.5 3.4 14.7 13.2 6.8
Buncombe 10.5 12.3 36.0 82.8 39.3
Burke 2.8 9.6 15.7 22.5 30.9
Cabarrus 7.5 2.2 16.9 16.3 9.1
Caldwell 3.5 0.6 16.9 9.9 4.7
Camden 0.0 12.1 0.0 4.0 0.0
Carteret 4.7 1.6 27.7 21.3 7.1
Caswell 0.0 2.3 4.6 2.3 0.0
Catawba 3.9 3.7 19.2 15.5 10.7
Chatham 10.1 10.1 23.0 18.0 4.3
Cherokee 8.2 6.2 10.3 22.7 10.3
Chowan 3.3 0.0 13.0 16.3 0.0
Clay 0.0 0.0 31.9 10.6 5.3
Cleveland 5.5 1.4 9.7 16.6 6.0
Columbus 1.6 0.0 5.5 18.1 6.3
Craven 6.4 1.7 9.8 23.4 16.6
Cumberland 6.5 4.2 14.8 35.1 17.3
Currituck 0.0 0.0 5.4 7.2 1.8
Dare 4.4 0.0 24.7 26.1 7.3
Davidson 4.0 1.6 6.2 7.8 1.3
Davie 2.2 3.3 8.8 4.4 3.3
Duplin 2.0 0.7 4.7 12.1 2.7
Durham 16.0 17.4 16.2 78.3 54.5
Edgecombe 3.1 0.0 4.7 3.9 3.9
Forsyth 12.5 6.9 14.3 21.3 14.1
Franklin 0.0 0.0 2.8 6.2 0.7
Gaston 4.3 1.6 12.1 25.2 5.9
Gates 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.0
Graham 0.0 0.0 5.5 16.4 0.0
Granville 1.6 4.8 16.9 68.2 20.9
Greene 0.0 2.2 6.6 13.2 0.0
Guilford 6.8 3.3 12.9 27.2 14.2
Halifax 4.3 1.7 9.5 13.8 10.4
Harnett 0.9 0.6 4.9 9.9 2.6
Haywood 5.5 3.6 17.3 62.0 9.1
Henderson 8.2 6.4 23.3 32.0 7.8
Hertford 6.2 4.1 6.2 37.3 8.3
Hoke 1.3 0.0 3.4 12.1 6.1
Hyde 0.0 0.0 9.8 49.1 0.0
Iredell 5.8 1.5 11.3 15.5 7.0
Jackson 7.1 0.0 28.5 77.0 38.5
Johnston 1.5 0.4 7.1 9.8 5.2
Jones 0.0 0.0 5.2 0.0 0.0
Lee 4.0 1.3 13.2 23.8 2.6
Lenoir 3.0 1.5 8.2 11.2 6.0
Lincoln 4.6 0.0 9.7 7.4 3.4
Mcdowell 3.2 1.1 12.9 21.5 5.4
Macon 7.8 3.1 20.3 26.6 3.1
Madison 2.5 0.0 19.8 37.2 2.5
Martin 2.1 0.0 6.2 14.4 0.0
Mecklenburg 9.9 3.5 11.2 27.8 14.3
Mitchell 3.5 0.0 24.5 31.5 3.5
Montgomery 0.0 1.6 9.5 17.3 6.3
Moore 8.1 6.1 10.2 24.9 11.7
Nash 4.2 0.9 10.2 14.3 7.4
New Hanover 8.6 6.2 16.7 55.6 40.8
Northampton 0.0 0.0 2.6 7.7 0.0
Onslow 5.5 2.7 11.6 21.2 12.6
Orange 30.0 37.7 31.1 89.0 84.1
Pamlico 4.7 0.0 9.4 18.7 0.0
Pasquotank 10.5 2.3 11.6 34.9 12.8
Pender 0.8 0.8 9.5 15.0 7.1
Perquimans 0.0 0.0 3.7 22.0 0.0
Person 2.3 1.2 8.2 12.9 0.0
Pitt 15.6 7.5 20.0 34.9 22.6
Polk 0.0 2.8 25.6 34.1 11.4
Randolph 4.2 0.9 9.2 14.9 3.3
Richmond 2.8 1.9 6.5 10.2 6.5
Robeson 2.6 1.4 7.4 20.6 3.4
Rockingham 2.6 0.0 10.4 10.9 4.2
Rowan 4.1 3.8 8.9 29.5 12.0
Rutherford 4.2 2.8 14.0 16.9 6.3
Sampson 1.3 0.0 11.4 6.3 1.3
Scotland 8.4 0.0 16.7 23.9 2.4
Stanly 3.8 0.0 11.4 17.5 6.8
Stokes 1.1 1.1 6.4 5.4 0.0
Surry 4.9 0.6 13.6 13.0 3.1
Swain 3.1 3.1 34.0 34.0 12.4
Transylvania 12.9 5.5 20.3 33.2 11.1
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.0 0.0
Union 3.2 0.6 8.5 8.8 1.9
Vance 4.6 0.0 10.2 26.0 8.4
Wake 9.2 5.5 11.5 35.2 16.8
Warren 0.0 0.0 5.2 5.2 0.0
Washington 0.0 0.0 11.2 29.8 0.0
Watauga 10.1 2.9 27.3 46.0 63.3
Wayne 5.3 7.0 10.0 20.0 15.0
Wilkes 1.4 0.7 8.2 7.6 2.1
Wilson 3.1 2.1 6.7 14.5 3.1
Yadkin 1.2 0.0 9.7 6.0 2.4
Yancey 8.8 0.0 14.7 41.2 2.9

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Page last reviewed: April 12, 2022
Content source:  National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention