Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals

The number of marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers and mental health counselors with active licenses in Florida. Other behavioral healthcare professionals, such as psychologists or school psychologists, are not included in this measure.

Looking at numbers of professionals or facilities within a geographic area helps to focus on the availability of health care and its quality.

In FY 22-23, the rate per 100,000 of Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals in Alachua County was 221.3 compared to Florida at 121.8. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Alachua County is in the first quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, there are less Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals in about three quarters of the counties.

The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.

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Alachua County

County

Year

Count/Rate

Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals, Single Year

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Data reported is a census of licensed professionals taken in the 4th quarter of the year reported and reflects the count of licensed professionals with active, clear licenses with in-state mailing addresses. Military and civilian providers are included.
Licensure data are for a fiscal year (July 1-June 30). The specialty information for medical doctors is reported voluntarily and is neither required nor verified by the Department.
The state total may be greater than the sum of the counties due to licensed practitioners whose county was unknown.
This is primary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals, Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year

Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals, Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year
	Alachua				Florida

Data Year	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV
FY 22-23	645	291,459	221.3^*	17.1	27,639	22,685,583	121.8	1.4
FY 21-22	722	290,623	248.4^*	18.1	29,121	22,329,178	130.4	1.5
FY 20-21	676	275,435	245.4^*	18.5	27,174	22,005,587	123.5	1.5
FY 19-20	644	270,405	238.2^*	18.4	25,340	21,640,766	117.1	1.4
FY 18-19	638	266,649	239.3^*	18.5	23,453	21,268,553	110.3	1.4
FY 17-18	598	263,753	226.7^*	18.2	21,916	20,957,705	104.6	1.4
FY 16-17	590	259,349	227.5^*	18.3	20,542	20,555,728	99.9	1.4

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Data reported is a census of licensed professionals taken in the 4th quarter of the year reported and reflects the count of licensed professionals with active, clear licenses with in-state mailing addresses. Military and civilian providers are included.
Licensure data are for a fiscal year (July 1-June 30). The specialty information for medical doctors is reported voluntarily and is neither required nor verified by the Department.
The state total may be greater than the sum of the counties due to licensed practitioners whose county was unknown.
This is primary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Florida

Year

Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals, Rate Per 100,000 Population, FY 22-23

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Data reported is a census of licensed professionals taken in the 4th quarter of the year reported and reflects the count of licensed professionals with active, clear licenses with in-state mailing addresses. Military and civilian providers are included.
Licensure data are for a fiscal year (July 1-June 30). The specialty information for medical doctors is reported voluntarily and is neither required nor verified by the Department.
The state total may be greater than the sum of the counties due to licensed practitioners whose county was unknown.
This is primary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals, Rate Per 100,000 Population, FY 22-23 MOV

Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals, Rate Per 100,000 Population, FY 22-23
County	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV
Florida	27,639	22,685,583	121.8	1.4
Alachua	645	291,459	221.3^*	17.1
Baker	21	27,779	75.6^*	32.3
Bay	233	187,907	124.0	15.9
Bradford	19	26,672	71.2^*	32.0
Brevard	801	638,491	125.5	8.7
Broward	2,897	1,987,884	145.7^*	5.3
Calhoun	6	13,838	43.4^*	34.7
Charlotte	179	202,233	88.5^*	13.0
Citrus	121	160,455	75.4^*	13.4
Clay	271	229,990	117.8	14.0
Collier	322	399,587	80.6^*	8.8
Columbia	70	72,838	96.1^*	22.5
Miami-Dade	2,972	2,785,095	106.7^*	3.8
DeSoto	26	35,205	73.9^*	28.4
Dixie	5	17,172	29.1^*	25.5
Duval	1,293	1,051,847	122.9	6.7
Escambia	431	334,105	129.0	12.2
Flagler	137	128,632	106.5	17.8
Franklin	8	13,031	61.4^*	42.5
Gadsden	42	44,140	95.2	28.8
Gilchrist	6	19,380	31.0^*	24.8
Glades	3	12,363	24.3
Gulf	9	16,615	54.2^*	35.4
Hamilton	6	13,621	44.0^*	35.2
Hardee	7	25,696	27.2^*	20.2
Hendry	12	40,836	29.4^*	16.6
Hernando	162	202,468	80.0^*	12.3
Highlands	58	103,994	55.8^*	14.3
Hillsborough	1,909	1,553,742	122.9	5.5
Holmes	12	19,889	60.3^*	34.1
Indian River	160	169,399	94.5^*	14.6
Jackson	47	49,072	95.8	27.4
Jefferson	19	15,133	125.6	56.4
Lafayette	1	7,827	12.8
Lake	414	411,761	100.5^*	9.7
Lee	725	823,529	88.0^*	6.4
Leon	514	302,342	170.0^*	14.7
Levy	30	44,912	66.8^*	23.9
Liberty	7	8,144	86.0	63.6
Madison	8	18,617	43.0^*	29.8
Manatee	463	433,051	106.9^*	9.7
Marion	321	401,912	79.9^*	8.7
Martin	243	164,076	148.1^*	18.6
Monroe	72	84,572	85.1^*	19.7
Nassau	105	98,746	106.3	20.3
Okaloosa	287	218,948	131.1	15.2
Okeechobee	21	39,634	53.0^*	22.7
Orange	1,920	1,513,466	126.9	5.7
Osceola	276	444,475	62.1^*	7.3
Palm Beach	2,735	1,538,719	177.7^*	6.7
Pasco	678	609,644	111.2^*	8.4
Pinellas	1,575	979,894	160.7^*	7.9
Polk	617	791,685	77.9^*	6.1
Putnam	29	74,579	38.9^*	14.1
St. Johns	518	309,560	167.3^*	14.4
St. Lucie	385	360,957	106.7^*	10.6
Santa Rosa	289	202,197	142.9^*	16.5
Sarasota	702	462,728	151.7^*	11.2
Seminole	935	491,029	190.4^*	12.2
Sumter	67	148,733	45.0^*	10.8
Suwannee	20	45,405	44.0^*	19.3
Taylor	2	21,778	9.2
Union	5	15,692	31.9^*	27.9
Volusia	616	582,549	105.7^*	8.3
Wakulla	36	36,015	100.0	32.6
Walton	72	81,968	87.8^*	20.3
Washington	16	25,871	61.8^*	30.3

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Data reported is a census of licensed professionals taken in the 4th quarter of the year reported and reflects the count of licensed professionals with active, clear licenses with in-state mailing addresses. Military and civilian providers are included.
Licensure data are for a fiscal year (July 1-June 30). The specialty information for medical doctors is reported voluntarily and is neither required nor verified by the Department.
The state total may be greater than the sum of the counties due to licensed practitioners whose county was unknown.
This is primary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

12/4/2024 3:41:19 AM

Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Data reported is a census of licensed professionals taken in the 4th quarter of the year reported and reflects the count of licensed professionals with active, clear licenses with in-state mailing addresses. Military and civilian providers are included.
Licensure data are for a fiscal year (July 1-June 30). The specialty information for medical doctors is reported voluntarily and is neither required nor verified by the Department.
The state total may be greater than the sum of the counties due to licensed practitioners whose county was unknown.
This is primary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

		Florida Department of Health Bureau of Community Health Assessment Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management


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