Therapists & Counselors in North Dakota
Psychologists, clinical social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists and psychiatrists registered with a practice address in this area.
How density varies inside North Dakota
Each bar is the number of places at that level of provider density. A long right tail means a few places carry far more providers per resident than the rest of the state.
There are 3,494 licensed providers registered in North Dakota. The two most common licence types are social worker (936) and clinical social worker (574).
North Dakota ranks 50th of 56 states and territories by the number of registered providers in this field.
The largest single group is social worker, at 936 providers or 27% of the total. Licence titles vary between states for what is often similar training and scope, so the mix here partly reflects how North Dakota licenses its providers.
No single licence type dominates here — social worker and clinical social worker are within reach of each other. For most common reasons to seek therapy, the distinction between those licences matters less than availability and cost.
Providers are registered in 113 distinct places across North Dakota. The map shows the ZIP codes with the highest counts.
These counts come from the federal NPI registry. A provider appears here if they hold an active NPI with a practice address in this area — it does not mean they are currently accepting new clients, and the registry does not record insurance, fees or availability.
How North Dakota got here
new registrations per yearEach registration carries the year it was issued, so the registry doubles as a record of when this workforce grew in North Dakota. A rising line means the constraint is easing; a flat one means today's shortage is likely to be next year's too.
Who they are
self-reported to CMS81.6% of registered licensed providers in North Dakota are women. Nationally the figure varies a great deal by licence type — occupational therapy at one end, psychiatry at the other. See the national breakdown.
You can filter any city list on this site by gender. We show it because it is one of the most common things people search for and, for some kinds of work, a real need — but it is only ever a filter here, never a ranking.
Where they are registered
circle size = providers in that ZIP codeBy licence type
Places in North Dakota
78 of 78 have their own page so far| Place | Providers | Population | Per 10k |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo | 1,177 | 136,275 | 86.4 |
| Bismarck | 566 | 77,963 | 72.6 |
| Grand Forks | 496 | 60,365 | 82.2 |
| Minot | 327 | 47,308 | 69.1 |
| Williston | 129 | 29,522 | 43.7 |
| Jamestown | 129 | 15,688 | 82.2 |
| Dickinson | 125 | 25,870 | 48.3 |
| Devils Lake | 104 | 7,333 | 141.8 |
| West Fargo | 78 | 41,175 | 18.9 |
| Mandan | 32 | 25,061 | 12.8 |
| Belcourt | 25 | ||
| Raleigh | 24 | ||
| Valley City | 22 | 6,430 | 34.2 |
| Minot AFB | 22 | ||
| Sentinel Butte | 20 | 69 | |
| Wahpeton | 18 | 8,141 | 22.1 |
| Grand Forks AFB | 14 | ||
| Grafton | 14 | 4,023 | 34.8 |
| Rolla | 13 | 1,156 | 112.5 |
| Watford City | 11 | 6,378 | 17.2 |
| Bottineau | 10 | 2,152 | 46.5 |
| Cando | 8 | 1,051 | 76.1 |
| Stanley | 7 | 2,181 | 32.1 |
| Beulah | 7 | 3,077 | 22.7 |
| New Town | 6 | 2,715 | 22.1 |
| Horace | 5 | 7,001 | 7.1 |
| Ellendale | 5 | 1,129 | 44.3 |
| Mott | 4 | 645 | 62.0 |
| Lisbon | 4 | 2,184 | 18.3 |
| Hankinson | 4 | 936 | 42.7 |
| Fort Totten | 4 | ||
| Crosby | 4 | 1,027 | 38.9 |
| Cavalier | 4 | 1,218 | 32.8 |
| Beach | 4 | 994 | 40.2 |
| Arnegard | 4 | 294 | |
| Washburn | 3 | 1,254 | 23.9 |
| Turtle Lake | 3 | 524 | 57.3 |
| Hillsboro | 3 | 1,648 | 18.2 |
| Hettinger | 3 | 1,119 | 26.8 |
| Hazen | 3 | 2,314 | 13.0 |
| Fort Yates | 3 | 167 | 179.6 |
| Fessenden | 3 | 437 | 68.6 |
| Carrington | 3 | 1,950 | 15.4 |
| Bowman | 3 | 1,357 | 22.1 |
| Underwood | 2 | 760 | 26.3 |
| Rugby | 2 | 2,412 | 8.3 |
| Napoleon | 2 | 738 | 27.1 |
| Linton | 2 | 1,041 | 19.2 |
| Lakota | 2 | 683 | 29.3 |
| Kindred | 2 | 1,044 | 19.2 |
| Zeeland | 1 | 82 | 122.0 |
| Warwick | 1 | 51 | 196.1 |
| Towner | 1 | 454 | 22.0 |
| Tioga | 1 | 2,221 | 4.5 |
| St. John | 1 | 310 | 32.3 |
| Reeder | 1 | 130 | |
| Ray | 1 | 768 | 13.0 |
| Portland | 1 | 576 | 17.4 |
| Northwood | 1 | 959 | 10.4 |
| New Rockford | 1 | 1,342 | 7.5 |
| New England | 1 | 717 | 13.9 |
| Mylo | 1 | 19 | |
| Manning | 1 | ||
| Larimore | 1 | 1,359 | 7.4 |
| Langdon | 1 | 1,809 | 5.5 |
| LaMoure | 1 | 758 | 13.2 |
| Killdeer | 1 | 912 | 11.0 |
| Kenmare | 1 | 911 | 11.0 |
| Halliday | 1 | 231 | 43.3 |
| Hague | 1 | 70 | |
| Forman | 1 | 489 | 20.4 |
| Edgeley | 1 | 584 | 17.1 |
| Dunseith | 1 | 606 | 16.5 |
| Cooperstown | 1 | 969 | 10.3 |
| Colfax | 1 | 217 | |
| Carson | 1 | 241 | 41.5 |
| Buxton | 1 | 349 | 28.7 |
| Argusville | 1 | 474 |
7 places have no per-resident figure. Those are office districts inside a larger urban area, rural towns whose practices serve a whole region, or places where most registrations share one employer's address — dividing by the resident population there produces a number that looks precise and describes nothing. The provider counts are unaffected; the test is described in the methodology.