How Many Physical Therapists Are There in the US?
The figure below counts providers who list a physical-therapy credential — PT or DPT — in the national NPI registry.
Based on NPPES, June 2026
158,269
active physical therapists are registered in the U.S. National Provider Identifier registry.
Browse PT providers →How this is counted: Counts NPI records listing a PT or DPT credential.
physical therapists by state
Active physical therapists in the NPI registry by practice state, June 2026.
| State | physical therapists |
|---|---|
| California | 13,553 |
| New York | 12,804 |
| Florida | 8,371 |
| Texas | 8,154 |
| Illinois | 7,541 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,258 |
| New Jersey | 5,280 |
| North Carolina | 5,166 |
| Washington | 5,119 |
| Michigan | 5,081 |
| Ohio | 4,887 |
| Wisconsin | 4,583 |
| Massachusetts | 4,077 |
| Virginia | 3,913 |
| Minnesota | 3,840 |
| Colorado | 3,822 |
| Maryland | 3,751 |
| Georgia | 3,557 |
| Tennessee | 3,365 |
| Arizona | 3,239 |
| Indiana | 2,906 |
| Missouri | 2,699 |
| Oregon | 2,699 |
| South Carolina | 2,376 |
| Connecticut | 2,076 |
| Kentucky | 1,878 |
| Iowa | 1,726 |
| Alabama | 1,671 |
| Kansas | 1,644 |
| Louisiana | 1,630 |
| Utah | 1,609 |
| Oklahoma | 1,487 |
| Nebraska | 1,305 |
| Arkansas | 1,300 |
| Idaho | 1,153 |
| Mississippi | 1,152 |
| Nevada | 1,068 |
| Maine | 1,051 |
| Montana | 1,004 |
| New Hampshire | 986 |
| New Mexico | 963 |
| Hawaii | 793 |
| Rhode Island | 788 |
| West Virginia | 750 |
| North Dakota | 621 |
| Vermont | 604 |
| South Dakota | 598 |
| Delaware | 594 |
| Alaska | 522 |
| District of Columbia | 398 |
| Wyoming | 379 |
| Puerto Rico | 266 |
| Guam | 24 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 21 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2 |
| American Samoa | 1 |
Source: CMS NPPES Data Dissemination (June 2026). NPI Central is not affiliated with CMS. Counts reflect NPI records and are not an official workforce census.