How many physical therapists are in Mississippi?
1,980 physical therapists were employed in Mississippi in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 66.9 per 100,000 residents and ranks Mississippi 36 of 51 states with data. Mississippi accounts for 0.7% of the 267,350 physical therapists counted across all states.
Mississippi compared with the states around it
| # | State | Physical Therapists | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Nebraska | 2,140 | 109.1 |
| 35 | Nevada | 2,030 | 65.4 |
| 36 | Mississippi | 1,980 | 66.9 |
| 37 | New Hampshire | 1,960 | 142.3 |
| 38 | Maine | 1,860 | 136.5 |
The full ranking of all 51 states is on the physical therapists page. Largest: California with 26,580. Highest per capita: New Hampshire at 142.3 per 100,000.
How many publish a business email?
3 physical therapists in Mississippi have a business email address published on a licence register, a practice website or a professional directory, about 0.2% of the employed count, as counted by Email Lists USA's Mississippi physical therapists list on September 21, 2026. That figure measures who publishes a work address, not the size of the profession, and it changes with each rebuild of that list.
Questions
How many physical therapists are in Mississippi?
1,980 physical therapists were employed in Mississippi in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 66.9 per 100,000 residents and ranks Mississippi 36 of 51 states with data.
Is that the number of licensed physical therapists in Mississippi?
No. It is the number employed in the occupation, estimated from an employer survey. Licence rolls are usually larger, because they include people who hold a licence but are retired, inactive, working in another field or licensed in more than one state.
When is this updated?
The BLS releases state occupational estimates once a year, in spring, for the previous May. This page shows the May 2025 release, read on September 21, 2026, and is rebuilt when the next release is published.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), via api.bls.gov v2, May 2025, series OEUS280000000000029112301 (Physical Therapists, Mississippi), read September 21, 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census resident population. Rank and share computed from the 51 published state estimates.