Findings
A case study of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in 230 metropolitan areas were analyzed to examine the relationship between reimbursement and behavioral health provider geographic distribution. Across all metropolitan areas, less than 1% of the total non-civilian institutionalized population were psychologist and the average wage was $33.69 per hour. This study found a positive correlation between hourly median wage and percentage of residents who identified as a psychologist. This relationship holds true when controlling for racial distribution, employment, veteran status, household income, education, and disability.