Federal HRSA HPSA data
Mental Health Desert Index
Every U.S. county scored 0–100 on mental-health provider shortage using the federal Health Resources & Services Administration Health Professional Shortage Area designations. If you live in a shortage area, help can be minutes away — not months.
States with the largest shortage
DC1 counties
Avg score 78 • 1 severe/high
~370 more clinicians needed
AZ15 counties
Avg score 71 • 13 severe/high
~1486 more clinicians needed
CT9 counties
Avg score 65 • 8 severe/high
~981 more clinicians needed
IL102 counties
Avg score 58 • 68 severe/high
~4271 more clinicians needed
FL67 counties
Avg score 57 • 47 severe/high
~1070 more clinicians needed
CA58 counties
Avg score 56 • 32 severe/high
~2796 more clinicians needed
DE3 counties
Avg score 55 • 2 severe/high
~478 more clinicians needed
CO64 counties
Avg score 51 • 29 severe/high
~372 more clinicians needed
ID44 counties
Avg score 51 • 9 severe/high
~296 more clinicians needed
KY5 counties
Avg score 51 • 1 severe/high
~41 more clinicians needed
KS105 counties
Avg score 49 • 18 severe/high
~268 more clinicians needed
AK30 counties
Avg score 48 • 3 severe/high
~44 more clinicians needed
HI5 counties
Avg score 48 • 2 severe/high
~23 more clinicians needed
AR75 counties
Avg score 47 • 18 severe/high
~225 more clinicians needed
IA99 counties
Avg score 47 • 13 severe/high
~624 more clinicians needed
IN92 counties
Avg score 46 • 11 severe/high
~679 more clinicians needed
AL67 counties
Avg score 37 • 19 severe/high
~163 more clinicians needed
GA159 counties
Avg score 33 • 27 severe/high
~670 more clinicians needed
Top 50 shortage counties
Source: HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce, Mental Health HPSA designations. Scores 0–25 (higher = worse shortage), scaled to 0–100 with rurality and provider ratio.