Mental Health Deserts in Florida

67 counties in Florida. 1 designated severe shortage, 46 high. Roughly 1070 additional clinicians would be needed to eliminate the shortage statewide.

County	Score	Severity	Rural	Providers needed
Miami-Dade County	76	severe	Rural	54
Sumter County	71	high	Rural	29
Polk County	70	high	Rural	24
Jefferson County	68	high	Rural	2
Madison County	68	high	Rural	3
Taylor County	68	high	Rural	3
Putnam County	66	high	Rural	18
Orange County	66	high	—	52
Hardee County	65	high	Rural	22
Jackson County	64	high	Rural	17
Hendry County	64	high	Rural	16
Gulf County	63	high	Rural	14
Calhoun County	63	high	Rural	12
Washington County	63	high	Rural	15
Columbia County	63	high	Rural	12
Dixie County	63	high	Rural	11
Hamilton County	63	high	Rural	11
Holmes County	63	high	Rural	14
Martin County	63	high	Rural	12
Monroe County	63	high	Rural	3
Okeechobee County	63	high	Rural	13
Lafayette County	62	high	Rural	10
Okaloosa County	62	high	Rural	9
Brevard County	62	high	—	48
Wakulla County	61	high	Rural	3
Gadsden County	61	high	Rural	3
Baker County	61	high	Rural	3
Leon County	61	high	—	6
Franklin County	61	high	Rural	2
Liberty County	61	high	Rural	3
Seminole County	60	high	—	48
Bay County	60	high	—	12
Union County	59	high	Rural	5
Broward County	59	high	—	30
Hillsborough County	58	high	—	25
Osceola County	58	high	—	48
Bradford County	58	high	Rural	2
Pasco County	57	high	—	22
Highlands County	57	high	Rural	21
Duval County	57	high	—	21
Palm Beach County	57	high	—	23
Levy County	56	high	Rural	1
DeSoto County	56	high	Rural	13
Collier County	56	high	—	16
Manatee County	55	high	—	11
Suwannee County	55	high	Rural	9
Pinellas County	55	high	—	22
Sarasota County	53	moderate	—	11
Volusia County	52	moderate	—	19
Walton County	51	moderate	—	5
Marion County	51	moderate	—	27
Glades County	49	moderate	Rural	16
Escambia County	49	moderate	—	7
Lee County	49	moderate	—	16
Charlotte County	49	moderate	Rural	16
Alachua County	48	moderate	—	2
Citrus County	48	moderate	—	24
Nassau County	47	moderate	—	21
Clay County	47	moderate	—	21
Lake County	46	moderate	—	24
Indian River County	45	moderate	—	10
Santa Rosa County	45	moderate	—	9
Gilchrist County	44	moderate	Rural	2
Flagler County	44	moderate	—	17
St. Johns County	44	moderate	—	17
Hernando County	43	moderate	—	24
St. Lucie County	40	moderate	—	10