Mental Health Deserts in South Carolina

46 counties in South Carolina. 1 designated severe shortage, 23 high. Roughly 1017 additional clinicians would be needed to eliminate the shortage statewide.

County	Score	Severity	Rural	Providers needed
Lexington County	93	severe	Rural	553
Darlington County	70	high	Rural	10
Greenwood County	67	high	Rural	10
Allendale County	67	high	Rural	11
Orangeburg County	66	high	Rural	4
Lancaster County	64	high	Rural	6
Chesterfield County	64	high	Rural	6
Oconee County	63	high	Rural	12
Marlboro County	62	high	Rural	8
Barnwell County	58	high	Rural	10
Horry County	58	high	—	15
Charleston County	58	high	—	0
Dillon County	57	high	Rural	6
Beaufort County	57	high	—	11
Cherokee County	56	high	Rural	16
Union County	56	high	Rural	16
Williamsburg County	56	high	Rural	15
McCormick County	55	high	Rural	11
Pickens County	55	high	—	12
Sumter County	55	high	—	11
Florence County	55	high	Rural	10
Edgefield County	55	high	Rural	11
Hampton County	55	high	Rural	11
Marion County	55	high	Rural	10
Bamberg County	54	moderate	Rural	4
Abbeville County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Greenville County	53	moderate	—	15
Aiken County	52	moderate	—	10
York County	52	moderate	—	32
Chester County	51	moderate	Rural	2
Spartanburg County	51	moderate	—	16
Laurens County	50	moderate	Rural	10
Georgetown County	49	moderate	Rural	15
Colleton County	48	moderate	Rural	11
Jasper County	48	moderate	Rural	11
Clarendon County	48	moderate	Rural	11
Lee County	48	moderate	Rural	11
Saluda County	46	moderate	Rural	10
Newberry County	46	moderate	Rural	10
Calhoun County	44	moderate	Rural	4
Dorchester County	43	moderate	—	9
Richland County	42	moderate	—	8
Fairfield County	42	moderate	—	8
Kershaw County	38	moderate	—	11
Anderson County	34	low	—	12
Berkeley County	7	none	—	0