Mental Health Deserts in Alaska

30 counties in Alaska. 0 designated severe shortage, 3 high. Roughly 44 additional clinicians would be needed to eliminate the shortage statewide.

County	Score	Severity	Rural	Providers needed
Bethel Census Area	61	high	Rural	1
Kusilvak Census Area	58	high	Rural	0
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	56	high	Rural	1
Nome Census Area	54	moderate	Rural	2
North Slope Borough	54	moderate	Rural	2
Northwest Arctic Borough	54	moderate	Rural	2
Matanuska-Susitna Borough	52	moderate	Rural	4
Fairbanks North Star Borough	52	moderate	Rural	4
Dillingham Census Area	51	moderate	Rural	0
Kenai Peninsula Borough	51	moderate	Rural	3
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	51	moderate	Rural	0
Ketchikan Gateway Borough	49	moderate	Rural	1
Chugach Census Area	49	moderate	Rural	1
Copper River Census Area	49	moderate	Rural	1
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	48	moderate	Rural	0
Anchorage Municipality	47	moderate	Rural	7
Wrangell City and Borough	46	moderate	Rural	1
Juneau City and Borough	46	moderate	Rural	0
Kodiak Island Borough	44	moderate	Rural	0
Bristol Bay Borough	44	moderate	Rural	0
Haines Borough	44	moderate	Rural	1
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	44	moderate	Rural	1
Lake and Peninsula Borough	44	moderate	Rural	0
Petersburg Borough	44	moderate	Rural	1
Sitka City and Borough	44	moderate	Rural	1
Skagway Municipality	44	moderate	Rural	1
Yakutat City and Borough	44	moderate	Rural	1
Aleutians West Census Area	41	moderate	Rural	1
Denali Borough	40	moderate	Rural	4
Aleutians East Borough	36	moderate	Rural	0