Mental Health Deserts in Arkansas
75 counties in Arkansas. 0 designated severe shortage, 18 high. Roughly 225 additional clinicians would be needed to eliminate the shortage statewide.
| County | Score | Severity | Rural | Providers needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan County | 69 | high | Rural | 6 |
| Clay County | 68 | high | Rural | 4 |
| Lee County | 67 | high | Rural | 7 |
| Searcy County | 65 | high | Rural | 0 |
| Polk County | 64 | high | Rural | 6 |
| Monroe County | 61 | high | Rural | 5 |
| Bradley County | 61 | high | Rural | 2 |
| Calhoun County | 61 | high | Rural | 5 |
| Ashley County | 61 | high | Rural | 2 |
| Chicot County | 61 | high | Rural | 3 |
| Desha County | 61 | high | Rural | 2 |
| Drew County | 61 | high | Rural | 2 |
| St. Francis County | 61 | high | Rural | 5 |
| Woodruff County | 61 | high | Rural | 5 |
| Jefferson County | 61 | high | Rural | 3 |
| Union County | 57 | high | Rural | 5 |
| Hot Spring County | 55 | high | Rural | 9 |
| Jackson County | 55 | high | Rural | 7 |
| Scott County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 6 |
| Dallas County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 5 |
| Lincoln County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 4 |
| Nevada County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 5 |
| Franklin County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 6 |
| Fulton County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 5 |
| Van Buren County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 5 |
| Pike County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 4 |
| Ouachita County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 5 |
| Montgomery County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 4 |
| White County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 5 |
| Independence County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 5 |
| Izard County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 6 |
| Clark County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 4 |
| Cleburne County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 5 |
| Columbia County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 5 |
| Sharp County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 5 |
| Stone County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 5 |
| Mississippi County | 54 | moderate | Rural | 4 |
| Crittenden County | 54 | moderate | — | 5 |
| Arkansas County | 53 | moderate | Rural | 0 |
| Carroll County | 53 | moderate | Rural | 1 |
| Hempstead County | 53 | moderate | Rural | 0 |
| Howard County | 53 | moderate | Rural | 0 |
| Little River County | 53 | moderate | Rural | 0 |
| Washington County | 53 | moderate | — | 0 |
| Poinsett County | 52 | moderate | Rural | 4 |
| Lawrence County | 52 | moderate | Rural | 4 |
| Greene County | 52 | moderate | Rural | 4 |
| Randolph County | 52 | moderate | Rural | 4 |
| Marion County | 51 | moderate | Rural | 0 |
| Baxter County | 51 | moderate | Rural | 0 |
| Johnson County | 51 | moderate | Rural | 0 |
| Yell County | 51 | moderate | Rural | 0 |
| Phillips County | 49 | moderate | Rural | 5 |
| Cross County | 49 | moderate | Rural | 5 |
| Perry County | 48 | moderate | Rural | 0 |
| Madison County | 46 | moderate | Rural | 0 |
| Garland County | 44 | moderate | — | 4 |
| Crawford County | 44 | moderate | — | 6 |
| Sebastian County | 44 | moderate | — | 6 |
| Craighead County | 42 | moderate | — | 4 |
| Grant County | 39 | moderate | Rural | 0 |
| Faulkner County | 39 | moderate | — | 2 |
| Prairie County | 39 | moderate | Rural | 0 |
| Cleveland County | 39 | moderate | Rural | 0 |
| Lonoke County | 38 | moderate | — | 0 |
| Benton County | 31 | low | — | 0 |
| Pulaski County | 15 | low | — | 1 |
| Saline County | 0 | none | — | 0 |
| Conway County | 0 | none | — | 0 |
| Sevier County | 0 | none | — | 0 |
| Boone County | 0 | none | — | 0 |
| Lafayette County | 0 | none | — | 0 |
| Miller County | 0 | none | — | 0 |
| Pope County | 0 | none | — | 0 |
| Newton County | 0 | none | — | 0 |