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Mental Health Deserts in California

58 counties in California. 3 designated severe shortage, 29 high. Roughly 2796 additional clinicians would be needed to eliminate the shortage statewide.

CountyScoreSeverityRuralProviders needed
Kern County93severeRural2216
San Bernardino County88severeRural262
Fresno County86severeRural92
Tulare County70highRural12
Los Angeles County70highRural36
Santa Barbara County66highRural2
Imperial County65highRural10
Kings County65highRural10
Riverside County64highRural8
San Benito County64highRural41
San Diego County64highRural5
El Dorado County63highRural0
Plumas County63highRural1
Del Norte County61highRural4
Lassen County61highRural4
Madera County61highRural3
Mariposa County61highRural1
Mendocino County61highRural2
Merced County61highRural4
Nevada County61highRural4
Yolo County61highRural4
Sonoma County60highRural0
Humboldt County59highRural3
Placer County57highRural7
Butte County57highRural8
San Joaquin County56high—14
Sutter County56high—4
Trinity County56highRural1
Tehama County56highRural1
Calaveras County56highRural3
Lake County56highRural2
Santa Clara County55high—0
Tuolumne County54moderateRural5
Siskiyou County53moderateRural1
Ventura County53moderate—0
Modoc County53moderateRural1
Orange County53moderate—0
Shasta County52moderateRural5
Colusa County51moderateRural0
Monterey County51moderateRural3
Glenn County51moderateRural1
Yuba County51moderate—2
Alameda County51moderate—1
Sacramento County51moderate—1
Stanislaus County51moderateRural11
Amador County51moderateRural1
Santa Cruz County50moderate—0
Marin County48moderate—0
San Luis Obispo County48moderate—0
San Mateo County46moderate—0
Mono County44moderateRural1
Inyo County44moderateRural0
Solano County43moderate—1
Sierra County39moderateRural0
San Francisco County36moderate—0
Napa County34low—0
Contra Costa County29low—0
Alpine County0none—0