Mental Health Deserts in Georgia

159 counties in Georgia. 0 designated severe shortage, 27 high. Roughly 670 additional clinicians would be needed to eliminate the shortage statewide.

County	Score	Severity	Rural	Providers needed
Fannin County	65	high	Rural	0
Stewart County	65	high	Rural	11
Seminole County	64	high	Rural	7
Irwin County	64	high	Rural	5
Wayne County	62	high	Rural	8
Greene County	61	high	Rural	13
Early County	61	high	Rural	5
Emanuel County	61	high	Rural	4
Johnson County	61	high	Rural	1
Clarke County	60	high	—	13
Twiggs County	59	high	Rural	6
Miller County	59	high	Rural	5
Ware County	58	high	Rural	0
Pickens County	58	high	Rural	0
Colquitt County	57	high	Rural	7
Worth County	57	high	Rural	5
Mitchell County	57	high	Rural	7
Dougherty County	56	high	—	5
Muscogee County	56	high	—	6
Decatur County	55	high	Rural	7
Lincoln County	55	high	Rural	8
McDuffie County	55	high	Rural	8
Thomas County	55	high	Rural	7
Taliaferro County	55	high	Rural	8
Grady County	55	high	Rural	7
Wilkes County	55	high	Rural	8
Warren County	55	high	Rural	8
Talbot County	54	moderate	Rural	6
Burke County	54	moderate	Rural	4
Calhoun County	54	moderate	Rural	5
Camden County	54	moderate	Rural	6
Screven County	54	moderate	Rural	4
Richmond County	54	moderate	—	8
Chatham County	54	moderate	—	4
Randolph County	54	moderate	Rural	6
Quitman County	54	moderate	Rural	6
Clay County	54	moderate	Rural	6
McIntosh County	54	moderate	Rural	6
Jenkins County	54	moderate	Rural	4
Jefferson County	54	moderate	Rural	4
Glascock County	54	moderate	Rural	4
DeKalb County	53	moderate	—	0
Fulton County	53	moderate	—	3
Madison County	53	moderate	—	13
Crisp County	53	moderate	Rural	0
Forsyth County	52	moderate	—	9
Peach County	52	moderate	Rural	4
Hart County	50	moderate	Rural	9
Habersham County	50	moderate	Rural	9
Union County	50	moderate	Rural	9
Banks County	50	moderate	Rural	9
White County	50	moderate	Rural	9
Lumpkin County	50	moderate	Rural	9
Rabun County	50	moderate	Rural	9
Candler County	50	moderate	Rural	8
Stephens County	50	moderate	Rural	9
Franklin County	50	moderate	Rural	9
Towns County	50	moderate	Rural	9
Crawford County	49	moderate	Rural	4
Bibb County	49	moderate	—	6
Jones County	49	moderate	—	6
Liberty County	49	moderate	—	6
Monroe County	49	moderate	—	6
Tattnall County	48	moderate	Rural	8
Gwinnett County	48	moderate	—	0
Dade County	48	moderate	—	0
Toombs County	48	moderate	Rural	8
Appling County	48	moderate	Rural	8
Macon County	48	moderate	Rural	0
Jeff Davis County	48	moderate	Rural	8
Bulloch County	48	moderate	Rural	8
Evans County	48	moderate	Rural	8
Glynn County	47	moderate	—	6
Baker County	47	moderate	Rural	5
Terrell County	47	moderate	Rural	5
Pulaski County	46	moderate	Rural	0
Echols County	45	moderate	Rural	5
Ben Hill County	45	moderate	Rural	5
Berrien County	45	moderate	Rural	5
Turner County	45	moderate	Rural	5
Tift County	45	moderate	Rural	5
Brooks County	45	moderate	Rural	5
Columbia County	45	moderate	—	8
Lanier County	45	moderate	Rural	5
Cook County	45	moderate	Rural	5
Long County	44	moderate	—	6
Harris County	44	moderate	—	6
Chattahoochee County	44	moderate	—	6
Bryan County	44	moderate	—	6
Cobb County	43	moderate	—	0
Catoosa County	41	moderate	—	0
Hall County	40	moderate	—	9
Dawson County	40	moderate	—	9
Houston County	39	moderate	—	4
Butts County	39	moderate	Rural	2
Lee County	37	moderate	—	5
Lowndes County	35	moderate	—	5
Chattooga County	32	low	Rural	0
Jackson County	32	low	Rural	13
Oglethorpe County	32	low	Rural	13
Effingham County	32	low	—	3
Morgan County	32	low	Rural	13
Elbert County	32	low	Rural	13
Barrow County	22	low	—	13
Oconee County	22	low	—	13
Walton County	22	low	—	13
Clayton County	0	none	—	0
Pierce County	0	none	—	0
Pike County	0	none	—	0
Polk County	0	none	—	0
Dodge County	0	none	—	0
Putnam County	0	none	—	0
Cherokee County	0	none	—	0
Dooly County	0	none	—	0
Charlton County	0	none	—	0
Rockdale County	0	none	—	0
Schley County	0	none	—	0
Gordon County	0	none	—	0
Carroll County	0	none	—	0
Spalding County	0	none	—	0
Douglas County	0	none	—	0
Sumter County	0	none	—	0
Jasper County	0	none	—	0
Taylor County	0	none	—	0
Telfair County	0	none	—	0
Henry County	0	none	—	0
Brantley County	0	none	—	0
Heard County	0	none	—	0
Bleckley County	0	none	—	0
Treutlen County	0	none	—	0
Troup County	0	none	—	0
Haralson County	0	none	—	0
Hancock County	0	none	—	0
Upson County	0	none	—	0
Walker County	0	none	—	0
Bartow County	0	none	—	0
Washington County	0	none	—	0
Baldwin County	0	none	—	0
Webster County	0	none	—	0
Wheeler County	0	none	—	0
Whitfield County	0	none	—	0
Wilcox County	0	none	—	0
Gilmer County	0	none	—	0
Floyd County	0	none	—	0
Fayette County	0	none	—	0
Wilkinson County	0	none	—	0
Coweta County	0	none	—	0
Laurens County	0	none	—	0
Marion County	0	none	—	0
Meriwether County	0	none	—	0
Lamar County	0	none	—	0
Coffee County	0	none	—	0
Atkinson County	0	none	—	0
Montgomery County	0	none	—	0
Murray County	0	none	—	0
Bacon County	0	none	—	0
Newton County	0	none	—	0
Paulding County	0	none	—	0
Clinch County	0	none	—	0