Mental Health Deserts in Louisiana

64 counties in Louisiana. 0 designated severe shortage, 33 high. Roughly 122 additional clinicians would be needed to eliminate the shortage statewide.

County	Score	Severity	Rural	Providers needed
Avoyelles Parish	69	high	Rural	6
Winn Parish	68	high	Rural	1
St. Landry Parish	68	high	Rural	3
Pointe Coupee Parish	65	high	Rural	1
East Carroll Parish	65	high	Rural	0
Caddo Parish	64	high	Rural	6
Morehouse Parish	63	high	Rural	2
Bienville Parish	63	high	Rural	1
Tensas Parish	63	high	Rural	0
Catahoula Parish	63	high	Rural	1
Claiborne Parish	63	high	Rural	1
East Feliciana Parish	63	high	Rural	3
Richland Parish	63	high	Rural	1
Grant Parish	61	high	Rural	3
Concordia Parish	61	high	Rural	1
Washington Parish	61	high	Rural	3
Allen Parish	61	high	Rural	3
Webster Parish	61	high	Rural	2
Sabine Parish	61	high	Rural	1
Iberia Parish	61	high	Rural	4
Franklin Parish	61	high	Rural	1
Lincoln Parish	59	high	Rural	3
Evangeline Parish	58	high	Rural	2
Union Parish	58	high	Rural	1
Jefferson Davis Parish	58	high	Rural	2
St. Helena Parish	58	high	Rural	1
De Soto Parish	58	high	Rural	1
Jackson Parish	58	high	Rural	1
Acadia Parish	56	high	Rural	3
Caldwell Parish	56	high	Rural	1
West Carroll Parish	56	high	Rural	1
Tangipahoa Parish	55	high	Rural	7
Orleans Parish	55	high	—	0
Beauregard Parish	54	moderate	Rural	2
Madison Parish	53	moderate	Rural	1
East Baton Rouge Parish	53	moderate	—	3
Rapides Parish	53	moderate	—	3
Jefferson Parish	51	moderate	—	4
Red River Parish	51	moderate	Rural	0
Vernon Parish	51	moderate	Rural	2
Ouachita Parish	49	moderate	—	5
Natchitoches Parish	49	moderate	Rural	1
St. Mary Parish	49	moderate	Rural	1
LaSalle Parish	49	moderate	Rural	1
Vermilion Parish	48	moderate	—	1
Bossier Parish	46	moderate	—	2
Calcasieu Parish	46	moderate	—	4
St. Bernard Parish	46	moderate	—	1
Iberville Parish	44	moderate	—	2
St. Martin Parish	44	moderate	—	3
Plaquemines Parish	43	moderate	—	0
Livingston Parish	42	moderate	—	7
Cameron Parish	41	moderate	Rural	0
St. James Parish	41	moderate	Rural	0
Lafourche Parish	41	moderate	—	2
Terrebonne Parish	39	moderate	—	4
Ascension Parish	36	moderate	Rural	0
Assumption Parish	36	moderate	—	1
Lafayette Parish	34	low	—	3
St. John the Baptist Parish	34	low	—	1
West Feliciana Parish	34	low	Rural	1
St. Tammany Parish	0	none	—	0
St. Charles Parish	0	none	—	0
West Baton Rouge Parish	0	none	—	0