Mental Health Deserts in Minnesota

87 counties in Minnesota. 2 designated severe shortage, 40 high. Roughly 1362 additional clinicians would be needed to eliminate the shortage statewide.

County	Score	Severity	Rural	Providers needed
Hennepin County	78	severe	—	304
Ramsey County	75	severe	—	303
St. Louis County	64	high	Rural	6
Pine County	62	high	Rural	8
Beltrami County	61	high	Rural	3
Rock County	59	high	Rural	19
Big Stone County	59	high	Rural	19
Chippewa County	59	high	Rural	19
Cottonwood County	59	high	Rural	19
Jackson County	59	high	Rural	19
Kandiyohi County	59	high	Rural	19
Lac qui Parle County	59	high	Rural	19
Lincoln County	59	high	Rural	19
Lyon County	59	high	Rural	19
McLeod County	59	high	Rural	19
Mahnomen County	59	high	Rural	3
Meeker County	59	high	Rural	19
Murray County	59	high	Rural	19
Nobles County	59	high	Rural	19
Pipestone County	59	high	Rural	19
Redwood County	59	high	Rural	19
Renville County	59	high	Rural	19
Swift County	59	high	Rural	19
Yellow Medicine County	59	high	Rural	19
Stearns County	58	high	Rural	13
Blue Earth County	57	high	—	11
Cass County	57	high	Rural	6
Itasca County	57	high	Rural	6
Hubbard County	56	high	Rural	3
Lake of the Woods County	56	high	Rural	3
Clearwater County	56	high	Rural	3
Freeborn County	55	high	Rural	11
Le Sueur County	55	high	Rural	11
Martin County	55	high	Rural	11
Mille Lacs County	55	high	Rural	7
Nicollet County	55	high	Rural	11
Watonwan County	55	high	Rural	11
Becker County	55	high	Rural	10
Rice County	55	high	Rural	11
Brown County	55	high	Rural	11
Sibley County	55	high	Rural	11
Faribault County	55	high	Rural	11
Carlton County	54	moderate	Rural	6
Red Lake County	54	moderate	Rural	3
Wadena County	54	moderate	Rural	6
Todd County	54	moderate	Rural	6
Morrison County	54	moderate	Rural	6
Traverse County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Stevens County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Pope County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Otter Tail County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Pennington County	51	moderate	Rural	3
Marshall County	51	moderate	Rural	3
Norman County	51	moderate	Rural	3
Kittson County	51	moderate	Rural	3
Roseau County	51	moderate	Rural	3
Koochiching County	50	moderate	Rural	6
Chisago County	50	moderate	Rural	7
Isanti County	50	moderate	Rural	7
Crow Wing County	50	moderate	Rural	6
Cook County	50	moderate	Rural	6
Kanabec County	50	moderate	Rural	7
Lake County	50	moderate	Rural	6
Aitkin County	50	moderate	Rural	6
Winona County	49	moderate	Rural	2
Wright County	49	moderate	—	19
Wilkin County	48	moderate	Rural	10
Wabasha County	48	moderate	Rural	0
Grant County	48	moderate	Rural	10
Douglas County	48	moderate	Rural	10
Washington County	46	moderate	—	0
Goodhue County	44	moderate	Rural	0
Benton County	41	moderate	—	13
Sherburne County	41	moderate	—	14
Polk County	41	moderate	—	3
Clay County	40	moderate	—	10
Waseca County	39	moderate	Rural	0
Anoka County	38	moderate	—	12
Scott County	36	moderate	—	0
Olmsted County	29	low	—	0
Fillmore County	0	none	—	0
Carver County	0	none	—	0
Houston County	0	none	—	0
Steele County	0	none	—	0
Dodge County	0	none	—	0
Dakota County	0	none	—	0
Mower County	0	none	—	0