Mental Health Deserts in North Carolina

100 counties in North Carolina. 2 designated severe shortage, 30 high. Roughly 1351 additional clinicians would be needed to eliminate the shortage statewide.

County	Score	Severity	Rural	Providers needed
Mecklenburg County	78	severe	—	588
Guilford County	75	severe	—	320
Halifax County	66	high	Rural	2
Columbus County	61	high	Rural	4
Alleghany County	61	high	Rural	1
Person County	61	high	Rural	1
Sampson County	61	high	Rural	2
Caswell County	61	high	Rural	1
Scotland County	61	high	Rural	3
Richmond County	61	high	Rural	3
Warren County	61	high	Rural	2
Hertford County	60	high	Rural	0
Johnston County	60	high	Rural	20
Robeson County	59	high	Rural	5
Harnett County	59	high	Rural	3
Mitchell County	58	high	Rural	11
Beaufort County	58	high	Rural	1
Wilkes County	58	high	Rural	2
Watauga County	58	high	Rural	1
Wake County	58	high	—	40
Anson County	58	high	Rural	1
Gaston County	58	high	—	3
Gates County	58	high	Rural	0
Craven County	57	high	Rural	5
Orange County	57	high	—	9
Duplin County	56	high	Rural	1
Greene County	56	high	Rural	3
Wilson County	56	high	Rural	2
Iredell County	56	high	Rural	39
Bladen County	56	high	Rural	1
Bertie County	56	high	Rural	1
Madison County	55	high	Rural	11
Rockingham County	54	moderate	Rural	2
Pender County	54	moderate	—	8
Lenoir County	53	moderate	Rural	1
Chowan County	53	moderate	Rural	0
Vance County	53	moderate	Rural	1
Swain County	53	moderate	Rural	0
Rutherford County	53	moderate	Rural	11
Durham County	52	moderate	—	6
Cleveland County	51	moderate	Rural	3
Transylvania County	51	moderate	Rural	11
Carteret County	51	moderate	Rural	3
Jackson County	51	moderate	Rural	1
Edgecombe County	51	moderate	—	1
Polk County	51	moderate	Rural	11
Macon County	51	moderate	Rural	1
Yancey County	51	moderate	Rural	11
McDowell County	51	moderate	Rural	2
Surry County	51	moderate	Rural	2
Buncombe County	50	moderate	—	11
Henderson County	50	moderate	—	11
Granville County	49	moderate	Rural	5
Ashe County	49	moderate	Rural	1
Cherokee County	49	moderate	Rural	1
Dare County	49	moderate	Rural	2
Haywood County	49	moderate	Rural	1
Montgomery County	49	moderate	Rural	1
New Hanover County	49	moderate	—	3
Pasquotank County	49	moderate	Rural	2
Stanly County	49	moderate	Rural	2
Washington County	49	moderate	Rural	1
Yadkin County	49	moderate	Rural	1
Union County	48	moderate	—	59
Clay County	48	moderate	Rural	0
Lee County	46	moderate	Rural	1
Martin County	46	moderate	Rural	1
Cumberland County	45	moderate	—	7
Cabarrus County	44	moderate	—	6
Burke County	44	moderate	—	3
Hyde County	44	moderate	Rural	0
Wayne County	44	moderate	—	3
Jones County	44	moderate	Rural	0
Currituck County	44	moderate	Rural	1
Camden County	44	moderate	Rural	1
Northampton County	44	moderate	Rural	0
Hoke County	43	moderate	—	1
Onslow County	42	moderate	—	7
Forsyth County	42	moderate	—	8
Graham County	41	moderate	Rural	0
Perquimans County	41	moderate	Rural	1
Chatham County	41	moderate	—	11
Stokes County	41	moderate	—	1
Nash County	39	moderate	—	2
Pamlico County	39	moderate	Rural	1
Alamance County	39	moderate	—	3
Pitt County	39	moderate	—	4
Randolph County	39	moderate	—	3
Franklin County	39	moderate	—	2
Rowan County	39	moderate	—	5
Davidson County	39	moderate	—	4
Avery County	39	moderate	Rural	2
Caldwell County	39	moderate	—	2
Lincoln County	39	moderate	—	3
Tyrrell County	36	moderate	Rural	0
Alexander County	36	moderate	—	2
Davie County	34	low	—	1
Catawba County	29	low	—	2
Brunswick County	27	low	—	3
Moore County	0	none	—	0