Mental Health Deserts in Tennessee

95 counties in Tennessee. 0 designated severe shortage, 14 high. Roughly 566 additional clinicians would be needed to eliminate the shortage statewide.

County	Score	Severity	Rural	Providers needed
Hardin County	66	high	Rural	3
Campbell County	66	high	Rural	17
Morgan County	64	high	Rural	17
Scott County	64	high	Rural	17
Cocke County	62	high	Rural	6
Monroe County	62	high	Rural	22
Hawkins County	60	high	Rural	0
Hardeman County	59	high	Rural	3
Perry County	59	high	Rural	6
Polk County	58	high	Rural	0
Lake County	56	high	Rural	4
Davidson County	55	high	—	48
Fentress County	55	high	Rural	10
Sevier County	55	high	Rural	22
Claiborne County	54	moderate	Rural	6
Maury County	54	moderate	Rural	6
Putnam County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Macon County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Jackson County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Warren County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Cannon County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Van Buren County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Trousdale County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Clay County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Smith County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Cumberland County	53	moderate	Rural	10
DeKalb County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Pickett County	53	moderate	Rural	10
White County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Overton County	53	moderate	Rural	10
Henry County	52	moderate	Rural	6
Weakley County	52	moderate	Rural	4
Obion County	52	moderate	Rural	4
Benton County	52	moderate	Rural	6
Crockett County	52	moderate	Rural	4
Union County	52	moderate	Rural	6
Carroll County	52	moderate	Rural	6
Haywood County	52	moderate	Rural	4
Gibson County	52	moderate	Rural	6
Henderson County	52	moderate	Rural	4
Dyer County	52	moderate	Rural	4
Chester County	51	moderate	Rural	3
Bledsoe County	51	moderate	Rural	3
Decatur County	51	moderate	Rural	3
Grundy County	51	moderate	Rural	3
McNairy County	51	moderate	Rural	3
Marion County	51	moderate	Rural	3
Rhea County	51	moderate	Rural	3
Sequatchie County	51	moderate	Rural	3
Shelby County	51	moderate	—	1
Hickman County	50	moderate	Rural	6
Marshall County	50	moderate	Rural	6
Lewis County	50	moderate	Rural	6
Lawrence County	50	moderate	Rural	6
Wayne County	50	moderate	Rural	6
Knox County	50	moderate	—	0
Giles County	50	moderate	Rural	6
Meigs County	48	moderate	Rural	0
McMinn County	48	moderate	Rural	0
Humphreys County	48	moderate	Rural	0
Dickson County	48	moderate	Rural	0
Sumner County	48	moderate	—	11
Washington County	48	moderate	—	0
Hamilton County	47	moderate	—	7
Bedford County	46	moderate	Rural	0
Coffee County	46	moderate	Rural	0
Williamson County	46	moderate	—	0
Roane County	44	moderate	—	17
Anderson County	44	moderate	—	17
Rutherford County	43	moderate	—	0
Loudon County	43	moderate	—	22
Blount County	43	moderate	—	22
Madison County	42	moderate	—	4
Grainger County	42	moderate	—	6
Jefferson County	42	moderate	—	6
Hamblen County	42	moderate	—	6
Wilson County	29	low	—	11
Lincoln County	0	none	—	0
Johnson County	0	none	—	0
Houston County	0	none	—	0
Moore County	0	none	—	0
Montgomery County	0	none	—	0
Hancock County	0	none	—	0
Greene County	0	none	—	0
Franklin County	0	none	—	0
Robertson County	0	none	—	0
Fayette County	0	none	—	0
Stewart County	0	none	—	0
Sullivan County	0	none	—	0
Lauderdale County	0	none	—	0
Tipton County	0	none	—	0
Unicoi County	0	none	—	0
Cheatham County	0	none	—	0
Carter County	0	none	—	0
Bradley County	0	none	—	0