HOPE Data by Indicator

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Access to Psychiatric Care

Proportion of people living in counties with a population-to-psychiatrist ratio of less than 30,000: 1

Indicator Summary Score



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100
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Numbers listed on the maps are indicator summary scores, which measure how far a state has to go to meet the HOPE Goal (Distance to Goal) and how much variation there is across racial and ethnic groups within the state on the measure (Racial Inequity). Scores range from 0 to 100 with 100 indicating the state with the best combined performance. Hovering over a state reveals information on Distance to Goal and Racial Inequity separately.

26
AK
58
ME
73
VT
100
NH
51
WA
24
ID
33
MT
25
ND
32
MN
40
WI
25
MI
89
NY
96
CT
100
RI
100
MA
58
OR
74
NV
38
WY
0
SD
23
IA
57
IL
27
IN
53
OH
78
PA
99
NJ
63
DE
97
CA
19
UT
76
CO
9
NE
20
MO
9
KY
33
WV
61
VA
DC
87
MD
45
AZ
65
NM
38
KS
47
AR
24
MS
32
TN
54
NC
5
OK
37
LA
46
AL
51
GA
48
SC
100
HI
59
TX
89
FL
National Rate
80%

of people live in counties with access to psychiatric care

Hope Goal
100%

of people live in counties with access to psychiatric care

Distance to Goal
63 million

more people in the U.S. would need to live in counties with access to psychiatric care to achieve the HOPE Goal

Why it Matters

Having access to psychiatric care increases the diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions, which reduces suicide rates and poor mental health outcomes.

Indicator Summary

  • New England states perform the best on this indicator, with three states ranking in the top five (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island).
  • Mid-Atlantic states also perform relatively well compared to other regions.
  • Asian/Pacific Islander groups are most likely to live in communities across the nation with better access to psychiatric care, with 95% living in counties achieving the HOPE goal for population–to-psychiatrist ratio.
  • American Indian/Alaska Native populations are least likely to live in communities with adequate psychiatric care, followed by White populations, with only 61% and 75%, respectively, living in counties achieving the HOPE goal on this measure.
  • Individuals living in states located in the Plains are least likely to have adequate access to psychiatric care.

State Distance to Goal

Access to Psychiatric Care

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