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Minnesota County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for Minnesota, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 87 counties by combined need so a health department or rural-health office can see where high burden and thin provider supply overlap.
Pre-rendered county priority rankings for MN (87 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahnomen | 84.4 | Health burden |
| 2 | Nobles | 58.7 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 3 | Todd | 54.3 | Health burden |
| 4 | Cass | 53.9 | Provider shortage |
| 5 | Pine | 53.9 | Provider shortage |
| 6 | Beltrami | 52.7 | Provider shortage |
| 7 | Wadena | 52.6 | Provider shortage |
| 8 | Cottonwood | 52.4 | Health burden |
| 9 | Chippewa | 51.7 | Health burden |
| 10 | Itasca | 51.5 | Provider shortage |
| 11 | Pipestone | 50.3 | Provider shortage |
| 12 | Aitkin | 49.8 | Health burden |
| 13 | Swift | 49.8 | Health burden |
| 14 | Becker | 48.9 | Provider shortage |
| 15 | Koochiching | 48.8 | Health burden |
| 16 | Freeborn | 48.6 | Provider shortage |
| 17 | Clearwater | 48.6 | Health burden |
| 18 | Watonwan | 48.3 | Health burden |
| 19 | Traverse | 48.0 | Health burden |
| 20 | Ramsey | 48.0 | Provider shortage |
| 21 | Mille Lacs | 47.7 | Provider shortage |
| 22 | Renville | 47.4 | Health burden |
| 23 | Redwood | 47.1 | Provider shortage |
| 24 | Norman | 47.1 | Provider shortage |
| 25 | Mower | 46.4 | Provider shortage |