Access to Care

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Access to Mental Health Providers

Summary: There is only one mental health provider for every 810 people in Goodhue County. While this number is improving, it is still significantly harder to find a mental health care provider in our county than it is in the state or U.S.

Details: Access in this context is defined as the ratio of the general population to mental health providers.

Source: 2024 County Health Rankings (2004-2023 Data)

Percent of the Population without Health Insurance

Summary: Just over 6% of us in Goodhue County are without health insurance, a rate that has risen since 2018 and is slightly above that of the state of Minnesota overall.

Details: This graph measures the percentage of the population under age 65 without health insurance.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2006-2021

Percent of the Population without Health Insurance by Sex

Summary: Women are a bit more likely than men to have health insurance in Goodhue County and the state.

Details: This graph shows the percentages of the male and female population under age 65 without health insurance.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2006-2021

Percent of the Population without Health Insurance by Age

Summary: Young people (aged 18 or under) are more likely to have health insurance. Among those of us 19 and older, roughly 7% of us don’t have health insurance.

Details: This graph highlights the percentage of the population under age 65 without health insurance.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2006-2021

Percent of Lower-Income Population Without Health Insurance

Summary: Compared to 2006, about twice as many people who have lower incomes now have health insurance. However, the uninsured rate has started to climb again in the last two years.

Details: This graph reflects the percentage of the population under age 65 who have household incomes at or below 200% of poverty and do not have health insurance.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2006-2021