| County | Mental health warning signs | What young people are growing up with | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High-risk county: worse than the state average on at least 3 of 4 core signs (kids in poverty, suicide rate, mental health providers, adults struggling). For providers, fewer is worse. Suicide rate covers all ages; "adults struggling" means 14+ poor mental health days a month; disconnected youth are 16–19 year olds not in school or working.
Worst five: high-risk counties ranked by their average gap from the state across all nine measures (each capped at ±100%). Counties missing any measure are left out, since small counties often lack published rates.
Sources: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025. ZIP codes: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (B17020), ranked by number of kids below the poverty line.