Minnesota Medicaid Provider Adequacy by County

Name: Minnesota Medicaid Provider Adequacy by County
Creator: Minnesota Medicaid Transparency Project
Published: 2026-03-14
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Author: Minnesota Medicaid Transparency Project | Last updated: March 15, 2026

All 87 Minnesota counties scored by Medicaid provider adequacy, racial concordance, and network recommendations across 6 specialties.

County Provider Adequacy Scores

Scoring all 87 Minnesota counties on provider adequacy, racial/ethnic concordance between enrollees and providers, and whether MCO networks should be open or closed based on local provider supply. Includes analysis of Somali, Hmong, American Indian, and other community-specific provider gaps.

Counties analyzed: 87. The analysis examines 6 medical specialties per county and calculates a concordance score measuring how well the provider workforce matches the enrollee population demographics.

Part of the Minnesota Medicaid Transparency Project — an independent, data-driven investigation of $23 billion in annual Medicaid spending across 87 counties.

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