mental health in Apple Valley, minnesota: the lines, the local numbers, and where to look
Apple Valley: 55,272 people in july 2024[1], down 1.9 percent since the 2020 census while minnesota grew 1.5 percent, 12.2 percent of Dakota County. ZIP 55124. no psychiatric prescriber with an office in the city; 91 counted in ZIP codes starting 551, at 15.3 prescriptions per patient against 15.1 for the state. the rest of this page is the Apple Valley version of every number we could source; what we could not verify on 2026-09-24 says so.
if it is bad right now
- 988: call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org.
- emergency: 911.
- Dakota County mobile crisis team: number on the dhs county list for adults and for children.
not verified today: mn.gov returned a bot check on 2026-09-24, so the Dakota County number is linked, not printed. the links are the ones the minnesota department of health gives on its help in a crisis page.
Apple Valley in numbers
the census bureau's five estimates for Apple Valley run 56,273 in 2020, 55,873 in 2021, 55,516 in 2022, 55,482 in 2023 and 55,272 in 2024[1]: down 0.4 percent in the latest year, with the high point in 2020 and the low in 2024. Dakota County as a whole had 453,156 people in 2024; 5 other cities on the minnesota list are in it: Lakeville, Eagan, Burnsville, Inver Grove Heights, Rosemount. Dakota County is one of the seven counties minnesota statute names as the metropolitan area[7].
| population, july 2024[1] | 55,272 |
| 2020 census base[1] | 56,367 |
| Dakota County, july 2024[1] | 453,156 |
| ZIP codes inside the city, largest land share first[2] | 55124 |
| psychiatrists prescribing to medicare, ZIP codes starting 551[3] | 91 |
psychiatrists with a practice address in Apple Valley
no psychiatric prescriber lists a 2024 medicare practice address in ZIP 55124[3]. that is a fact about where offices are, not about care: people in Apple Valley see psychiatrists in the wider area, and the 551 rows below are the smallest honest unit for it.
how the psychiatrists around Apple Valley prescribe
in 2024, the 91 psychiatrists in ZIP codes starting 551 with eleven or more medicare patients wrote 15.3 prescriptions per medicare patient: about 1 percent more prescriptions per patient than minnesota psychiatrists as a whole (15.1) and about 9 percent more than psychiatrists nationally (14.0).[3] the 91 of them saw 7,748 medicare patients that year, about 85 each against 93 for the average minnesota psychiatrist. drug cost per patient came to $1,999, 6 percent above the state's $1,893. for patients over 65, antipsychotic prescriptions per patient ran 2.5 here, 2.5 across minnesota and 2.1 nationally. medicare only, and not adjusted for how sick the patients are.
| ZIP codes starting 551 | minnesota | united states | |
|---|---|---|---|
| psychiatrists counted | 91 | 532 | 31,123 |
| medicare patients | 7,748 | 49,591 | 2,797,644 |
| prescriptions per patient | 15.3 | 15.1 | 14.0 |
| antipsychotic prescriptions per patient over 65 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| drug cost per patient | $1,999 | $1,893 | $1,757 |
what drug companies paid the psychiatrists near Apple Valley
pre-filled with 55124[2]; the button reads the 2024 open payments file for ZIP codes starting 551 in your browser. legal, mostly meals, proof of nothing: how to read it.
your ZIP goes from your browser to the federal Open Payments database and nowhere else. we do not store it or log it.
the state's count, in one line for Apple Valley
14.3 suicides per 100,000 minnesotans in 2025, preliminary[4]; 21.2 in entirely rural counties, 12.8 in the twin cities metro group, and Apple Valley is inside the statutory metro. 53,325 988 contacts statewide in 2023, 6 percent of calls passed to a mobile team[5]. the brief, the 988 summary and the winter evidence: minnesota page.
therapists in Apple Valley
not verified today: we hold no checked list of therapists or clinics for Apple Valley and will not print one we have not checked.
paying for care: medical assistance and minnesotacare are at mn.gov/dhs (income limits not quoted: same bot check, 2026-09-24). the sliding-scale checker and therapy cost calculator work anywhere.
the other 166 hours in Apple Valley
the lines above are for the worst hour. veisund is for the rest of the week in Apple Valley: post what is going on under a handle you pick, and people who have been through it answer. free, no ads, not a crisis service, not therapy.
questions people ask
Who do I call in a mental health crisis in Apple Valley?
988 by call or text (or chat at 988lifeline.org), 911 for an emergency, and the Dakota County mobile crisis team, whose number is on the Minnesota DHS county list linked at the top of this page. That list could not be read by our tools on 2026-09-24, which is why the Dakota number is linked rather than printed.
How many people live in Apple Valley, Minnesota?
55,272 at the Census Bureau's July 2024 estimate, down 1.9 percent from the 2020 census base of 56,367, which is 12.2 percent of Dakota County's 453,156. Dakota County is one of the seven counties Minnesota law defines as the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
How do psychiatrists near Apple Valley prescribe compared with the rest of Minnesota?
In the 2024 Medicare Part D file, the 91 psychiatrists in ZIP codes starting 551 with eleven or more Medicare patients wrote 15.3 prescriptions per patient, against 15.1 for Minnesota psychiatrists as a whole and 14.0 nationally; drug cost per patient was $1,999 in the area, $1,893 statewide and $1,757 nationally. Medicare only, not adjusted for how sick the patients are.
Can I see whether a psychiatrist near Apple Valley was paid by a drug company?
Yes: the lookup above is pre-filled with 55124, the ZIP covering the largest part of Apple Valley, and reads the 2024 Open Payments file for ZIP codes starting 551 when you press the button. Legal, and not proof of anything.
nearby
Lakeville · Eagan · Burnsville · Inver Grove Heights · Rosemount · all minnesota cities
sources
- Census Bureau, SUB-EST2024 Minnesota: Apple Valley city and Dakota County rows. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2024/cities/totals/sub-est2024_27.csv
- Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place file: Apple Valley. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_place20_natl.txt
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider 2024: ZIP codes starting 551, Minnesota, nation. https://data.cms.gov/provider-summary-by-type-of-service/medicare-part-d-prescribers/medicare-part-d-prescribers-by-provider
- MDH Data Brief: Suicide Rate up 4% in 2025. https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/suicide/documents/2025suicidedatabrief.pdf
- MDH, Minnesota 988 Lifeline 2023 Summary. https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/suicide/documents/lifelinesum23.pdf
- DHS adult crisis contacts, Dakota County row (not readable 2026-09-24). https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/health-care/mental-health/resources/crisis-contacts.jsp
- Minn. Stat. 473.121. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/473.121
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