mental health in Burnsville, minnesota: the lines, the local numbers, and where to look
Burnsville: 64,864 people in july 2024[1], up 0.8 percent since the 2020 census while minnesota grew 1.5 percent, 14.3 percent of Dakota County. ZIP codes 55337 and 55306. 5 psychiatric prescribers with an office in the city, 5 of them counted by medicare, at 10.2 prescriptions per patient against 15.1 for the state. the rest of this page is the Burnsville 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.
Burnsville in numbers
the census bureau's five estimates for Burnsville run 64,519 in 2020, 64,036 in 2021, 64,039 in 2022, 64,928 in 2023 and 64,864 in 2024[1]: down 0.1 percent in the latest year, with the high point in 2023 and the low in 2021. Dakota County as a whole had 453,156 people in 2024; 5 other cities on the minnesota list are in it: Lakeville, Eagan, Apple Valley, Inver Grove Heights, Rosemount. Dakota County is one of the seven counties minnesota statute names as the metropolitan area[7].
| population, july 2024[1] | 64,864 |
| 2020 census base[1] | 64,324 |
| Dakota County, july 2024[1] | 453,156 |
| ZIP codes inside the city, largest land share first[2] | 55337, 55306 |
| psychiatrists prescribing to medicare, ZIP codes starting 553[3] | 35 |
psychiatrists with a practice address in Burnsville
5 psychiatric prescribers list a 2024 medicare practice address in ZIP 55337, 55306[3], 0.7 percent of the 718 in minnesota. 5 of the 5 had eleven or more medicare patients, which is the line cms draws before it publishes totals. those 5 saw 757 medicare patients and wrote 10.2 prescriptions per patient at $1,552 of drug cost each, 6 percent of prescriptions brand-name against 5 percent statewide; their patients' average risk score was 1.31 against 1.43 for the state, which is the case-mix number to read the rate beside.
how the psychiatrists around Burnsville prescribe
Burnsville's own counted prescribers ran at 10.2 prescriptions per medicare patient in 2024; the wider area, ZIP codes starting 553, at 16.1 across 35 psychiatrists; minnesota at 15.1; the nation at 14.0[3]. the 35 of them saw 4,173 medicare patients that year, about 119 each against 93 for the average minnesota psychiatrist. drug cost per patient came to $2,017, 7 percent above the state's $1,893. for patients over 65, antipsychotic prescriptions per patient ran 2.4 here, 2.5 across minnesota and 2.1 nationally. medicare only, and not adjusted for how sick the patients are.
| Burnsville | ZIP codes starting 553 | minnesota | united states | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| psychiatrists counted | 5 | 35 | 532 | 31,123 |
| medicare patients | 757 | 4,173 | 49,591 | 2,797,644 |
| prescriptions per patient | 10.2 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 14.0 |
| antipsychotic prescriptions per patient over 65 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| drug cost per patient | $1,552 | $2,017 | $1,893 | $1,757 |
what drug companies paid the psychiatrists near Burnsville
pre-filled with 55337[2]; the button reads the 2024 open payments file for ZIP codes starting 553 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 Burnsville
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 Burnsville 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 Burnsville
not verified today: we hold no checked list of therapists or clinics for Burnsville 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 Burnsville
the lines above are for the worst hour. veisund is for the rest of the week in Burnsville: 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 Burnsville?
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 Burnsville, Minnesota?
64,864 at the Census Bureau's July 2024 estimate, up 0.8 percent from the 2020 census base of 64,324, which is 14.3 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 the psychiatrists in Burnsville prescribe compared with the rest of Minnesota?
5 psychiatric prescribers list a 2024 Medicare practice address in Burnsville's ZIP codes and 5 of them had eleven or more Medicare patients. Those 5 saw 757 Medicare patients and wrote 10.2 prescriptions per patient at $1,552 of drug cost each, against 15.1 prescriptions and $1,893 for Minnesota psychiatrists as a whole and 16.1 for the wider ZIP 553 area. Medicare only, not adjusted for how sick the patients are.
Can I see whether a psychiatrist near Burnsville was paid by a drug company?
Yes: the lookup above is pre-filled with 55337, the ZIP covering the largest part of Burnsville, and reads the 2024 Open Payments file for ZIP codes starting 553 when you press the button. Legal, and not proof of anything.
nearby
Lakeville · Eagan · Apple Valley · Inver Grove Heights · Rosemount · all minnesota cities
sources
- Census Bureau, SUB-EST2024 Minnesota: Burnsville 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: Burnsville. 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 553, 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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