mental health in Cottage Grove, minnesota: the lines, the local numbers, and where to look
Cottage Grove: 42,760 people in july 2024[1], up 10.1 percent since the 2020 census while minnesota grew 1.5 percent, 15.1 percent of Washington County. ZIP 55016. no psychiatric prescriber with an office in the city; 23 counted in ZIP codes starting 550, at 15.6 prescriptions per patient against 15.1 for the state. the rest of this page is the Cottage Grove 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.
- Washington 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 Washington County number is linked, not printed. the links are the ones the minnesota department of health gives on its help in a crisis page.
Cottage Grove in numbers
the census bureau's five estimates for Cottage Grove run 38,990 in 2020, 39,966 in 2021, 41,085 in 2022, 42,108 in 2023 and 42,760 in 2024[1]: up 1.5 percent in the latest year, with the high point in 2024 and the low in 2020. Washington County as a whole had 283,960 people in 2024; 2 other cities on the minnesota list are in it: Woodbury, Oakdale. Washington County is one of the seven counties minnesota statute names as the metropolitan area[7].
| population, july 2024[1] | 42,760 |
| 2020 census base[1] | 38,835 |
| Washington County, july 2024[1] | 283,960 |
| ZIP codes inside the city, largest land share first[2] | 55016 |
| psychiatrists prescribing to medicare, ZIP codes starting 550[3] | 23 |
psychiatrists with a practice address in Cottage Grove
no psychiatric prescriber lists a 2024 medicare practice address in ZIP 55016[3]. that is a fact about where offices are, not about care: people in Cottage Grove see psychiatrists in the wider area, and the 550 rows below are the smallest honest unit for it.
how the psychiatrists around Cottage Grove prescribe
in 2024, the 23 psychiatrists in ZIP codes starting 550 with eleven or more medicare patients wrote 15.6 prescriptions per medicare patient: about 4 percent more prescriptions per patient than minnesota psychiatrists as a whole (15.1) and about 12 percent more than psychiatrists nationally (14.0).[3] the 23 of them saw 2,078 medicare patients that year, about 90 each against 93 for the average minnesota psychiatrist. drug cost per patient came to $1,811, 4 percent below the state's $1,893. for patients over 65, antipsychotic prescriptions per patient ran 2.7 here, 2.5 across minnesota and 2.1 nationally. medicare only, and not adjusted for how sick the patients are.
| ZIP codes starting 550 | minnesota | united states | |
|---|---|---|---|
| psychiatrists counted | 23 | 532 | 31,123 |
| medicare patients | 2,078 | 49,591 | 2,797,644 |
| prescriptions per patient | 15.6 | 15.1 | 14.0 |
| antipsychotic prescriptions per patient over 65 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| drug cost per patient | $1,811 | $1,893 | $1,757 |
what drug companies paid the psychiatrists near Cottage Grove
pre-filled with 55016[2]; the button reads the 2024 open payments file for ZIP codes starting 550 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 Cottage Grove
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 Cottage Grove 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 Cottage Grove
not verified today: we hold no checked list of therapists or clinics for Cottage Grove 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 Cottage Grove
the lines above are for the worst hour. veisund is for the rest of the week in Cottage Grove: 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 Cottage Grove?
988 by call or text (or chat at 988lifeline.org), 911 for an emergency, and the Washington 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 Washington number is linked rather than printed.
How many people live in Cottage Grove, Minnesota?
42,760 at the Census Bureau's July 2024 estimate, up 10.1 percent from the 2020 census base of 38,835, which is 15.1 percent of Washington County's 283,960. Washington County is one of the seven counties Minnesota law defines as the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
How do psychiatrists near Cottage Grove prescribe compared with the rest of Minnesota?
In the 2024 Medicare Part D file, the 23 psychiatrists in ZIP codes starting 550 with eleven or more Medicare patients wrote 15.6 prescriptions per patient, against 15.1 for Minnesota psychiatrists as a whole and 14.0 nationally; drug cost per patient was $1,811 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 Cottage Grove was paid by a drug company?
Yes: the lookup above is pre-filled with 55016, the ZIP covering the largest part of Cottage Grove, and reads the 2024 Open Payments file for ZIP codes starting 550 when you press the button. Legal, and not proof of anything.
nearby
Woodbury · Oakdale · Lakeville · Inver Grove Heights · Rosemount · Owatonna · all minnesota cities
sources
- Census Bureau, SUB-EST2024 Minnesota: Cottage Grove city and Washington 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: Cottage Grove. 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 550, 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, Washington 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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