mental health in Prior Lake, minnesota: the lines, the local numbers, and where to look
Prior Lake: 28,018 people in july 2024[1], up 1.5 percent since the 2020 census while minnesota grew 1.5 percent, 17.8 percent of Scott County. ZIP 55372. no psychiatric prescriber with an office in the city; 35 counted in ZIP codes starting 553, at 16.1 prescriptions per patient against 15.1 for the state. the rest of this page is the Prior Lake 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.
- Scott 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 Scott County number is linked, not printed. the links are the ones the minnesota department of health gives on its help in a crisis page.
Prior Lake in numbers
the census bureau's five estimates for Prior Lake run 27,628 in 2020, 28,141 in 2021, 28,171 in 2022, 28,056 in 2023 and 28,018 in 2024[1]: down 0.1 percent in the latest year, with the high point in 2022 and the low in 2020. Scott County as a whole had 157,206 people in 2024; 2 other cities on the minnesota list are in it: Shakopee, Savage. Scott County is one of the seven counties minnesota statute names as the metropolitan area[7].
| population, july 2024[1] | 28,018 |
| 2020 census base[1] | 27,613 |
| Scott County, july 2024[1] | 157,206 |
| ZIP codes inside the city, largest land share first[2] | 55372 |
| psychiatrists prescribing to medicare, ZIP codes starting 553[3] | 35 |
psychiatrists with a practice address in Prior Lake
no psychiatric prescriber lists a 2024 medicare practice address in ZIP 55372[3]. that is a fact about where offices are, not about care: people in Prior Lake see psychiatrists in the wider area, and the 553 rows below are the smallest honest unit for it.
how the psychiatrists around Prior Lake prescribe
in 2024, the 35 psychiatrists in ZIP codes starting 553 with eleven or more medicare patients wrote 16.1 prescriptions per medicare patient: about 7 percent more prescriptions per patient than minnesota psychiatrists as a whole (15.1) and about 16 percent more than psychiatrists nationally (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.
| ZIP codes starting 553 | minnesota | united states | |
|---|---|---|---|
| psychiatrists counted | 35 | 532 | 31,123 |
| medicare patients | 4,173 | 49,591 | 2,797,644 |
| prescriptions per patient | 16.1 | 15.1 | 14.0 |
| antipsychotic prescriptions per patient over 65 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| drug cost per patient | $2,017 | $1,893 | $1,757 |
what drug companies paid the psychiatrists near Prior Lake
pre-filled with 55372[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 Prior Lake
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 Prior Lake 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 Prior Lake
not verified today: we hold no checked list of therapists or clinics for Prior Lake 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 Prior Lake
the lines above are for the worst hour. veisund is for the rest of the week in Prior Lake: 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 Prior Lake?
988 by call or text (or chat at 988lifeline.org), 911 for an emergency, and the Scott 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 Scott number is linked rather than printed.
How many people live in Prior Lake, Minnesota?
28,018 at the Census Bureau's July 2024 estimate, up 1.5 percent from the 2020 census base of 27,613, which is 17.8 percent of Scott County's 157,206. Scott County is one of the seven counties Minnesota law defines as the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
How do psychiatrists near Prior Lake prescribe compared with the rest of Minnesota?
In the 2024 Medicare Part D file, the 35 psychiatrists in ZIP codes starting 553 with eleven or more Medicare patients wrote 16.1 prescriptions per patient, against 15.1 for Minnesota psychiatrists as a whole and 14.0 nationally; drug cost per patient was $2,017 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 Prior Lake was paid by a drug company?
Yes: the lookup above is pre-filled with 55372, the ZIP covering the largest part of Prior Lake, and reads the 2024 Open Payments file for ZIP codes starting 553 when you press the button. Legal, and not proof of anything.
nearby
Shakopee · Savage · Maple Grove · Burnsville · Eden Prairie · Minnetonka · Andover · Chaska · all minnesota cities
sources
- Census Bureau, SUB-EST2024 Minnesota: Prior Lake city and Scott 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: Prior Lake. 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, Scott 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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