mental health in Rochester, minnesota: the lines, the local numbers, and where to look
Rochester: 123,624 people in july 2024[1], up 1.8 percent since the 2020 census while minnesota grew 1.5 percent, 74.3 percent of Olmsted County. ZIP codes 55901, 55902, 55904 and 55906. 148 psychiatric prescribers with an office in the city, 92 of them counted by medicare, at 9.3 prescriptions per patient against 15.1 for the state. the rest of this page is the Rochester 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.
- Olmsted 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 Olmsted County number is linked, not printed. the links are the ones the minnesota department of health gives on its help in a crisis page.
Rochester in numbers
the census bureau's five estimates for Rochester run 121,575 in 2020, 121,845 in 2021, 121,979 in 2022, 122,658 in 2023 and 123,624 in 2024[1]: up 0.8 percent in the latest year, with the high point in 2024 and the low in 2020. Olmsted County as a whole had 166,424 people in 2024. Olmsted County is outside the seven-county metropolitan area minnesota statute names[7].
| population, july 2024[1] | 123,624 |
| 2020 census base[1] | 121,391 |
| Olmsted County, july 2024[1] | 166,424 |
| ZIP codes inside the city, largest land share first[2] | 55901, 55902, 55904, 55906 |
| psychiatrists prescribing to medicare, ZIP codes starting 559[3] | 96 |
psychiatrists with a practice address in Rochester
148 psychiatric prescribers list a 2024 medicare practice address in ZIP 55901, 55902, 55904, 55906, 55903, 55905[3], 20.6 percent of the 718 in minnesota. 92 of the 148 had eleven or more medicare patients, which is the line cms draws before it publishes totals. those 92 saw 4,122 medicare patients and wrote 9.3 prescriptions per patient at $1,137 of drug cost each, 6 percent of prescriptions brand-name against 5 percent statewide; their patients' average risk score was 1.64 against 1.43 for the state, which is the case-mix number to read the rate beside.
how the psychiatrists around Rochester prescribe
Rochester's own counted prescribers ran at 9.3 prescriptions per medicare patient in 2024; the wider area, ZIP codes starting 559, at 9.8 across 96 psychiatrists; minnesota at 15.1; the nation at 14.0[3]. the 96 of them saw 4,535 medicare patients that year, about 47 each against 93 for the average minnesota psychiatrist. drug cost per patient came to $1,202, 37 percent below the state's $1,893. for patients over 65, antipsychotic prescriptions per patient ran 2.1 here, 2.5 across minnesota and 2.1 nationally. medicare only, and not adjusted for how sick the patients are.
| Rochester | ZIP codes starting 559 | minnesota | united states | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| psychiatrists counted | 92 | 96 | 532 | 31,123 |
| medicare patients | 4,122 | 4,535 | 49,591 | 2,797,644 |
| prescriptions per patient | 9.3 | 9.8 | 15.1 | 14.0 |
| antipsychotic prescriptions per patient over 65 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| drug cost per patient | $1,137 | $1,202 | $1,893 | $1,757 |
what drug companies paid the psychiatrists near Rochester
pre-filled with 55901[2]; the button reads the 2024 open payments file for ZIP codes starting 559 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 Rochester
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 Rochester is outside 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 Rochester
not verified today: we hold no checked list of therapists or clinics for Rochester 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 Rochester
the lines above are for the worst hour. veisund is for the rest of the week in Rochester: 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 Rochester?
988 by call or text (or chat at 988lifeline.org), 911 for an emergency, and the Olmsted 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 Olmsted number is linked rather than printed.
How many people live in Rochester, Minnesota?
123,624 at the Census Bureau's July 2024 estimate, up 1.8 percent from the 2020 census base of 121,391, which is 74.3 percent of Olmsted County's 166,424. Olmsted County is outside the seven-county metropolitan area Minnesota law defines.
How do the psychiatrists in Rochester prescribe compared with the rest of Minnesota?
148 psychiatric prescribers list a 2024 Medicare practice address in Rochester's ZIP codes and 92 of them had eleven or more Medicare patients. Those 92 saw 4,122 Medicare patients and wrote 9.3 prescriptions per patient at $1,137 of drug cost each, against 15.1 prescriptions and $1,893 for Minnesota psychiatrists as a whole and 9.8 for the wider ZIP 559 area. Medicare only, not adjusted for how sick the patients are.
Can I see whether a psychiatrist near Rochester was paid by a drug company?
Yes: the lookup above is pre-filled with 55901, the ZIP covering the largest part of Rochester, and reads the 2024 Open Payments file for ZIP codes starting 559 when you press the button. Legal, and not proof of anything.
nearby
sources
- Census Bureau, SUB-EST2024 Minnesota: Rochester city and Olmsted 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: Rochester. 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 559, 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, Olmsted 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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