mental health in St. Cloud, minnesota: the lines, the local numbers, and where to look
St. Cloud: 72,145 people in july 2024[1], up 3.6 percent since the 2020 census while minnesota grew 1.5 percent, 44 percent of Stearns County. ZIP codes 56301, 56303 and 56304. 17 psychiatric prescribers with an office in the city, 15 of them counted by medicare, at 15.0 prescriptions per patient against 15.1 for the state. the rest of this page is the St. Cloud 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.
- Stearns County and Sherburne County and Benton 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 Stearns County and Sherburne County and Benton County number is linked, not printed. the links are the ones the minnesota department of health gives on its help in a crisis page.
St. Cloud in numbers
the census bureau's five estimates for St. Cloud run 69,610 in 2020, 69,806 in 2021, 70,129 in 2022, 71,441 in 2023 and 72,145 in 2024[1]: up 1 percent in the latest year, with the high point in 2024 and the low in 2020. Stearns County as a whole had 163,997 people in 2024. the city straddles 3 counties: 57,229 people in Stearns, 7,746 people in Sherburne, 7,170 people in Benton. Stearns County is outside the seven-county metropolitan area minnesota statute names[7].
| population, july 2024[1] | 72,145 |
| 2020 census base[1] | 69,615 |
| Stearns County, july 2024[1] | 163,997 |
| ZIP codes inside the city, largest land share first[2] | 56301, 56303, 56304 |
| psychiatrists prescribing to medicare, ZIP codes starting 563[3] | 18 |
psychiatrists with a practice address in St. Cloud
17 psychiatric prescribers list a 2024 medicare practice address in ZIP 56301, 56303, 56304[3], 2.4 percent of the 718 in minnesota. 15 of the 17 had eleven or more medicare patients, which is the line cms draws before it publishes totals. those 15 saw 1,240 medicare patients and wrote 15.0 prescriptions per patient at $1,591 of drug cost each, 5 percent of prescriptions brand-name against 5 percent statewide; their patients' average risk score was 1.37 against 1.43 for the state, which is the case-mix number to read the rate beside.
how the psychiatrists around St. Cloud prescribe
St. Cloud's own counted prescribers ran at 15.0 prescriptions per medicare patient in 2024; the wider area, ZIP codes starting 563, at 18.3 across 18 psychiatrists; minnesota at 15.1; the nation at 14.0[3]. the 18 of them saw 1,626 medicare patients that year, about 90 each against 93 for the average minnesota psychiatrist. drug cost per patient came to $2,266, 20 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.
| St. Cloud | ZIP codes starting 563 | minnesota | united states | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| psychiatrists counted | 15 | 18 | 532 | 31,123 |
| medicare patients | 1,240 | 1,626 | 49,591 | 2,797,644 |
| prescriptions per patient | 15.0 | 18.3 | 15.1 | 14.0 |
| antipsychotic prescriptions per patient over 65 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| drug cost per patient | $1,591 | $2,266 | $1,893 | $1,757 |
what drug companies paid the psychiatrists near St. Cloud
pre-filled with 56301[2]; the button reads the 2024 open payments file for ZIP codes starting 563 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 St. Cloud
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 St. Cloud 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 St. Cloud
not verified today: we hold no checked list of therapists or clinics for St. Cloud 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 St. Cloud
the lines above are for the worst hour. veisund is for the rest of the week in St. Cloud: 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 St. Cloud?
988 by call or text (or chat at 988lifeline.org), 911 for an emergency, and the Stearns County, Sherburne County and Benton 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 Stearns number is linked rather than printed.
How many people live in St. Cloud, Minnesota?
72,145 at the Census Bureau's July 2024 estimate, up 3.6 percent from the 2020 census base of 69,615, which is 44 percent of Stearns County's 163,997. Stearns County is outside the seven-county metropolitan area Minnesota law defines.
How do the psychiatrists in St. Cloud prescribe compared with the rest of Minnesota?
17 psychiatric prescribers list a 2024 Medicare practice address in St. Cloud's ZIP codes and 15 of them had eleven or more Medicare patients. Those 15 saw 1,240 Medicare patients and wrote 15.0 prescriptions per patient at $1,591 of drug cost each, against 15.1 prescriptions and $1,893 for Minnesota psychiatrists as a whole and 18.3 for the wider ZIP 563 area. Medicare only, not adjusted for how sick the patients are.
Can I see whether a psychiatrist near St. Cloud was paid by a drug company?
Yes: the lookup above is pre-filled with 56301, the ZIP covering the largest part of St. Cloud, and reads the 2024 Open Payments file for ZIP codes starting 563 when you press the button. Legal, and not proof of anything.
nearby
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sources
- Census Bureau, SUB-EST2024 Minnesota: St. Cloud city and Stearns County, Sherburne County and Benton 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: St. Cloud. 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 563, 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, Stearns County, Sherburne County and Benton 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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