mental health in Winona, minnesota: the lines, the local numbers, and where to look
Winona: 26,173 people in july 2024[1], up 0.7 percent since the 2020 census while minnesota grew 1.5 percent, 52.4 percent of Winona County. ZIP 55987. no psychiatric prescriber with an office in the city; 96 counted in ZIP codes starting 559, at 9.8 prescriptions per patient against 15.1 for the state. the rest of this page is the Winona 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.
- Winona 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 Winona County number is linked, not printed. the links are the ones the minnesota department of health gives on its help in a crisis page.
Winona in numbers
the census bureau's five estimates for Winona run 25,984 in 2020, 26,013 in 2021, 25,877 in 2022, 26,079 in 2023 and 26,173 in 2024[1]: up 0.4 percent in the latest year, with the high point in 2024 and the low in 2022. Winona County as a whole had 49,973 people in 2024. Winona County is outside the seven-county metropolitan area minnesota statute names[7].
| population, july 2024[1] | 26,173 |
| 2020 census base[1] | 26,001 |
| Winona County, july 2024[1] | 49,973 |
| ZIP codes inside the city, largest land share first[2] | 55987 |
| psychiatrists prescribing to medicare, ZIP codes starting 559[3] | 96 |
psychiatrists with a practice address in Winona
no psychiatric prescriber lists a 2024 medicare practice address in ZIP 55987[3]. that is a fact about where offices are, not about care: people in Winona see psychiatrists in the wider area, and the 559 rows below are the smallest honest unit for it.
how the psychiatrists around Winona prescribe
in 2024, the 96 psychiatrists in ZIP codes starting 559 with eleven or more medicare patients wrote 9.8 prescriptions per medicare patient: about 35 percent fewer prescriptions per patient than minnesota psychiatrists as a whole (15.1) and about 30 percent fewer than psychiatrists nationally (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.
| ZIP codes starting 559 | minnesota | united states | |
|---|---|---|---|
| psychiatrists counted | 96 | 532 | 31,123 |
| medicare patients | 4,535 | 49,591 | 2,797,644 |
| prescriptions per patient | 9.8 | 15.1 | 14.0 |
| antipsychotic prescriptions per patient over 65 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| drug cost per patient | $1,202 | $1,893 | $1,757 |
what drug companies paid the psychiatrists near Winona
pre-filled with 55987[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 Winona
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 Winona 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 Winona
not verified today: we hold no checked list of therapists or clinics for Winona 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 Winona
the lines above are for the worst hour. veisund is for the rest of the week in Winona: 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 Winona?
988 by call or text (or chat at 988lifeline.org), 911 for an emergency, and the Winona 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 Winona number is linked rather than printed.
How many people live in Winona, Minnesota?
26,173 at the Census Bureau's July 2024 estimate, up 0.7 percent from the 2020 census base of 26,001, which is 52.4 percent of Winona County's 49,973. Winona County is outside the seven-county metropolitan area Minnesota law defines.
How do psychiatrists near Winona prescribe compared with the rest of Minnesota?
In the 2024 Medicare Part D file, the 96 psychiatrists in ZIP codes starting 559 with eleven or more Medicare patients wrote 9.8 prescriptions per patient, against 15.1 for Minnesota psychiatrists as a whole and 14.0 nationally; drug cost per patient was $1,202 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 Winona was paid by a drug company?
Yes: the lookup above is pre-filled with 55987, the ZIP covering the largest part of Winona, and reads the 2024 Open Payments file for ZIP codes starting 559 when you press the button. Legal, and not proof of anything.
nearby
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sources
- Census Bureau, SUB-EST2024 Minnesota: Winona city and Winona 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: Winona. 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, Winona 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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