The counties with the greatest maternal mental health risk

Seventy percent of U.S. counties lack sufficient maternal mental health resources, according to recent data from the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health.

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Here are the 15 counties with the highest risk factor scores for maternal mental health, which is based on factors such as domestic violence, poverty, unintended pregnancy and social isolation and graded on a point scale of up to 36:

County

State

Risk Factor Score

Muskogee County

Oklahoma

36

Lauderdale County

Tennessee

35

Kusilvak Census Area

Alaska

34

Bradley County

Arkansas

34

Cibola County

New Mexico

34

Adair County

Oklahoma

34

Cherokee County

Oklahoma

34

Choctaw County

Oklahoma

34

Socorro County

New Mexico

33

McKinley County

New Mexico

33

Navajo County

Arizona

33

Jasper County

Texas

33

Carter County

Oklahoma

33

Lamar County

Texas

33

Tyler County

Texas

33

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