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Data

Research

Studies built from public data on loneliness, mental health and access to care in the places we serve: Tryon, Polk County and Charlotte.

Laura Bass Counseling publishes these pages so that people in Polk County and Charlotte, and the journalists and organizations who serve them, can see what the public data says about their area. Every figure names its source and the period it covers, and every page has a table you can download.

The figures describe places, not people, and they are not medical advice. They come from public sources such as the CDC, the Census Bureau and HRSA; we do not use any client information.

Published

Studies and statistics

Method

How we work

  • We use public data only, from the agency that publishes it, and we link to the source on every page.
  • A script downloads the data and computes every figure, so the numbers on a page can be rebuilt and checked.
  • A second script re-checks each headline figure against a separate copy or release of the data.
  • We report figures for places and populations. We do not make claims about treatment or outcomes.
  • Tables are free to reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license with a link to the page. Corrections are welcome through the contact page.

Index

Sources used

  1. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data, 2025 release, CDC. BRFSS 2023 model-based estimates.
  2. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data, 2025 release, CDC. BRFSS 2023 model-based estimates.
  3. National Surveys on Drug Use and Health: 2023-2024 state estimates (percent tables and data file), SAMHSA. 2023-2024 (treatment: 2024).
  4. Analytic data, supplemental release (Suicides: NCHS mortality files, 2019-2023), County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. released March 25, 2026.
  5. NC Health Professions Data System: psychologists, psychological associates and psychiatry, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, UNC Chapel Hill. as of October 31 each year, 2000-2025.
  6. Health Professional Shortage Areas, mental health (detail file), HRSA. file of November 11, 2026.
  7. American Community Survey, table B12002 (sex by marital status by age), U.S. Census Bureau. 2020-2024 five-year estimates.
  8. American Community Survey, table B01001 (sex by age), U.S. Census Bureau. 2020-2024 five-year estimates.
  9. American Community Survey, table B09020 (living arrangements, 65 and older), U.S. Census Bureau. 2020-2024 five-year estimates.
  10. County population estimates and components of change (CO-EST2025-ALLDATA), U.S. Census Bureau. Vintage 2025, released March 2026.
  11. Mental Health Providers: definition and methods, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. method updated September 24, 2025.
  12. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Census Tract Data, 2025 release, CDC. BRFSS 2023 model-based estimates.
  13. PLACES measure definitions: health-related social needs, CDC. updated December 8, 2025.
  14. American Community Survey, table B01002 (median age), U.S. Census Bureau. 2020-2024 five-year estimates.

These are population figures for places, not a description of any person, and not medical advice. In a crisis, call or text 988.

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