Health Care Workforce Publications

In 1993, the Minnesota Legislature mandated collection of a variety of information from many licensed or registered health care providers. Working with Minnesota's licensing boards, the Office of Rural Health and Primary Care collects practice data for health professionals in conjunction with regular licensing renewals.

Survey response rates range from 60 percent to 95 percent, depending on the profession surveyed. Learn more about the survey methodology.

Chartbook

• 2023 MN Rural Health Care Chartbook (PDF)

Health care workforce publications

• Common Telehealth Challenges and Solutions: Lessons Learned from Behavioral Health Providers, 2023 (PDF), Report completed by Dr. Megan Loew in conjunction with Amherst H Wilder Foundation and Minnesota Department of Human Services
• Minnesota's Long-Term Caregiving Workforce: Solutions for Recruitment and Retention, 2024 (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (Soo koobitaanka Fulinta) - Somali (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (Cov Ntsiab Lus Tseem Ceeb ntawm Thawj Coj) - Hmong (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (Resumen Ejecutivo) - Spanish  (PDF)
• Pandemic-Provoked Workforce Exits, Burnout, and Shortages 2022 (PDF)
• MDH Press Release, April 2022: MDH report highlights need for retaining and recruiting health care workforce

Workforce reports

The following reports will no longer be updated going forward (as of January 2023). Please see the Health Care Workforce Portal for updated data on Minnesota's health care workforce.

• Community Paramedics
• Mental and Behavioral Health Workforce Reports
• Nursing Workforce Reports
• Oral Health Workforce Reports
• Pharmacy Workforce Reports
• Physical Therapy Workforce Reports
• Physicians and Physician Assistant Workforce Reports
• Respiratory Therapy Workforce Reports