America's Future · 80th Anniversary

Access Gap

Sara Carter · ONDCP

Capacity vs need · where to add

Where treatment access falls short

Treatment capacity measured against estimated need, region by region. The worst-served regions surface first so resources go where the shortfall is largest — not where the noise is loudest. Aggregate counts only; no individual is ever represented.

Regions

10

Total capacity

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Total capacity

The sum of funded / available treatment slots across every region shown. Capacity is what exists today; the gap compares it to estimated need.

935

Estimated need

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Estimated need

The sum of estimated people needing treatment, region by region. Each region's estimate uses an openly documented method shown on its detail page — never individual records.

2,125

People short

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People short

Total unmet need: how many people are beyond current capacity across all regions. Computed as the sum of each region's max(0, need − slots).

1,190

Add capacity here first: Riverside County, CA — 280 people beyond current capacity (70% gap).

Regions — biggest gap first

Plan added capacity →

10 of 10 regions shown.

  1. 1

    Riverside CountyCA

    Critical gap

    120 slots · 400 estimated need · 280 short

    30% covered70% gap
    Critical gap
  2. 2

    Cedar FallsIA

    Critical gap

    40 slots · 300 estimated need · 260 short

    13% covered87% gap
    Critical gap
  3. 3

    PinehurstNC

    Critical gap

    30 slots · 220 estimated need · 190 short

    14% covered86% gap
    Critical gap
  4. 4

    Old Mill ValleyWV

    Critical gap

    60 slots · 250 estimated need · 190 short

    24% covered76% gap
    Critical gap
  5. 5

    Bayou BendLA

    Critical gap

    25 slots · 180 estimated need · 155 short

    14% covered86% gap
    Critical gap
  6. 6

    GlenmoorOH

    High gap

    90 slots · 160 estimated need · 70 short

    56% covered44% gap
    High gap
  7. 7

    LakeviewMN

    Low gap

    150 slots · 170 estimated need · 20 short

    88% covered12% gap
    Low gap
  8. 8

    Fort SageAZ

    Low gap

    80 slots · 95 estimated need · 15 short

    84% covered16% gap
    Low gap
  9. 9

    Harbor PointMD

    Low gap

    200 slots · 210 estimated need · 10 short

    95% covered5% gap
    Low gap
  10. 10

    Summit HollowPA

    Need met

    140 slots · 140 estimated need · 0 short

    100% covered0% gap
    Need met

Severity bands: Critical gap, High gap, Moderate gap, Low gap, Need met.

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Aggregate counts only — no individual is tracked or stored. Need estimates use an openly documented method shown on each region page. Sample data for demonstration; not a live capacity feed.