Mediator deserts
68 counties in Florida, Minnesota and South Carolina have no family mediator based in the county on the state’s court roster
We counted the family mediators on each state’s official court roster, county by county, and compared them with Census population. In these counties a family looking for a local roster mediator finds none.[1–7][8]
- Counties with none
- 68
- Residents of those counties
- 1,246,716
- Highest share with none
- Minnesota
of 392 counties in the 7 states mapped
2.1% of the population of the states mapped
47 of its 87 counties (54%)
Tap a county to see its numbers; tap again to open it.
Sources: each state’s official family-mediator roster (linked, with the date we read it, in the By state table). Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 county population estimates (July 1, 2024). Counties: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundaries (us-atlas), Albers USA.
Rosters read Oct 6–21, 2026 (dates per state in the table). Population as of July 1, 2024. Not legal advice.
Data as of (version 2026.10.28)What changed
Data as of = when the sources were read · Version = the data release · Page updated = the last change to this page
By state
Counties with no family mediator on the roster. Open a state for its county map.
| State | With none | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| FloridaRoster read Oct 6 | 13 of 67 | 325,252 |
| IndianaRoster read Oct 6 | 0 of 92 | — |
| MarylandRoster read Oct 21 | 0 of 24 | — |
| MinnesotaRoster read Oct 8 | 47 of 87 | 772,332 |
| New JerseyRoster read Oct 7 | 0 of 21 | — |
| South CarolinaRoster read Oct 8 | 8 of 46 | 149,132 |
| West VirginiaRoster read Oct 19 | 0 of 55 | — |
Per 100k: family mediators with a county on the roster, each counted once, per 100,000 residents. † The roster lists the counties each mediator serves, so county rates (on the map) count one person in several counties and run higher. Roster: the date we read it (2026), linked to the official roster.
About this data
How we count
A county’s number is the family mediators on the state’s official roster who are listed in that county: the same count its county page shows. Where a roster lists the counties a mediator serves, one mediator counts in each of them. People who are no longer on the roster, and listings verified only by credentials review, are left out. Population is the Census Bureau’s July 1, 2024 county estimate.
What a zero means
No family mediator on the roster lists that county. It doesn’t mean no one mediates there: mediators from nearby counties and online mediators may take cases, and private mediators don’t need to be on a court roster.
These counts are one chapter of State of Court Mediation 2026, our annual report on court-roster mediators across the country.
Which states are mapped
Only states whose statewide family roster gives a county for nearly everyone: at least 90% of family listings from that roster and at least 90% with a county.
| State | Listings with a county |
|---|---|
| Idaho | 89% |
| Kansas | 88% |
| North Dakota | 84% |
| Utah | 82% |
| Tennessee | 81% |
| Arkansas | 76% |
| Virginia | 65% |
| North Carolina | 38% |
| Georgia | 7% |
| Iowa | 3% |
| Colorado | 0% |
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One row per county: state, county, FIPS code, family mediators, population, per 100,000, the roster and the date we read it.
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Sources
Official court rosters and U.S. Census Bureau data only, each with the date we last checked it.
- Florida Supreme Court certified family mediators (Florida Dispute Resolution Center)↩
- Indiana Supreme Court Mediator Registry (domestic relations)
- Maryland Judiciary MACRO mediator directory (family)
- Minnesota Judicial Branch Rule 114 Statewide ADR Neutral Roster (family)
- New Jersey Judiciary roster of mediators for economic aspects of family law cases
- South Carolina Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification ADR directory (family)
- Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia court-approved family court mediators
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 county population estimates (July 1, 2024)↩
Cite this page
MediationList. (2026). Mediator deserts [Map]. Retrieved October 29, 2026, from https://mediationlist.com/mediator-deserts/
APA 7th ed. A retrieval date is included only for pages whose content changes, such as maps, data and tools.
This page reports counts from official court rosters for general information. It is not legal advice and not an endorsement of any mediator. Rosters change; each state page links to its roster and the date we read it.