AR · Healthcare shortage profile
Grant County, AR
Peak severity leads this reading: Grant County's highest active HPSA score is 18.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 17,958.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 17,958
- Peak shortage score
- 18.0
- MUA Index
- -
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Grant County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 5 active HPSA designations, more than 47% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 5
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Primary-care shortages
- 18
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Based on HRSA primary/mental/dental shortage severity, Medically Underserved Area status, and estimated unmet provider need -- not patient outcomes, insurance access, facility quality, or wait times.
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Grant County, AR on its own pages , computed from the retained designation mirror as of 2026-08-15. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Peak HPSA score 18.0 clears HRSA's 17-point high-priority line.
Scores at or above 17 on the 0–25/26 scales open NHSC placement priority for the matching provider type; eligibility still follows the designated area, not the county boundary alone.
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Closing Grant County's active designations would take about 1.9 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.5 primary care, 0.4 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Grant County's 5 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 1 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 5).
Grant County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
14 Census ZCTAs intersect Grant County, between the 9 and 15 ZIP cuts across published counties: neither a postage-stamp footprint nor a metro-scale lattice.
Largest land-share ZCTAs
6 additional ZCTAs intersect this county in the crosswalk (ordered by land share).
Source: Census ZCTA–county relationship file joined to this portal's county FIPS set. As of 2026-08-15.
Grant County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
5 Top 53% higher than 47% of 3,289 real US counties
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more real US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source HRSA Data Warehouse, designated HPSAs · 2026
State peer position. Grant County falls in the upper half of AR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 37 of 75. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 05053. Population: 17,958.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Grant County in the current HRSA release, federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone. Scores range 0–25 (primary/mental health), 0–26 (dental). Higher = greater need. What counts as a high score?
Highest-severity HPSA designations
All 5 active (designated) HPSAs in Grant County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas, LLC | primary_care | 18.0 |
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas, LLC | dental | 17.0 |
| Grant County | primary_care | 13.0 |
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas, LLC | mental_health | 12.0 |
| LI - Grant Subcounty | dental | 10.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Grant County
Peak severity leads this reading: Grant County's highest active HPSA score is 18.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Grant County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 18.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Mental health reads 12.0 of 25; Dental care reads 17.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Grant County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Grant County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 47% of counties) with 5 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/1/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Grant County falls in the upper half of AR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 37 of 75. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Grant County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Primary care
Primary care
2 designations
- Dental
Dental
2 designations
Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Grant County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Grant County's active designations: about 1.9 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Grant County, AR · 2026 HRSA designation data updated quarterly; HPSA scores 0-25 (primary/mental) and 0-26 (dental); higher = greater shortage severity. Coverage tiers from U.S. Census ACS PUMS + KFF state tracker.
Acting on Grant County's designations
Grant County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Grant County's 5 active designations make providers here eligible for National Health Service Corps loan repayment, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's primary care burden compares with the rest of AR before you draw conclusions from a single score. AR overview
- Check whether an area clears HRSA's 3,500:1 population-to-provider threshold with the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score. HPSA score lookup
HPSA scores describe shortage severity within HRSA's designation criteria, not the availability of any individual provider. For a specific appointment, contact a provider or your insurer; use HRSA's current tools to verify a designation.
Nearby primary-care score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active primary-care HPSA score to Grant County's 18.0. Open Placer County, CA or Boulder County, CO next.
Showing 3 of 2932 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Grant County's peak score of 18.0?
- "ACCESS MEDICAL CLINIC ARKANSAS, LLC" leads the active set (score 18.0; primary care; 58,275 people in the service area; designated 11/05/2024). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 2 primary care, 1 mental health, 2 dental.
- Why is Grant County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Grant County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- Which other active designations sit under Grant County's severity reading?
- After "ACCESS MEDICAL CLINIC ARKANSAS, LLC", the next active names on this release are "ACCESS MEDICAL CLINIC ARKANSAS, LLC", "Grant County" and "LI - Grant Subcounty". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~1.9 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Grant County's high-severity geography?
- Grant County's 5 active designations can open NHSC placement, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers, eligibility follows the designated area and provider type, not merely the county line around "ACCESS MEDICAL CLINIC ARKANSAS, LLC".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 05053. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) , BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_MH.csv (mental health) and BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_DH.csv (dental) — download the normalized export on our open data page. PlainHealthAccess is not affiliated with HRSA or any government agency.
HRSA Data Warehouse HPSA + MUA/P records for FIPS 05053 (Grant County, AR), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 18.0; signature peak score 18.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.