AR · Healthcare shortage profile
Lonoke County, AR
Peak severity leads this reading: Lonoke County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 74,015.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 74,015
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- 45.9
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Lonoke County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 3 active HPSA designations, more than 20% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 3
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Lonoke 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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33.3% of Lonoke County's 3 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 3).
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Peak HPSA score 16.0 sits below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line.
Below-17 designations still count as shortages for program geography, but they do not clear the high-priority NHSC placement threshold on this release.
Lonoke County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
11 Census ZCTAs intersect Lonoke 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
3 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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Lonoke County carries 3 active designations, above 20% of real US counties. None of those scores clear HRSA's high-priority line of 17 on this release, so the page leads with severity reading rather than a national distribution chart.
State peer position. Lonoke County falls in the lower half of AR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 50 of 75. Ties share a rank.
Computed from current designated HPSA rows for every five-digit county FIPS. See the placement methodology.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 05085. Population: 74,015.
Medically Underserved Area
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. Scores range 0–25 (primary/mental health), 0–26 (dental). Higher = greater need. What counts as a high score?
Highest-severity HPSA designations
All 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Lonoke County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas, LLC | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas, LLC | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas, LLC | dental | 15.0 |
Light-burden reading for Lonoke County
Peak severity leads this reading: Lonoke County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Lonoke County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 16.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 15.0 of 25; Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 45.9, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Lonoke County carries 3 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 20% of counties). A light footprint still matters: a single high-score dental or mental-health record can open program geography even when the county total looks small next to heavy peers.
Lonoke County falls in the lower half of AR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 50 of 75. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Counties near Lonoke County's mental score of 16.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “ACCESS MEDICAL CLINIC ARKANSAS, LLC”).
Jefferson County, MO
16.0 mental score · 226,739 pop.
Carroll County, MD
16.0 mental score · 172,891 pop.
Rowan County, NC
16.0 mental score · 146,875 pop.
Bonneville County, ID
16.0 mental score · 123,964 pop.
Rockwall County, TX
16.0 mental score · 107,819 pop.
Wayne County, NY
16.0 mental score · 91,283 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Lonoke County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Lonoke County carries an MUA designation (index 45.9; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Which record sets Lonoke County's peak score of 16.0?
- "ACCESS MEDICAL CLINIC ARKANSAS, LLC" leads the active set (score 16.0; mental health; 219,860 people in the service area; designated 12/16/2022). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 3 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Lonoke County's severity reading?
- After "ACCESS MEDICAL CLINIC ARKANSAS, LLC", the next active names on this release are "ACCESS MEDICAL CLINIC ARKANSAS, LLC", "ACCESS MEDICAL CLINIC ARKANSAS, LLC" and "ACCESS MEDICAL CLINIC ARKANSAS, LLC". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~0 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 05085. 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 05085 (Lonoke County, AR), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.