AR · Healthcare shortage profile
Madison County, AR
Peak severity leads this reading: Madison County's highest active HPSA score is 18.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 16,521.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 16,521
- Peak shortage score
- 18.0
- MUA Index
- 33.6
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Madison 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
- Dental shortages
- 18
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Madison 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 Madison County's active designations would take about 4.5 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.5 primary care, 0.5 mental health, 1.6 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Madison 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).
Madison County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
13 Census ZCTAs intersect Madison 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
5 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.
Madison County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
3 Top 80% higher than 20% 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. Madison County falls in the lower half of AR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 50 of 75. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 05087. Population: 16,521.
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 Madison County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Madison County | dental | 18.0 |
| LI - Madison | mental_health | 15.0 |
| Madison County | primary_care | 12.0 |
Light-burden reading for Madison County
Peak severity leads this reading: Madison County's highest active HPSA score is 18.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Madison County's deepest shortage reading, 18.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 12.0 of 25; Mental health reads 15.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 33.6, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Madison 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.
Madison 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.
Light-volume FTE gap for Madison County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Madison County's active designations: about 4.5 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Acting on Madison County's high-priority dental care
Madison County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Madison County's high-priority dental care designations are where NHSC placement geography concentrates, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's dental care burden compares with the rest of AR before drawing conclusions from a single score. AR overview
- Check the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score against HRSA's designation thresholds. 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.
Counties near Madison County's dental score of 18.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 18.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI - Madison County”).
Cleveland County, OK
18.0 dental score · 295,528 pop.
Arecibo County, PR
18.0 dental score · 87,754 pop.
Allegany County, MD
18.0 dental score · 68,106 pop.
Vermilion County, LA
18.0 dental score · 57,359 pop.
Humacao County, PR
18.0 dental score · 50,896 pop.
Hancock County, MS
18.0 dental score · 46,053 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Madison County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Madison County carries an MUA designation (index 33.6; 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 Madison County's peak score of 18.0?
- "LI - Madison County" leads the active set (score 18.0; dental; 600 people in the service area; ~1.6 FTE still needed on the record; designated 10/29/2013). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 3 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Madison County's severity reading?
- After "LI - Madison County", the next active names on this release are "LI - Madison County", "LI - Madison" and "Madison County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~4.5 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 05087. 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 05087 (Madison County, AR), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 18.0; signature peak score 18.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.