CA · Healthcare shortage profile
Amador County, CA
Peak severity leads this reading: Amador County's highest active HPSA score is 20.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 40,474.
- Active HPSAs
- 7
- Population
- 40,474
- Peak shortage score
- 20.0
- MUA Index
- 58.8
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Amador County carries a heavier shortage burden than most US counties - 7 active HPSA designations, more than 70% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 7
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Dental shortages
- 20
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 30%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Amador County, CA 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 20.0 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 Amador County's active designations would take about 0.9 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.9 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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42.9% of Amador County's 7 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 3 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 7).
Amador County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
12 Census ZCTAs intersect Amador 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
4 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
Active-designation volume placement
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Amador County carries 7 active designations, above 70% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Amador County falls in the lower half of CA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 48 of 58. 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: 06005. Population: 40,474.
Medically Underserved Area
Peak severity 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 7 active (designated) HPSAs in Amador County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson Rancheria Health Center | dental | 20.0 |
| Jackson Rancheria Health Center | primary_care | 17.0 |
| Jackson Rancheria Health Center | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Mact - Ione Medical Clinic | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Mact - Ione Medical Clinic | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Mact - Ione Medical Clinic | dental | 15.0 |
| Amador County | mental_health | 6.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Amador County
Peak severity leads this reading: Amador County's highest active HPSA score is 20.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Amador County's deepest shortage reading, 20.0 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 17.0 of 25; Mental health reads 17.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 58.8, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Amador County above 70% of real US counties (7 active designations: 2 primary care, 3 mental health, 2 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 20.0. The table on this page lists the highest-severity records first so a reader can see which named facilities, geographies, or population groups drive that burden without treating the county total as a personal appointment forecast.
Amador County falls in the lower half of CA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 48 of 58. Heavy-burden counties are where NHSC placement, Community Health Center grant geography, and related federal instruments concentrate; eligibility still follows the designated area and provider type, not the county boundary alone.
Amador County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Mental health
Mental health
3 designations
- Primary care
Primary care
2 designations
- Dental
Dental
2 designations
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Amador County, CA · 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 a heavy-burden county
Amador County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Amador County's 7 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 mental health burden compares with the rest of CA before you draw conclusions from a single score. CA 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.
Counties With a Similar Dental Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA dental HPSA score is closest to Amador County's 20.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Allegan County, MI and Umatilla County, OR.
Showing 6 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Amador County's dental score of 20.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 20.0 (severity lead on this page is “Jackson Rancheria Health Center”).
Allegan County, MI
20.0 dental score · 120,502 pop.
Umatilla County, OR
20.0 dental score · 80,075 pop.
Toa Alta County, PR
20.0 dental score · 66,852 pop.
Oxford County, ME
20.0 dental score · 57,777 pop.
Cortland County, NY
20.0 dental score · 46,809 pop.
Ocean County, NJ
20.0 dental score · 637,229 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Amador County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Amador County carries an MUA designation (index 58.8; 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 Amador County's peak score of 20.0?
- "Jackson Rancheria Health Center" leads the active set (score 20.0; dental; 7,415 people in the service area; designated 05/06/2011). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 7 active rows: 2 primary care, 3 mental health, 2 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Amador County's severity reading?
- After "Jackson Rancheria Health Center", the next active names on this release are "Jackson Rancheria Health Center", "Jackson Rancheria Health Center", "Jackson Rancheria Health Center" and "MACT - Ione Medical Clinic". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~0.9 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Amador County's high-severity geography?
- Amador County's 7 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 "Jackson Rancheria Health Center".
- How does Amador County's peak severity sit inside CA?
- Amador County holds 7 active HPSA rows with peak 20.0. Amador County falls in the lower half of CA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 48 of 58. Score-nearest national peers appear below when the peer module renders. Score-nearest counties on this release include Allegan County, MI and Umatilla County, OR.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 06005. 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 06005 (Amador County, CA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 7; peak score 20.0; signature peak score 20.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.