Medically Underserved Area Designated · below priority line

CO · Healthcare shortage profile

Larimer County, CO

Peak severity leads this reading: Larimer County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 359,066.

Active HPSAs
3
Population
359,066
Peak shortage score
15.0
MUA Index
MUA
CO state overview → About this data

Light-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Larimer 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
2
Primary-care shortages
15
Peak severity score (of 26)
Top 80%
US counties by volume
A
Healthcare Access Score
86/100
Larimer County, CO

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.

Primary care C+
15.0 of 25
Primary care shortage severity (HPSA score)
Mental health A+
No active shortage
Mental health shortage severity (HPSA score)
Dental A+
10.0 of 26
Dental shortage severity (HPSA score)
Underserved status N/A
N/A
Index of Medical Underservice (designated MUA, index not on file)
Provider gap A+
0.2 per 10K
Unmet provider need (HRSA-estimated) per 10,000 residents

Dense ZCTA lattice over Larimer County

Larimer County intersects 24 Census ZCTAs, above the 15-ZIP dense-tercile cut. Shortage designations still attach at the county (or smaller HPSA) grain; the ZIP list is geography, not a second severity score.

Largest land-share ZCTAs in this county

12 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.

Key findings

What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Larimer County, CO 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.

  1. Closing Larimer County's active designations would take about 5.7 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.

    HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 3.5 primary care, 2.2 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

  2. 66.7% of Larimer County's 3 active designations are primary care.

    Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 0 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 3).

  3. Peak HPSA score 15.0 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.

Corpus placement

Designated volume without a high-priority score

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Larimer 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. Larimer County falls in the lower half of CO counties by active-designation volume, at rank 39 of 64. 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: 08069. Population: 359,066.

Medically Underserved Area

MUA Designated

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 15.0 Below priority line
Dental 10.0 Below priority line

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 Larimer County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name Type Score
LI - North Larimer primary_care 15.0
Red Feather Lakes Division primary_care 11.0
LI - Fort Collins North dental 10.0

Light-burden reading for Larimer County

Peak severity leads this reading: Larimer County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Larimer County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 15.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Dental care reads 10.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, a separate HRSA designation from the HPSA records above.

Larimer 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.

Larimer County falls in the lower half of CO counties by active-designation volume, at rank 39 of 64. 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 Larimer County

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Larimer County's active designations: about 5.7 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Counties near Larimer County's primary score of 15.0

One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 15.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI - North Larimer”).

Stearns County, MN

15.0 primary score · 158,292 pop.

Kennebec County, ME

15.0 primary score · 123,642 pop.

Lafourche County, LA

15.0 primary score · 97,557 pop.

Lewis County, WA

15.0 primary score · 82,149 pop.

Warren County, NY

15.0 primary score · 65,737 pop.

Essex County, NJ

15.0 primary score · 863,728 pop.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Larimer County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
Yes - Larimer County carries an MUA designation in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
Which record sets Larimer County's peak score of 15.0?
"LI - North Larimer" leads the active set (score 15.0; primary care; 20,950 people in the service area; ~3.1 FTE still needed on the record; designated 02/18/2026). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 3 active rows: 2 primary care, 0 mental health, 1 dental.
Which other active designations sit under Larimer County's severity reading?
After "LI - North Larimer", the next active names on this release are "LI - North Larimer", "Red Feather Lakes Division" and "LI - Fort Collins North". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~5.7 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 08069. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) 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 08069 (Larimer County, CO), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 15.0; signature peak score 15.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.