Does Phillips County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?

Yes - Phillips County carries an MUA designation (index 61.1; 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 Phillips County's peak score of 13.0?

"Centennial Mental Health Catchment Area" leads the active set (score 13.0; mental health; 86,400 people in the service area; ~2.6 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/05/1993). 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 Phillips County's severity reading?

After "Centennial Mental Health Catchment Area", the next active names on this release are "Centennial Mental Health Catchment Area", "LI - Phillips County" and "LI-Phillips County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3.1 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Medically Underserved Area Designated · below priority line

CO · Healthcare shortage profile

Phillips County, CO

Peak severity leads this reading: Phillips County's highest active HPSA score is 13.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 4,530.

Active HPSAs: 3
Population: 4,530
Peak shortage score: 13.0
MUA Index: 61.1

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Light-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Phillips 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: 13
Peak severity score (of 26): Top 80%
US counties by volume

Few Census ZCTAs touch Phillips County

The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Phillips County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).

Intersecting ZCTA

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 Phillips 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.

Closing Phillips County's active designations would take about 3.1 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.2 primary care, 2.6 mental health, 0.4 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
33.3% of Phillips 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).
Peak HPSA score 13.0 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, Phillips 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. Phillips 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: 08095. Population: 4,530.

Medically Underserved Area

MUA Designated

MUA Index: 61.1

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 12.0

Mental Health 13.0

Dental 10.0

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 Phillips County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name	Type	Score	Status	Pop. Served
Centennial Mental Health Catchment Area	mental_health	13.0	designated	86,400
LI - Phillips County	primary_care	12.0	designated	902
LI-Phillips County	dental	10.0	designated	1,471

Light-burden reading for Phillips County

Peak severity leads this reading: Phillips County's highest active HPSA score is 13.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Phillips County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 13.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 12.0 of 25; Dental care reads 10.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 61.1, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.

Phillips 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.

Phillips 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 Phillips County

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Phillips County's active designations: about 3.1 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Mental health 2.6 FTE (82%) Dental 0.4 FTE (12%) Primary care 0.2 FTE (6%)

Counties near Phillips County's mental score of 13.0

One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 13.0 (severity lead on this page is “Centennial Mental Health Catchment Area”).

Sussex County, NJ

13.0 mental score · 144,221 pop.

Belknap County, NH

13.0 mental score · 63,705 pop.

Summit County, UT

13.0 mental score · 42,357 pop.

Jackson County, OH

13.0 mental score · 32,653 pop.

Meigs County, OH

13.0 mental score · 22,210 pop.

Poweshiek County, IA

13.0 mental score · 18,662 pop.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Phillips County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?: Yes - Phillips County carries an MUA designation (index 61.1; 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 Phillips County's peak score of 13.0?: "Centennial Mental Health Catchment Area" leads the active set (score 13.0; mental health; 86,400 people in the service area; ~2.6 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/05/1993). 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 Phillips County's severity reading?: After "Centennial Mental Health Catchment Area", the next active names on this release are "Centennial Mental Health Catchment Area", "LI - Phillips County" and "LI-Phillips County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3.1 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 08095. 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 08095 (Phillips County, CO), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 13.0; signature peak score 13.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.