CO · Healthcare shortage profile
Routt County, CO
Peak severity leads this reading: Routt County's highest active HPSA score is 22.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 24,829.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 24,829
- Peak shortage score
- 22.0
- MUA Index
- MUA
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Routt County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 5 active HPSA designations, more than 47% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 5
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Primary-care shortages
- 22
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
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.
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Routt 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.
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Peak HPSA score 22.0 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 Routt County's active designations would take about 10 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.8 primary care, 9.7 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Routt County's 5 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 5).
Routt County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
11 Census ZCTAs intersect Routt 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.
Routt County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
5 Top 53% higher than 47% 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. Routt County falls in the upper half of CO counties by active-designation volume, at rank 28 of 64. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 08107. Population: 24,829.
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 5 active (designated) HPSAs in Routt County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association | primary_care | 22.0 |
| Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association | dental | 21.0 |
| Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association | mental_health | 15.0 |
| Colorado West Regional Mhca | mental_health | 14.0 |
| Routt County | primary_care | 11.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Routt County
Peak severity leads this reading: Routt County's highest active HPSA score is 22.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Routt County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 22.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Mental health reads 15.0 of 25; Dental care reads 21.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, a separate HRSA designation from the HPSA records above.
Routt County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 47% of counties) with 5 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/2/1) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Routt County falls in the upper half of CO counties by active-designation volume, at rank 28 of 64. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Routt County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Primary care
Primary care
2 designations
- Dental
Dental
1 designations
Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Routt County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Routt County's active designations: about 10 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Routt County, CO · 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 Routt County's designations
Routt County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Routt County's 5 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 primary care burden compares with the rest of CO before you draw conclusions from a single score. CO 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.
Nearby primary-care score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active primary-care HPSA score to Routt County's 22.0. Open Monroe County, MS or Prince George's County, MD next.
Showing 3 of 2932 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Routt County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Routt 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 Routt County's peak score of 22.0?
- "NORTHWEST COLORADO VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION" leads the active set (score 22.0; primary care; 6,988 people in the service area; designated 08/01/2008). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Routt County's severity reading?
- After "NORTHWEST COLORADO VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION", the next active names on this release are "NORTHWEST COLORADO VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION", "Colorado West Regional MHCA" and "Routt County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~10 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Routt County's high-severity geography?
- Routt County's 5 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 "NORTHWEST COLORADO VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 08107. 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 08107 (Routt County, CO), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 22.0; signature peak score 22.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.