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
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.
Counties near Routt County's primary score of 22.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 22.0 (severity lead on this page is “NORTHWEST COLORADO VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION”).
Monroe County, MS
22.0 primary score · 34,180 pop.
Prince George's County, MD
22.0 primary score · 967,201 pop.
Jackson County, MO
22.0 primary score · 717,204 pop.
Winnebago County, IL
22.0 primary score · 285,350 pop.
Bibb County, GA
22.0 primary score · 157,346 pop.
Forrest County, MS
22.0 primary score · 78,158 pop.
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", "NORTHWEST COLORADO VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION", "NORTHWEST COLORADO VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION" and "Colorado West Regional MHCA". 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.