CT · Healthcare shortage profile
Northeastern Connecticut County, CT
Peak severity leads this reading: Northeastern Connecticut County's highest active HPSA score is 8.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 95,687.
- Active HPSAs
- 1
- Population
- 95,687
- Peak shortage score
- 8.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Northeastern Connecticut County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 1 active HPSA designation, more than 2% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 1
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Primary-care shortages
- 8
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 98%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Northeastern Connecticut County, CT 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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Closing Northeastern Connecticut County's active designations would take about 2.2 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.2 primary care. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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100% of Northeastern Connecticut County's 1 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 0 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 1).
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Peak HPSA score 8.0 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, Northeastern Connecticut County carries 1 active designation, above 2% 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. Northeastern Connecticut County falls in the lower half of CT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 13 of 17. 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: 09150. Population: 95,687.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only · primary care only on this FIPS. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Northeastern Connecticut County in the current HRSA release, federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone. Scores range 0–25 (primary/mental health), 0–26 (dental). Higher = greater need. What counts as a high score?
Highest-severity HPSA designations
All 1 active (designated) HPSAs in Northeastern Connecticut County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Planning Region | primary_care | 8.0 |
Light-burden reading for Northeastern Connecticut County
Peak severity leads this reading: Northeastern Connecticut County's highest active HPSA score is 8.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Northeastern Connecticut County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 8.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Northeastern Connecticut County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Northeastern Connecticut County carries 1 active designation and sits below the national mid-pack (above 2% 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.
Northeastern Connecticut County falls in the lower half of CT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 13 of 17. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Counties near Northeastern Connecticut County's primary score of 8.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 8.0 (severity lead on this page is “Northeastern Planning Region”).
Renville County, ND
8.0 primary score · 2,282 pop.
Harding County, NM
8.0 primary score · 657 pop.
Victoria County, TX
9.0 primary score · 91,319 pop.
Okaloosa County, FL
8.0 primary score · 211,668 pop.
Franklin County, VT
8.0 primary score · 49,946 pop.
Orange County, VT
8.0 primary score · 29,277 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Northeastern Connecticut County's peak score of 8.0?
- "Northeastern Planning Region" leads the active set (score 8.0; primary care; 87,062 people in the service area; ~2.2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 10/22/2025). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 1 active rows: 1 primary care, 0 mental health, 0 dental.
- Why is Northeastern Connecticut County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Northeastern Connecticut County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- What provider types does Northeastern Connecticut County's severity cover?
- Active rows break down 1 primary care / 0 mental health / 0 dental. Closing published gaps would take about 2.2 additional clinician FTEs on this release.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 09150. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) — 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 09150 (Northeastern Connecticut County, CT), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 1; peak score 8.0; signature peak score 8.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.