FL · Healthcare shortage profile
Gilchrist County, FL
Peak severity leads this reading: Gilchrist County's highest active HPSA score is 18.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 17,864.
- Active HPSAs
- 6
- Population
- 17,864
- Peak shortage score
- 18.0
- MUA Index
- 58.4
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Gilchrist County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 6 active HPSA designations, more than 54% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 6
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Primary-care shortages
- 18
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 46%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Gilchrist County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Gilchrist 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 Gilchrist County, FL 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 18.0 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 Gilchrist County's active designations would take about 7.7 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 3.3 primary care, 1.9 mental health, 2.5 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Gilchrist County's 6 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 6).
Gilchrist County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
6 Top 46% higher than 54% 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. Gilchrist County falls in the lower half of FL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 41 of 67. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 12041. Population: 17,864.
Single high-priority discipline
Gilchrist County's only high-priority (≥17) footprint is primary care
Current HRSA Data Warehouse rows attribute 2 active primary care designations to Gilchrist County , with a peak score of 18.0. Other care categories may still be designated here, but none of them clear HRSA's high-priority score line of 17 on the current release, NHSC and related instruments concentrate on the primary care records.
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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Gilchrist County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| CF-Lancaster Correctional Institution & Work Camp | primary_care | 18.0 |
| LI - Gilchrist County | dental | 16.0 |
| LI-Gilchrist County | mental_health | 14.0 |
| Gilchrist County | primary_care | 12.0 |
| CF-Lancaster Correctional Institution/Work Camp | mental_health | 12.0 |
| CF-Lancaster Correctional Institution/Work Camp | dental | 6.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Gilchrist County
Peak severity leads this reading: Gilchrist County's highest active HPSA score is 18.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Gilchrist County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 18.0 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 14.0 of 25; Dental care reads 16.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 58.4, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Gilchrist County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 54% of counties) with 6 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/2/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Gilchrist County falls in the lower half of FL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 41 of 67. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Gilchrist County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Gilchrist County's active designations: about 7.7 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Acting on Gilchrist County's high-priority primary care
Gilchrist County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Gilchrist County's high-priority primary care designations are where NHSC placement geography concentrates, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's primary care burden compares with the rest of FL before drawing conclusions from a single score. FL overview
- Check the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score against HRSA's designation thresholds. 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 Gilchrist County's 18.0. Open Whatcom County, WA or Pitt County, NC next.
Showing 3 of 2932 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Gilchrist County's primary score of 18.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 18.0 (severity lead on this page is “CF-Lancaster Correctional Institution & Work Camp”).
Whatcom County, WA
18.0 primary score · 226,847 pop.
Pitt County, NC
18.0 primary score · 170,243 pop.
Rock Island County, IL
18.0 primary score · 144,672 pop.
Ventura County, CA
18.0 primary score · 843,843 pop.
Douglas County, NE
18.0 primary score · 584,526 pop.
Lane County, OR
18.0 primary score · 382,971 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Gilchrist County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Gilchrist County carries an MUA designation (index 58.4; 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 Gilchrist County's peak score of 18.0?
- "CF-Lancaster Correctional Institution & Work Camp" leads the active set (score 18.0; primary care; 1,508 people in the service area; ~1.5 FTE still needed on the record; designated 02/12/1999). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Gilchrist County's severity reading?
- After "CF-Lancaster Correctional Institution & Work Camp", the next active names on this release are "CF-Lancaster Correctional Institution & Work Camp", "LI - Gilchrist County", "LI-Gilchrist County" and "Gilchrist County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~7.7 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Gilchrist County's high-severity geography?
- Gilchrist County's 6 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 "CF-Lancaster Correctional Institution & Work Camp".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 12041. 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 12041 (Gilchrist County, FL), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 18.0; signature peak score 18.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.