FL · Healthcare shortage profile
Jackson County, FL
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Jackson County's active designations would take about 24 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 47,319.
- Active HPSAs
- 13
- Population
- 47,319
- Peak shortage score
- 21.0
- MUA Index
- 59.7
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Jackson County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 13 active HPSA designations, more than 89% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 13
- Active HPSA designations
- 5
- Mental-health shortages
- 21
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 11%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Jackson 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 21.0 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 Jackson County's active designations would take about 24 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 4.8 primary care, 17 mental health, 2.1 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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38.5% of Jackson County's 13 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 4 primary care, 5 mental health, 4 dental (denominator 13).
Jackson County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
14 Census ZCTAs intersect Jackson 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
6 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.
Jackson County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
13 Top 11% higher than 89% 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. Jackson County falls in the upper quarter of FL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 15 of 67. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 12063. Population: 47,319.
Single high-priority discipline
Jackson County's only high-priority (≥17) footprint is mental health
Current HRSA Data Warehouse rows attribute 5 active mental health designations to Jackson County , with a peak score of 21.0. 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 mental health records.
Medically Underserved Area
Peak severity 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 13 active (designated) HPSAs in Jackson County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| CF-Apalachee Correctional Institution | mental_health | 21.0 |
| Fci - Marianna | mental_health | 21.0 |
| CF-Jackson Correctional Institution/Work Camp | mental_health | 21.0 |
| CF-Graceville Correctional Facility | mental_health | 21.0 |
| MHCA-Big Bend Comm Based Care-Circuit 14 | mental_health | 15.0 |
| CF-Jackson Correctional Institution/Work Camp | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Fci - Marianna | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Fci - Marianna | dental | 12.0 |
| CF-Graceville Correctional Facility | primary_care | 6.0 |
| CF-Apalachee Correctional Institution | primary_care | 6.0 |
| CF-Graceville Correctional Facility | dental | 3.0 |
| CF-Apalachee Correctional Institution | dental | 3.0 |
| CF-Jackson Correctional Institution/Work Camp | dental | 3.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Jackson County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Jackson County's active designations would take about 24 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Jackson County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 21.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 12.0 of 25; Dental care reads 12.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 59.7, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Jackson County above 89% of real US counties (13 active designations: 4 primary care, 5 mental health, 4 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 21.0. The table on this page lists the highest-severity records first so a reader can see which named facilities, geographies, or population groups drive that burden without treating the county total as a personal appointment forecast.
Jackson County falls in the upper quarter of FL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 15 of 67. Heavy-burden counties are where NHSC placement, Community Health Center grant geography, and related federal instruments concentrate; eligibility still follows the designated area and provider type, not the county boundary alone.
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Jackson County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 24 FTE across Jackson County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Acting on Jackson County's high-priority mental health
Jackson County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Jackson County's high-priority mental health designations are where NHSC placement geography concentrates, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's mental health 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.
Counties With a Similar Mental Health Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA mental-health HPSA score is closest to Jackson County's 21.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Winnebago County, IL and King County, WA.
Showing 6 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties with a matching designation count to Jackson County's 13
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 13 - the inventory behind the ~24 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Jackson County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Jackson County carries an MUA designation (index 59.7; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Where is the largest clinician FTE gap inside Jackson County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~24 FTE, with mental health the largest slice (17). "CF-Apalachee Correctional Institution" is the highest-scored active row (score 21.0; mental health; 4,114 people in the service area; ~2.1 FTE still needed on the record; designated 02/22/1994). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Which named designations drive Jackson County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "CF-Apalachee Correctional Institution", "FCI - Marianna", "CF-Jackson Correctional Institution/Work Camp" and "CF-Graceville Correctional Facility". Discipline counts: 4 primary care, 5 mental health, 4 dental across 13 designated rows.
- Do Jackson County's FTE gaps unlock federal programs?
- Yes where an ACTIVE designation exists, NHSC, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers follow the designated geography and provider type. A published FTE gap without an active row does not, by itself, open those pathways.
- How does Jackson County's FTE burden compare inside FL?
- 13 active designations and ~24 FTE published need. Jackson County falls in the upper quarter of FL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 15 of 67. Score-nearest counties on this release include Winnebago County, IL and King County, WA.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 12063. 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 12063 (Jackson County, FL), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 13; peak score 21.0; signature 24 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.