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GA · Healthcare shortage profile

Barrow County, GA

Home to 83,505 residents, with 1 active HRSA shortage designation.

Active HPSAs
1
Population
83,505
Peak shortage score
8.0
MUA Index
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GA state overview → About this data

Light-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Barrow County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 1 active HPSA designation, more than 2% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.

1
Active HPSA designations
1
Mental-health shortages
8
Peak severity score (of 26)
Top 98%
US counties by volume

Key findings

What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Barrow County, GA 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.

  1. 100% of Barrow County's 1 active designations are mental health.

    Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 1).

  2. Closing Barrow County's active designations would take about 13 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.

    HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 13 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

  3. 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, Barrow 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. Barrow County falls in the lower half of GA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 102 of 159. 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: 13013. Population: 83,505.

Active HPSA scores

Mental Health 8.0

Current designated records only · mental health only on this FIPS. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Barrow 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 Barrow County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name Type Score
Mhca 10-Advantage Behavioral Health Systems mental_health 8.0

Light-burden reading for Barrow County

Barrow County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 8.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Barrow County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.

Barrow 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.

Barrow County falls in the lower half of GA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 102 of 159. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.

Nationwide counties with similar HRSA profiles

Two peer sets for Barrow County: active designation volume and primary-care HPSA score, ranked across the national county corpus.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many healthcare shortage areas does Barrow County have?

Barrow County, GA has 1 Health Professional Shortage Area designation: 0 in primary care, 1 in mental health, and 0 in dental care, according to HRSA data.

Is Barrow County a Medically Underserved Area?

Barrow County does not currently have a Medically Underserved Area (MUA) designation from HRSA. However, the county may still have individual HPSA designations for specific provider types.

What does Barrow County's HPSA score of 8.0 mean?

8.0 in mental health falls under 17, so the shortage is formally designated but outside HRSA's high-priority tier.

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 13013. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_MH.csv (mental health) — download the normalized export on our open data page. PlainHealthAccess is not affiliated with HRSA or any government agency.