Medically Underserved Area Designated · below priority line

GA · Healthcare shortage profile

Habersham County, GA

The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Habersham County's active designations would take about 19 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 46,031.

Active HPSAs
6
Population
46,031
Peak shortage score
16.0
MUA Index
59.8
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Mid-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Habersham 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
16
Peak severity score (of 26)
Top 46%
US counties by volume

Few Census ZCTAs touch Habersham County

The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Habersham County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).

Intersecting ZCTA

2 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.

Key findings

What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Habersham 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. Closing Habersham County's active designations would take about 19 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, 9.3 mental health, 5.3 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

  2. 33.3% of Habersham 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).

  3. Peak HPSA score 16.0 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, Habersham County carries 6 active designations, above 54% 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. Habersham County falls in the upper quarter of GA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 12 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: 13137. Population: 46,031.

Below high-priority line

Habersham County is designated, but no active score clears 17

6 active designations sit on this FIPS (2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental), and the peak severity is 16.0. That is a formal shortage footprint without HRSA's high-priority (≥17) tier, so NHSC placement geography is usually weaker here than on counties whose lead score clears the line.

Medically Underserved Area

MUA Designated
MUA Index: 59.8

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 16.0
Mental Health 16.0
Dental 15.0

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 Habersham County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name Type Score
LI - Habersham County primary_care 16.0
LI - Mhca 3/Avita Community Partners mental_health 16.0
LI-Habersham County dental 15.0
CF-Lee Arrendale State Prison dental 12.0
CF-Lee Arrendale State Prison primary_care 3.0
CF-Lee Arrendale State Prison mental_health 3.0

Moderate-burden reading for Habersham County

The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Habersham County's active designations would take about 19 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Habersham County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and mental health: both scored 16.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 59.8, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.

Habersham 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.

Habersham County falls in the upper quarter of GA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 12 of 159. 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 Habersham County

Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 19 FTE across Habersham County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.

Counties with a matching designation count to Habersham County's 6

One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 6 - the inventory behind the ~19 FTE published need.

Contra Costa County, CA

6 active designations

Macomb County, MI

6 active designations

Baltimore County, MD

6 active designations

Lee County, FL

6 active designations

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Habersham County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
Yes - Habersham County carries an MUA designation (index 59.8; 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 Habersham County?
Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~19 FTE, with mental health the largest slice (9.3). "LI - Habersham County" is the highest-scored active row (score 16.0; primary care; 1,759 people in the service area; ~4.3 FTE still needed on the record; designated 01/24/1996). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Which named designations drive Habersham County's FTE reading?
Active names on this release include "LI - Habersham County", "LI - MHCA 3/Avita Community Partners", "LI-Habersham County" and "CF-Lee Arrendale State Prison". Discipline counts: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental across 6 designated rows.
Do Habersham 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.

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 13137. 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 13137 (Habersham County, GA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 16.0; signature 19 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.