GA · Healthcare shortage profile
Newton County, GA
Peak severity leads this reading: Newton County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 112,483.
- Active HPSAs
- 1
- Population
- 112,483
- Peak shortage score
- 15.0
- MUA Index
- 49.0
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Newton County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 1 active HPSA designation, more than 2% of the 3,289 real US counties, with dental the deepest gap.
- 1
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Dental shortages
- 15
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 98%
- US counties by volume
Based on HRSA primary/mental/dental shortage severity, Medically Underserved Area status, and estimated unmet provider need -- not patient outcomes, insurance access, facility quality, or wait times.
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Newton 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.
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Closing Newton County's active designations would take about 9.2 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 9.2 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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100% of Newton County's 1 active designations are dental.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 0 primary care, 0 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 1).
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Peak HPSA score 15.0 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.
Newton County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
11 Census ZCTAs intersect Newton 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
3 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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Newton 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. Newton 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: 13217. Population: 112,483.
Medically Underserved Area
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only · dental care only on this FIPS. 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 Newton County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Newton County | dental | 15.0 |
Light-burden reading for Newton County
Peak severity leads this reading: Newton County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Newton County's deepest shortage reading, 15.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 49.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Newton 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.
Newton 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.
Counties near Newton County's dental score of 15.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 15.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI - Newton County”).
Frederick County, VA
15.0 dental score · 91,419 pop.
Caldwell County, NC
15.0 dental score · 80,652 pop.
Ionia County, MI
15.0 dental score · 66,804 pop.
Benton County, AR
15.0 dental score · 284,333 pop.
Trumbull County, OH
15.0 dental score · 201,977 pop.
Spotsylvania County, VA
15.0 dental score · 140,032 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Newton County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Newton County carries an MUA designation (index 49.0; 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 Newton County's peak score of 15.0?
- "LI - Newton County" leads the active set (score 15.0; dental; 36,740 people in the service area; ~9.2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 11/05/2012). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 1 active rows: 0 primary care, 0 mental health, 1 dental.
- What provider types does Newton County's severity cover?
- Active rows break down 0 primary care / 0 mental health / 1 dental. Closing published gaps would take about 9.2 additional clinician FTEs on this release.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 13217. This county’s designations come from 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 13217 (Newton County, GA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 1; peak score 15.0; signature peak score 15.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.