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Whitfield County, GA

Home to 102,864 residents, with 2 active HRSA shortage designations.

Active HPSAs
2
Population
102,864
Peak shortage score
16.0
MUA Index
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Light-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Whitfield County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 2 active HPSA designations, more than 10% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.

2
Active HPSA designations
1
Primary-care shortages
16
Peak severity score (of 26)
Top 90%
US counties by volume

Key findings

What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Whitfield 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. 50% of Whitfield County's 2 active designations are primary care.

    Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 0 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 2).

  2. Closing Whitfield County's active designations would take about 19 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.

    HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 9.9 primary care, 9.2 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

  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, Whitfield County carries 2 active designations, above 10% 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. Whitfield County falls in the upper half of GA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 66 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: 13313. Population: 102,864.

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 16.0
Dental 15.0

Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Whitfield 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 2 active (designated) HPSAs in Whitfield County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name Type Score
LI - Whitfield County primary_care 16.0
LI - Whitfield County dental 15.0

Light-burden reading for Whitfield County

Primary care is where Whitfield County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 16.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Whitfield County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.

Whitfield County carries 2 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 10% 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.

Whitfield County falls in the upper half of GA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 66 of 159. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.

Clinician FTE gap by care type

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Whitfield County's active designations: a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Nationwide counties with similar HRSA profiles

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How many healthcare shortage areas does Whitfield County have?

Whitfield County, GA has 2 Health Professional Shortage Area designations: 1 in primary care, 0 in mental health, and 1 in dental care, according to HRSA data.

Is Whitfield County a Medically Underserved Area?

Whitfield 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 Whitfield County's HPSA score of 16.0 mean?

16.0 in primary care falls under 17, so the shortage is formally designated but outside HRSA's high-priority tier.

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 13313. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) 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.