IL · Healthcare shortage profile
Piatt County, IL
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Piatt County's active designations would take about 35 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 16,673.
- Active HPSAs
- 1
- Population
- 16,673
- Peak shortage score
- 18.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Piatt 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
- 18
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 98%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Piatt County
Piatt County intersects 16 Census ZCTAs, above the 15-ZIP dense-tercile cut. Shortage designations still attach at the county (or smaller HPSA) grain; the ZIP list is geography, not a second severity score.
Largest land-share ZCTAs in this county
4 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 Piatt County, IL 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 18.0 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 Piatt County's active designations would take about 35 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 35 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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100% of Piatt 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).
Piatt County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
1 Top 98% higher than 2% of 3,289 real US counties
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Source HRSA Data Warehouse, designated HPSAs · 2026
State peer position. Piatt County falls in the lower half of IL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 96 of 102. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 17147. Population: 16,673.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only · mental health only on this FIPS. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Piatt 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 Piatt County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI Central Area Mhca | mental_health | 18.0 |
Light-burden reading for Piatt County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Piatt County's active designations would take about 35 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Piatt County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 18.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Piatt County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Piatt 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.
Piatt County falls in the lower half of IL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 96 of 102. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Acting on Piatt County's high-priority mental health
Piatt County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Piatt 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 IL before drawing conclusions from a single score. IL 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 matching designation count to Piatt County's 1
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 1 - the inventory behind the ~35 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is the largest clinician FTE gap inside Piatt County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~35 FTE, with mental health the largest slice (35). "LI Central Area MHCA" is the highest-scored active row (score 18.0; mental health; 145,836 people in the service area; ~35 FTE still needed on the record; designated 02/18/2026). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Why is Piatt County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Piatt County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- Which named designations drive Piatt County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "LI Central Area MHCA". Discipline counts: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental across 1 designated rows.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 17147. 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.
HRSA Data Warehouse HPSA + MUA/P records for FIPS 17147 (Piatt County, IL), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 1; peak score 18.0; signature 35 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.