IL · Healthcare shortage profile
White County, IL
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing White County's active designations would take about 20 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 13,877.
- Active HPSAs
- 9
- Population
- 13,877
- Peak shortage score
- 18.0
- MUA Index
- 47.6
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, White County carries a heavier shortage burden than most US counties - 9 active HPSA designations, more than 75% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 9
- Active HPSA designations
- 3
- Primary-care shortages
- 18
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 25%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for White 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 White County's active designations would take about 20 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.9 primary care, 17 mental health, 1.4 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of White County's 9 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 3 dental (denominator 9).
White County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
11 Census ZCTAs intersect White 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.
White County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
9 Top 25% higher than 75% of 3,289 real US counties
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more real US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source HRSA Data Warehouse, designated HPSAs · 2026
State peer position. White County falls in the upper quarter of IL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 22 of 102. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 17193. Population: 13,877.
Medically Underserved Area
Peak severity scores
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 9 active (designated) HPSAs in White County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - White County | primary_care | 18.0 |
| Carmi Family Clinic | primary_care | 17.0 |
| Ferrell Hospital Community Foundation | primary_care | 17.0 |
| LI - White County | dental | 17.0 |
| Southern IL Mhca | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Ferrell Hospital Community Foundation | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Carmi Family Clinic | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Carmi Family Clinic | dental | 15.0 |
| Ferrell Hospital Community Foundation | dental | 15.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for White County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing White County's active designations would take about 20 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Primary care is where White County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 18.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Mental health reads 16.0 of 25; Dental care reads 17.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 47.6, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places White County above 75% of real US counties (9 active designations: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 3 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 18.0. The table on this page lists the highest-severity records first so a reader can see which named facilities, geographies, or population groups drive that burden without treating the county total as a personal appointment forecast.
White County falls in the upper quarter of IL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 22 of 102. Heavy-burden counties are where NHSC placement, Community Health Center grant geography, and related federal instruments concentrate; eligibility still follows the designated area and provider type, not the county boundary alone.
White County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Primary care
Primary care
3 designations
- Dental
Dental
3 designations
Heavy-volume FTE gap in White County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 20 FTE across White County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for White County, IL · 2026 HRSA designation data updated quarterly; HPSA scores 0-25 (primary/mental) and 0-26 (dental); higher = greater shortage severity. Coverage tiers from U.S. Census ACS PUMS + KFF state tracker.
Acting on a heavy-burden county
White County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- White County's 9 active designations make providers here eligible for National Health Service Corps loan repayment, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's primary care burden compares with the rest of IL before you draw conclusions from a single score. IL overview
- Check whether an area clears HRSA's 3,500:1 population-to-provider threshold with the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score. 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 Similar Primary Care Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA primary-care HPSA score is closest to White County's 18.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Whatcom County, WA and Pitt County, NC.
Showing 6 of 2932 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties with a matching designation count to White County's 9
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 9 - the inventory behind the ~20 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does White County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - White County carries an MUA designation (index 47.6; 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 White County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~20 FTE, with mental health the largest slice (17). "LI - White County" is the highest-scored active row (score 18.0; primary care; 5,542 people in the service area; ~1.9 FTE still needed on the record; designated 02/23/2009). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Which named designations drive White County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "LI - White County", "CARMI FAMILY CLINIC", "FERRELL HOSPITAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION" and "LI - White County". Discipline counts: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 3 dental across 9 designated rows.
- Do White 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.
- How does White County's FTE burden compare inside IL?
- 9 active designations and ~20 FTE published need. White County falls in the upper quarter of IL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 22 of 102. Score-nearest counties on this release include Whatcom County, WA and Pitt County, NC.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 17193. 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 17193 (White County, IL), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 9; peak score 18.0; signature 20 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.