Does Fulton County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?

Yes - Fulton County carries an MUA designation (index 58.7; 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 Fulton County's peak score of 16.0?

"MHCA 10: Cass, Fulton, Miami, Pulaski" leads the active set (score 16.0; mental health; 40,500 people in the service area; ~3.8 FTE still needed on the record; designated 04/25/2022). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 3 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.

Which other active designations sit under Fulton County's severity reading?

After "MHCA 10: Cass, Fulton, Miami, Pulaski", the next active names on this release are "MHCA 10: Cass, Fulton, Miami, Pulaski", "LI-Fulton County" and "LI - Fulton County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~6.2 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Medically Underserved Area Designated · below priority line

IN · Healthcare shortage profile

Fulton County, IN

Peak severity leads this reading: Fulton County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 20,480.

Active HPSAs: 3
Population: 20,480
Peak shortage score: 16.0
MUA Index: 58.7

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Light-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Fulton County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 3 active HPSA designations, more than 20% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.

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Active HPSA designations: 1
Mental-health shortages: 16
Peak severity score (of 26): Top 80%
US counties by volume

Dense ZCTA lattice over Fulton County

Fulton County intersects 17 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

5 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 Fulton County, IN 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.

Closing Fulton County's active designations would take about 6.2 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.7 primary care, 3.8 mental health, 1.7 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
33.3% of Fulton County's 3 active designations are primary care.

Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 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, Fulton County carries 3 active designations, above 20% 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. Fulton County falls in the upper half of IN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 39 of 92. 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: 18049. Population: 20,480.

Medically Underserved Area

MUA Designated

MUA Index: 58.7

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 12.0

Mental Health 16.0

Dental 16.0

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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Fulton County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name	Type	Score	Status	Pop. Served
Mhca 10: Cass, Fulton, Miami, Pulaski	mental_health	16.0	designated	40,500
LI-Fulton County	dental	16.0	designated	6,809
LI - Fulton County	primary_care	12.0	designated	4,652

Light-burden reading for Fulton County

Peak severity leads this reading: Fulton County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Fulton County's shortage runs equally deep in mental health and dental care: both scored 16.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 12.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 58.7, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.

Fulton County carries 3 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 20% 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.

Fulton County falls in the upper half of IN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 39 of 92. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.

Light-volume FTE gap for Fulton County

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Fulton County's active designations: about 6.2 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Mental health 3.8 FTE (61%) Dental 1.7 FTE (27%) Primary care 0.7 FTE (12%)

Counties near Fulton County's mental score of 16.0

One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “MHCA 10: Cass, Fulton, Miami, Pulaski”).

Randolph County, NC

16.0 mental score · 144,171 pop.

Wayne County, OH

16.0 mental score · 116,894 pop.

Laramie County, WY

16.0 mental score · 100,512 pop.

Cullman County, AL

16.0 mental score · 87,866 pop.

St. Lucie County, FL

16.0 mental score · 329,226 pop.

Deschutes County, OR

16.0 mental score · 198,253 pop.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Fulton County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?: Yes - Fulton County carries an MUA designation (index 58.7; 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 Fulton County's peak score of 16.0?: "MHCA 10: Cass, Fulton, Miami, Pulaski" leads the active set (score 16.0; mental health; 40,500 people in the service area; ~3.8 FTE still needed on the record; designated 04/25/2022). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 3 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
Which other active designations sit under Fulton County's severity reading?: After "MHCA 10: Cass, Fulton, Miami, Pulaski", the next active names on this release are "MHCA 10: Cass, Fulton, Miami, Pulaski", "LI-Fulton County" and "LI - Fulton County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~6.2 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 18049. 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 18049 (Fulton County, IN), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.