IN · Healthcare shortage profile
Jay County, IN
Peak severity leads this reading: Jay County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 20,478.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 20,478
- Peak shortage score
- 15.0
- MUA Index
- 61.9
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Jay 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.
- 3
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Dental shortages
- 15
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Jay County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 9 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Jay County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
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 Jay 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.
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Closing Jay County's active designations would take about 9.8 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.5 primary care, 7.3 mental health, 1.9 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Jay 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).
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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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Jay 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. Jay 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: 18075. Population: 20,478.
Medically Underserved Area
Active HPSA 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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Jay County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Jay County | dental | 15.0 |
| Mhca 6 - Delaware/Henry/Jay Counties | mental_health | 14.0 |
| Jay County | primary_care | 7.0 |
Light-burden reading for Jay County
Peak severity leads this reading: Jay County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Jay 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. Primary care reads 7.0 of 25; Mental health reads 14.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 61.9, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Jay 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.
Jay 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 Jay County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Jay County's active designations: about 9.8 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Jay 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 - Jay County”).
Stanislaus County, CA
15.0 dental score · 552,878 pop.
Whatcom County, WA
15.0 dental score · 226,847 pop.
Chittenden County, VT
15.0 dental score · 168,323 pop.
Linn County, OR
15.0 dental score · 128,610 pop.
Franklin County, MO
15.0 dental score · 104,682 pop.
Jefferson County, WI
15.0 dental score · 84,900 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Jay County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Jay County carries an MUA designation (index 61.9; 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 Jay County's peak score of 15.0?
- "LI - Jay County" leads the active set (score 15.0; dental; 7,773 people in the service area; ~1.9 FTE still needed on the record; designated 01/31/2024). 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 Jay County's severity reading?
- After "LI - Jay County", the next active names on this release are "LI - Jay County", "MHCA 6 - Delaware/Henry/Jay Counties" and "Jay County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~9.8 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 18075. 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 18075 (Jay County, IN), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 15.0; signature peak score 15.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.