IN · Healthcare shortage profile
Noble County, IN
Peak severity leads this reading: Noble County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 47,457.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 47,457
- Peak shortage score
- 15.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Noble 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
- Mental-health shortages
- 15
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Noble County
Noble County intersects 18 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
6 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 Noble 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 Noble County's active designations would take about 10 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 5.2 primary care, 5.1 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Noble County's 2 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 2).
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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, Noble 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. Noble County falls in the lower half of IN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 61 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: 18113. Population: 47,457.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Noble 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 Noble County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Catchment Area 18 | mental_health | 15.0 |
| Noble County | primary_care | 12.0 |
Light-burden reading for Noble County
Peak severity leads this reading: Noble County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Noble County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 15.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 12.0 of 25. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Noble County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Noble 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.
Noble County falls in the lower half of IN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 61 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 Noble County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Noble County's active designations: about 10 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Noble County's mental score of 15.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 15.0 (severity lead on this page is “Northeastern Catchment Area 18”).
Anchorage County, AK
15.0 mental score · 291,247 pop.
Cass County, ND
15.0 mental score · 184,525 pop.
Gallatin County, MT
15.0 mental score · 118,960 pop.
Kershaw County, SC
15.0 mental score · 65,403 pop.
Washington County, VA
15.0 mental score · 53,935 pop.
Muscatine County, IA
15.0 mental score · 43,235 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Noble County's peak score of 15.0?
- "Northeastern Catchment Area 18" leads the active set (score 15.0; mental health; 90,000 people in the service area; ~5.1 FTE still needed on the record; designated 11/18/2021). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 2 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental.
- Why is Noble County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Noble County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- Which other active designations sit under Noble County's severity reading?
- After "Northeastern Catchment Area 18", the next active names on this release are "Northeastern Catchment Area 18" and "Noble County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~10 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 18113. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) and 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 18113 (Noble County, IN), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 15.0; signature peak score 15.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.