IA · Healthcare shortage profile
Jones County, IA
Peak severity leads this reading: Jones County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 20,646.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 20,646
- Peak shortage score
- 12.0
- MUA Index
- 53.7
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Jones 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
- 2
- Primary-care shortages
- 12
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Jones County
Jones 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 Jones County, IA 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 Jones County's active designations would take about 3.6 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 3.6 primary care. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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100% of Jones County's 2 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 0 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 2).
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Peak HPSA score 12.0 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, Jones 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. Jones County falls in the lower half of IA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 66 of 99. 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: 19105. Population: 20,646.
Medically Underserved Area
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only · primary care only on this FIPS. 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 Jones County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Anamosa State Penitentiary | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Jones County | primary_care | 12.0 |
Light-burden reading for Jones County
Peak severity leads this reading: Jones County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Jones County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 12.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 53.7, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Jones 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.
Jones County falls in the lower half of IA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 66 of 99. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Counties near Jones County's primary score of 12.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 12.0 (severity lead on this page is “Anamosa State Penitentiary”).
Hunterdon County, NJ
12.0 primary score · 128,947 pop.
Dodge County, WI
12.0 primary score · 89,396 pop.
Otsego County, NY
12.0 primary score · 58,524 pop.
El Paso County, CO
12.0 primary score · 730,395 pop.
Cumberland County, PA
12.0 primary score · 259,469 pop.
Hendricks County, IN
12.0 primary score · 174,788 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Jones County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Jones County carries an MUA designation (index 53.7; 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 Jones County's peak score of 12.0?
- "Anamosa State Penitentiary" leads the active set (score 12.0; primary care; 978 people in the service area; ~1 FTE still needed on the record; designated 08/07/2025). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 2 active rows: 2 primary care, 0 mental health, 0 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Jones County's severity reading?
- After "Anamosa State Penitentiary", the next active names on this release are "Anamosa State Penitentiary" and "Jones County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3.6 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 19105. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) — 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 19105 (Jones County, IA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 12.0; signature peak score 12.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.