KS · Healthcare shortage profile
Crawford County, KS
Peak severity leads this reading: Crawford County's highest active HPSA score is 23.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 38,972.
- Active HPSAs
- 6
- Population
- 38,972
- Peak shortage score
- 23.0
- MUA Index
- 51.1
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Crawford County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 6 active HPSA designations, more than 54% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 6
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Mental-health shortages
- 23
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 46%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Crawford County, KS 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 23.0 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 Crawford County's active designations would take about 7.5 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 3.8 primary care, 1.8 mental health, 2 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Crawford County's 6 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 6).
Crawford County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
15 Census ZCTAs intersect Crawford 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
7 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.
Crawford County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
6 Top 46% higher than 54% 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. Crawford County falls in the upper quarter of KS counties by active-designation volume, at rank 20 of 105. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 20037. Population: 38,972.
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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Crawford County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Community Health Center OF Southeast Kansas Inc | mental_health | 23.0 |
| Community Health Center OF Southeast Kansas Inc | dental | 23.0 |
| Community Health Center OF Southeast Kansas Inc | primary_care | 21.0 |
| LI - Crawford County | primary_care | 18.0 |
| Crawford County | mental_health | 17.0 |
| LI - Crawford County | dental | 15.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Crawford County
Peak severity leads this reading: Crawford County's highest active HPSA score is 23.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Crawford County's shortage runs equally deep in mental health and dental care: both scored 23.0 by HRSA, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 21.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 51.1, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Crawford County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 54% of counties) with 6 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/2/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Crawford County falls in the upper quarter of KS counties by active-designation volume, at rank 20 of 105. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Crawford County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Crawford County's active designations: about 7.5 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Crawford County, KS · 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 Crawford County's designations
Crawford County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Crawford County's 6 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 KS before you draw conclusions from a single score. KS 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.
Nearby mental-health score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active mental-health HPSA score to Crawford County's 23.0. Open Hawaii County, HI or Orange County, NC next.
Showing 3 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Crawford County's mental score of 23.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 23.0 (severity lead on this page is “COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS INC”).
Hawaii County, HI
23.0 mental score · 200,629 pop.
Orange County, NC
23.0 mental score · 148,696 pop.
Orangeburg County, SC
23.0 mental score · 84,223 pop.
Marion County, WV
23.0 mental score · 56,205 pop.
Essex County, NJ
23.0 mental score · 863,728 pop.
Washington County, OR
23.0 mental score · 600,372 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Crawford County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Crawford County carries an MUA designation (index 51.1; 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 Crawford County's peak score of 23.0?
- "COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS INC" leads the active set (score 23.0; mental health; 70,690 people in the service area; designated 10/26/2002). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Crawford County's severity reading?
- After "COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS INC", the next active names on this release are "COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS INC", "COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS INC", "COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS INC" and "LI - Crawford County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~7.5 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Crawford County's high-severity geography?
- Crawford County's 6 active designations can open NHSC placement, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers, eligibility follows the designated area and provider type, not merely the county line around "COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS INC".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 20037. 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 20037 (Crawford County, KS), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 23.0; signature peak score 23.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.