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

Yes - Geary County carries an MUA designation (index 51.6; 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 Geary County's peak score of 23.0?

"KONZA PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC." leads the active set (score 23.0; dental; 37,034 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 Geary County's severity reading?

After "KONZA PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", the next active names on this release are "KONZA PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", "KONZA PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", "LI-MHCA 14" and "KONZA PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~8.1 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Which federal pathways follow Geary County's high-severity geography?

Geary 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 "KONZA PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.".

Medically Underserved Area Primary · mental · dental footprint

KS · Healthcare shortage profile

Geary County, KS

Peak severity leads this reading: Geary County's highest active HPSA score is 23.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 36,739.

Active HPSAs: 6
Population: 36,739
Peak shortage score: 23.0
MUA Index: 51.6

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Mid-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Geary 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
Dental shortages: 23
Peak severity score (of 26): Top 46%
US counties by volume

Few Census ZCTAs touch Geary County

The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 8 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Geary County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).

Intersecting ZCTA

3 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 Geary 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.

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.
Closing Geary County's active designations would take about 8.1 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 4 primary care, 3.3 mental health, 0.8 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
33.3% of Geary 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).

Corpus placement

Active-designation volume placement

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Geary County carries 6 active designations, above 54% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.

State peer position. Geary County falls in the upper quarter of KS counties by active-designation volume, at rank 20 of 105. 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: 20061. Population: 36,739.

Dental HPSAs

Primary Care HPSAs

Mental Health HPSAs

Medically Underserved Area

MUA Designated

MUA Index: 51.6

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 17.0

Mental Health 22.0

Dental 23.0

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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Geary County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name	Type	Score	Status	Pop. Served
Konza Prairie Community Health Center, Inc.	dental	23.0	designated	37,034
Konza Prairie Community Health Center, Inc.	mental_health	22.0	designated	37,034
LI-Mhca 14	mental_health	19.0	designated	14,040
Konza Prairie Community Health Center, Inc.	primary_care	17.0	designated	37,034
LI - Geary County	primary_care	17.0	designated	2,133
LI - Geary County	dental	11.0	designated	11,198

Moderate-burden reading for Geary County

Peak severity leads this reading: Geary County's highest active HPSA score is 23.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Geary County's deepest shortage reading, 23.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 17.0 of 25; Mental health reads 22.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 51.6, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.

Geary 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.

Geary 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.

Primary care

2
Mental health

2
Dental

2

Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Geary County

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Geary County's active designations: about 8.1 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Primary care 4 FTE (50%) Mental health 3.3 FTE (40%) Dental 0.8 FTE (10%)

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Geary County, KS · 2026 Accessed 2026-08-15 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 Geary County's designations

Geary County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.

Geary 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 dental score peers

Closest U.S. counties on active dental HPSA score to Geary County's 23.0. Open Medina County, OH or Fairfield County, OH next.

Showing 3 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.

Medina County, OH

23.0 score 182,470 pop.

Fairfield County, OH

23.0 score 158,921 pop.

Douglas County, KS

23.0 score 118,785 pop.

Counties near Geary County's dental score of 23.0

One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 23.0 (severity lead on this page is “KONZA PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.”).

Medina County, OH

23.0 dental score · 182,470 pop.

Fairfield County, OH

23.0 dental score · 158,921 pop.

Douglas County, KS

23.0 dental score · 118,785 pop.

Adams County, CO

23.0 dental score · 519,572 pop.

Horry County, SC

23.0 dental score · 351,029 pop.

Lexington County, SC

23.0 dental score · 293,991 pop.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Geary County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?: Yes - Geary County carries an MUA designation (index 51.6; 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 Geary County's peak score of 23.0?: "KONZA PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC." leads the active set (score 23.0; dental; 37,034 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 Geary County's severity reading?: After "KONZA PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", the next active names on this release are "KONZA PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", "KONZA PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", "LI-MHCA 14" and "KONZA PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~8.1 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Which federal pathways follow Geary County's high-severity geography?: Geary 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 "KONZA PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.".

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 20061. 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 20061 (Geary 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.