Which record sets Anderson County's peak score of 16.0?

"LAWRENCEBURG PEDIATRICS" leads the active set (score 16.0; primary care; 104,328 people in the service area; designated 10/05/2023). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.

Why is Anderson County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?

Anderson 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 Anderson County's severity reading?

After "LAWRENCEBURG PEDIATRICS", the next active names on this release are "LAWRENCEBURG PEDIATRICS", "LI-Anderson County", "LAWRENCEBURG PEDIATRICS" and "LI-Anderson County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~4.8 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

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

Anderson 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 "LAWRENCEBURG PEDIATRICS".

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KY · Healthcare shortage profile

Anderson County, KY

Peak severity leads this reading: Anderson County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 23,852.

Active HPSAs: 6
Population: 23,852
Peak shortage score: 16.0
MUA Index: -

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Mid-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Anderson 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
Primary-care shortages: 16
Peak severity score (of 26): Top 46%
US counties by volume

Few Census ZCTAs touch Anderson County

The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Anderson County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).

Intersecting ZCTA

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 Anderson County, KY 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.

Closing Anderson County's active designations would take about 4.8 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.4 primary care, 0.5 mental health, 1.9 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
33.3% of Anderson 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).
Peak HPSA score 16.0 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, Anderson County carries 6 active designations, above 54% 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. Anderson County falls in the upper half of KY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 32 of 120. 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: 21005. Population: 23,852.

Below high-priority line

Anderson County is designated, but no active score clears 17

6 active designations sit on this FIPS (2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental), and the peak severity is 16.0. That is a formal shortage footprint without HRSA's high-priority (≥17) tier, so NHSC placement geography is usually weaker here than on counties whose lead score clears the line.

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 16.0

Mental Health 16.0

Dental 15.0

Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Anderson 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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Anderson County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name	Type	Score	Status	Pop. Served
Lawrenceburg Pediatrics	primary_care	16.0	designated	104,328
LI-Anderson County	mental_health	16.0	designated	7,618
Lawrenceburg Pediatrics	mental_health	16.0	designated	224,991
LI-Anderson County	primary_care	15.0	designated	477
LI-Anderson County	dental	15.0	designated	7,618
Lawrenceburg Pediatrics	dental	15.0	designated	224,991

Moderate-burden reading for Anderson County

Peak severity leads this reading: Anderson County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Anderson County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and mental health: both scored 16.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Anderson County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.

Anderson 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.

Anderson County falls in the upper half of KY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 32 of 120. 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 Anderson County

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Anderson County's active designations: about 4.8 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Primary care 2.4 FTE (50%) Dental 1.9 FTE (40%) Mental health 0.5 FTE (11%)

Counties near Anderson County's primary score of 16.0

One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “LAWRENCEBURG PEDIATRICS”).

Dubuque County, IA

16.0 primary score · 99,266 pop.

Dane County, WI

16.0 primary score · 561,504 pop.

Lake County, FL

16.0 primary score · 383,956 pop.

Jefferson County, MO

16.0 primary score · 226,739 pop.

Lee County, AL

16.0 primary score · 174,241 pop.

Berkshire County, MA

16.0 primary score · 129,026 pop.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which record sets Anderson County's peak score of 16.0?: "LAWRENCEBURG PEDIATRICS" leads the active set (score 16.0; primary care; 104,328 people in the service area; designated 10/05/2023). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
Why is Anderson County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?: Anderson 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 Anderson County's severity reading?: After "LAWRENCEBURG PEDIATRICS", the next active names on this release are "LAWRENCEBURG PEDIATRICS", "LI-Anderson County", "LAWRENCEBURG PEDIATRICS" and "LI-Anderson County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~4.8 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Which federal pathways follow Anderson County's high-severity geography?: Anderson 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 "LAWRENCEBURG PEDIATRICS".

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 21005. 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 21005 (Anderson County, KY), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.