KY · Healthcare shortage profile
Daviess County, KY
Peak severity leads this reading: Daviess County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 103,312.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 103,312
- Peak shortage score
- 25.0
- MUA Index
- -
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Daviess County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 5 active HPSA designations, more than 47% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 5
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Dental shortages
- 25
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Daviess 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.
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Peak HPSA score 25.0 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 Daviess County's active designations would take about 9.4 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.3 mental health, 7.1 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Daviess County's 5 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 5).
Daviess County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
10 Census ZCTAs intersect Daviess 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
2 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.
Corpus placement
Active-designation volume placement
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Daviess County carries 5 active designations, above 47% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Daviess County falls in the lower half of KY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 66 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: 21059. Population: 103,312.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Daviess 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 5 active (designated) HPSAs in Daviess County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Audubon Area Community Care Clinic, Inc | dental | 25.0 |
| Audubon Area Community Care Clinic, Inc | primary_care | 22.0 |
| LI-Daviess County | mental_health | 19.0 |
| Audubon Area Community Care Clinic, Inc | mental_health | 18.0 |
| LI-Daviess County | dental | 17.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Daviess County
Peak severity leads this reading: Daviess County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Daviess County's deepest shortage reading, 25.0 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 22.0 of 25; Mental health reads 19.0 of 25. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Daviess County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Daviess County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 47% of counties) with 5 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (1/2/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Daviess County falls in the lower half of KY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 66 of 120. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Daviess County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Mental health
Mental health
2 designations
- Dental
Dental
2 designations
- Primary care
Primary care
1 designations
Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Daviess County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Daviess County's active designations: about 9.4 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 Daviess County, KY · 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 Daviess County's designations
Daviess County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Daviess County's 5 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 mental health burden compares with the rest of KY before you draw conclusions from a single score. KY 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 Daviess County's 25.0. Open Cook County, IL or Riverside County, CA next.
Showing 3 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Daviess County's dental score of 25.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 25.0 (severity lead on this page is “AUDUBON AREA COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC, INC”).
Cook County, IL
25.0 dental score · 5,275,541 pop.
Riverside County, CA
25.0 dental score · 2,418,185 pop.
Broward County, FL
25.0 dental score · 1,944,375 pop.
Bronx County, NY
25.0 dental score · 1,472,654 pop.
Salt Lake County, UT
25.0 dental score · 1,185,238 pop.
Fresno County, CA
25.0 dental score · 1,008,654 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Daviess County's peak score of 25.0?
- "AUDUBON AREA COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC, INC" leads the active set (score 25.0; dental; 30,521 people in the service area; designated 03/13/2017). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
- Why is Daviess County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Daviess 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 Daviess County's severity reading?
- After "AUDUBON AREA COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC, INC", the next active names on this release are "AUDUBON AREA COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC, INC", "AUDUBON AREA COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC, INC", "LI-Daviess County" and "AUDUBON AREA COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC, INC". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~9.4 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Daviess County's high-severity geography?
- Daviess County's 5 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 "AUDUBON AREA COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC, INC".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 21059. 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 21059 (Daviess County, KY), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 25.0; signature peak score 25.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.