KY · Healthcare shortage profile
Grant County, KY
Peak severity leads this reading: Grant County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 24,941.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 24,941
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Grant County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 3 active HPSA designations, more than 20% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 3
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Primary-care shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Grant County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 8 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Grant 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 Grant 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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Closing Grant County's active designations would take about 4.9 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, 2 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Grant County's 3 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 3).
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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, Grant County carries 3 active designations, above 20% 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. Grant County falls in the lower half of KY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 68 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: 21081. Population: 24,941.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Grant 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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Grant County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Grant County | primary_care | 16.0 |
| LI-Grant County | mental_health | 16.0 |
| LI-Grant County | dental | 15.0 |
Light-burden reading for Grant County
Peak severity leads this reading: Grant County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Grant 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 Grant County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Grant County carries 3 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 20% 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.
Grant County falls in the lower half of KY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 68 of 120. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Light-volume FTE gap for Grant County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Grant County's active designations: about 4.9 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Grant 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 “LI - Grant County”).
Cumberland County, ME
16.0 primary score · 303,069 pop.
Deschutes County, OR
16.0 primary score · 198,253 pop.
Charles County, MD
16.0 primary score · 166,617 pop.
Oswego County, NY
16.0 primary score · 117,525 pop.
Highlands County, FL
16.0 primary score · 101,235 pop.
Santa Clara County, CA
16.0 primary score · 1,936,259 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Grant County's peak score of 16.0?
- "LI - Grant County" leads the active set (score 16.0; primary care; 914 people in the service area; ~2.4 FTE still needed on the record; designated 08/24/2018). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 3 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Why is Grant County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Grant 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 Grant County's severity reading?
- After "LI - Grant County", the next active names on this release are "LI - Grant County", "LI-Grant County" and "LI-Grant County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~4.9 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 21081. 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 21081 (Grant County, KY), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.