KY · Healthcare shortage profile
Logan County, KY
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Logan County's active designations would take about 20 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 27,432.
- Active HPSAs
- 6
- Population
- 27,432
- Peak shortage score
- 17.0
- MUA Index
- 48.0
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Logan 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
- 17
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 46%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Logan County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Logan County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
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.
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Logan 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 17.0 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 Logan County's active designations would take about 20 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.4 primary care, 15 mental health, 2.2 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Logan 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).
Logan 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
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Source HRSA Data Warehouse, designated HPSAs · 2026
State peer position. Logan County falls in the upper half of KY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 32 of 120. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 21141. Population: 27,432.
Single high-priority discipline
Logan County's only high-priority (≥17) footprint is mental health
Current HRSA Data Warehouse rows attribute 2 active mental health designations to Logan County , with a peak score of 17.0. Other care categories may still be designated here, but none of them clear HRSA's high-priority score line of 17 on the current release, NHSC and related instruments concentrate on the mental health records.
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 Logan County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Barren River Mhca | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Southern Kentucky Primary Care, Psc | primary_care | 16.0 |
| LI - Logan County | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Southern Kentucky Primary Care, Psc | mental_health | 16.0 |
| LI - Logan County | dental | 15.0 |
| Southern Kentucky Primary Care, Psc | dental | 15.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Logan County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Logan County's active designations would take about 20 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Logan County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 17.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 16.0 of 25; Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 48.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Logan 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.
Logan 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 Logan County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 20 FTE across Logan County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Acting on Logan County's high-priority mental health
Logan County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Logan County's high-priority mental health designations are where NHSC placement geography concentrates, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's mental health burden compares with the rest of KY before drawing conclusions from a single score. KY overview
- Check the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score against HRSA's designation thresholds. 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 Logan County's 17.0. Open Thurston County, WA or Boone County, MO next.
Showing 3 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties with a matching designation count to Logan County's 6
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 6 - the inventory behind the ~20 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Logan County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Logan County carries an MUA designation (index 48.0; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Where is the largest clinician FTE gap inside Logan County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~20 FTE, with mental health the largest slice (15). "Barren River MHCA" is the highest-scored active row (score 17.0; mental health; 110,000 people in the service area; ~15 FTE still needed on the record; designated 10/26/2017). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Which named designations drive Logan County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "Barren River MHCA", "SOUTHERN KENTUCKY PRIMARY CARE, PSC", "LI - Logan County" and "SOUTHERN KENTUCKY PRIMARY CARE, PSC". Discipline counts: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental across 6 designated rows.
- Do Logan County's FTE gaps unlock federal programs?
- Yes where an ACTIVE designation exists, NHSC, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers follow the designated geography and provider type. A published FTE gap without an active row does not, by itself, open those pathways.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 21141. 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 21141 (Logan County, KY), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 17.0; signature 20 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.