MA · Healthcare shortage profile
Nantucket County, MA
Peak severity leads this reading: Nantucket County's highest active HPSA score is 11.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 14,255.
- Active HPSAs
- 1
- Population
- 14,255
- Peak shortage score
- 11.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Nantucket County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 1 active HPSA designation, more than 2% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 1
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Primary-care shortages
- 11
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 98%
- US counties by volume
Based on HRSA primary/mental/dental shortage severity, Medically Underserved Area status, and estimated unmet provider need -- not patient outcomes, insurance access, facility quality, or wait times.
Few Census ZCTAs touch Nantucket County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Nantucket 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 Nantucket County, MA 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 Nantucket County's active designations would take about 1.9 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.9 primary care. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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100% of Nantucket County's 1 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 0 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 1).
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Peak HPSA score 11.0 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, Nantucket County carries 1 active designation, above 2% 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. Nantucket County falls in the lower half of MA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 14 of 14. 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: 25019. Population: 14,255.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only · primary care only on this FIPS. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Nantucket 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 1 active (designated) HPSAs in Nantucket County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nantucket County | primary_care | 11.0 |
Light-burden reading for Nantucket County
Peak severity leads this reading: Nantucket County's highest active HPSA score is 11.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Nantucket County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 11.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Nantucket County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Nantucket County carries 1 active designation and sits below the national mid-pack (above 2% 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.
Nantucket County falls in the lower half of MA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 14 of 14. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Counties near Nantucket County's primary score of 11.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 11.0 (severity lead on this page is “Nantucket County”).
Kauai County, HI
11.0 primary score · 73,298 pop.
Holmes County, OH
11.0 primary score · 44,223 pop.
Botetourt County, VA
11.0 primary score · 33,596 pop.
Spencer County, IN
11.0 primary score · 19,810 pop.
Noble County, OH
11.0 primary score · 14,115 pop.
St. Lucie County, FL
11.0 primary score · 329,226 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Nantucket County's peak score of 11.0?
- "Nantucket County" leads the active set (score 11.0; primary care; 16,188 people in the service area; ~1.9 FTE still needed on the record; designated 06/02/2022). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 1 active rows: 1 primary care, 0 mental health, 0 dental.
- Why is Nantucket County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Nantucket County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- What provider types does Nantucket County's severity cover?
- Active rows break down 1 primary care / 0 mental health / 0 dental. Closing published gaps would take about 1.9 additional clinician FTEs on this release.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 25019. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) — 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 25019 (Nantucket County, MA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 1; peak score 11.0; signature peak score 11.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.