MI · Healthcare shortage profile
Dickinson County, MI
Designation volume is the standout signal for Dickinson County: 23 active HPSA records, above 96% of real US counties. Population 25,947.
- Active HPSAs
- 23
- Population
- 25,947
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- 55.0
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Dickinson County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 23 active HPSA designations, more than 96% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 23
- Active HPSA designations
- 8
- Mental-health shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 4%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Dickinson County, MI 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 Dickinson County's active designations would take about 3.1 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.8 primary care, 1.2 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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34.8% of Dickinson County's 23 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 8 primary care, 8 mental health, 7 dental (denominator 23).
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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.
Dickinson County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
11 Census ZCTAs intersect Dickinson 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
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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Dickinson County carries 23 active designations, above 96% 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. Dickinson County falls in the upper quarter of MI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 8 of 83. 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: 26043. Population: 25,947.
Below high-priority line
Dickinson County is designated, but no active score clears 17
23 active designations sit on this FIPS (8 primary care, 8 mental health, 7 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.
Medically Underserved Area
Peak severity 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 23 active (designated) HPSAs in Dickinson County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dickinson Family Practice Center-Iron Mountain | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Dickinson/Iron Counties | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Dickinson Family And Geriatric Clinic | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Dickinson Ob/gyn Clinic | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Dickinson Internal Medicine/nephrology Clinic | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Dickinson Primary Care Center | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson Norway Center | mental_health | 16.0 |
| MI-WI Family Practice Associates | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Dickinson Primary Care Center | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Dickinson Ob/gyn Clinic | primary_care | 15.0 |
| MI-WI Family Practice Associates | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Dickinson Family Practice Center-Iron Mountain | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Dickinson Internal Medicine/nephrology Clinic | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson Norway Center | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Dickinson Family And Geriatric Clinic | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Dickinson Ob/gyn Clinic | dental | 15.0 |
| Dickinson Internal Medicine/nephrology Clinic | dental | 15.0 |
| Dickinson Primary Care Center | dental | 15.0 |
| Dickinson Family Practice Center-Iron Mountain | dental | 15.0 |
| MI-WI Family Practice Associates | dental | 15.0 |
| Dickinson Family And Geriatric Clinic | dental | 15.0 |
| Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson Norway Center | dental | 15.0 |
| ME - Dickinson County | primary_care | 13.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Dickinson County
Designation volume is the standout signal for Dickinson County: 23 active HPSA records, above 96% of real US counties. Dickinson County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 16.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 15.0 of 25; Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 55.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Dickinson County above 96% of real US counties (23 active designations: 8 primary care, 8 mental health, 7 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 16.0. The table on this page lists the highest-severity records first so a reader can see which named facilities, geographies, or population groups drive that burden without treating the county total as a personal appointment forecast.
Dickinson County falls in the upper quarter of MI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 8 of 83. Heavy-burden counties are where NHSC placement, Community Health Center grant geography, and related federal instruments concentrate; eligibility still follows the designated area and provider type, not the county boundary alone.
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Dickinson County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Dickinson County's active designations: about 3.1 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
High-volume peers of Dickinson County (23 active)
One peer set for this volume-led county: nearest active designation count to 23 across the national corpus.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Dickinson County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Dickinson County carries an MUA designation (index 55.0; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- What makes up Dickinson County's 23 active HPSA designations?
- 23 Designated rows (8 primary care, 8 mental health, 7 dental). Highest-scored name on this release: "DICKINSON FAMILY PRACTICE CENTER-IRON MOUNTAIN" (score 16.0; mental health; 18,538 people in the service area; designated 10/05/2023). Also active: "Dickinson/Iron Counties", "DICKINSON FAMILY AND GERIATRIC CLINIC", "DICKINSON OB/GYN CLINIC". Above 96% of real US counties by volume.
- What does volume-plus-score look like for Dickinson County?
- Peak active score 16.0 in mental health stays under the 17-point line while volume sits at 23 rows.
- What clinician need sits behind Dickinson County's designation volume?
- Closing published gaps would take about 3.1 additional clinician FTEs (id-de-duped providers_needed). "DICKINSON FAMILY PRACTICE CENTER-IRON MOUNTAIN" is the severity lead inside that inventory.
- Which federal programs follow Dickinson County's designation volume?
- 23 active designations can open NHSC placement, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers, by designated area and provider type, not by county line alone.
- How does Dickinson County's volume compare inside MI?
- 23 active HPSA rows · peak 16.0. Dickinson County falls in the upper quarter of MI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 8 of 83. Score-nearest counties on this release include Jefferson County, MO and Carroll County, MD.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 26043. 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 26043 (Dickinson County, MI), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 23; peak score 16.0; signature 23 active designations. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.