MI · Healthcare shortage profile
Marquette County, MI
Peak severity leads this reading: Marquette County's highest active HPSA score is 19.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 66,017.
- Active HPSAs
- 8
- Population
- 66,017
- Peak shortage score
- 19.0
- MUA Index
- 59.0
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Marquette County carries a heavier shortage burden than most US counties - 8 active HPSA designations, more than 73% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 8
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Mental-health shortages
- 19
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 27%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Marquette 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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Peak HPSA score 19.0 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 Marquette County's active designations would take about 1 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.8 primary care, 0.3 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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37.5% of Marquette County's 8 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 3 primary care, 2 mental health, 3 dental (denominator 8).
Marquette County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
15 Census ZCTAs intersect Marquette 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
7 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.
Marquette County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
8 Top 27% higher than 73% of 3,289 real US counties
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more real US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source HRSA Data Warehouse, designated HPSAs · 2026
State peer position. Marquette County falls in the upper half of MI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 38 of 83. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 26103. Population: 66,017.
Single high-priority discipline
Marquette County's only high-priority (≥17) footprint is mental health
Current HRSA Data Warehouse rows attribute 2 active mental health designations to Marquette County , with a peak score of 19.0. 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
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 8 active (designated) HPSAs in Marquette County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center | mental_health | 19.0 |
| Marquette Tribal Community Health Center | primary_care | 13.0 |
| Marquette Tribal Community Health Center | dental | 13.0 |
| CF-Marquette Branch Prison | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center | dental | 11.0 |
| Marquette Tribal Community Health Center | mental_health | 10.0 |
| Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center | primary_care | 9.0 |
| CF-Marquette Branch Prison | dental | 6.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Marquette County
Peak severity leads this reading: Marquette County's highest active HPSA score is 19.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Marquette County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 19.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 13.0 of 25; Dental care reads 13.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 59.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Marquette County above 73% of real US counties (8 active designations: 3 primary care, 2 mental health, 3 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 19.0. 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.
Marquette County falls in the upper half of MI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 38 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 Marquette County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Marquette County's active designations: about 1 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Acting on Marquette County's high-priority mental health
Marquette County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Marquette 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 MI before drawing conclusions from a single score. MI 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.
Counties With a Similar Mental Health Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA mental-health HPSA score is closest to Marquette County's 19.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Butte County, CA and Stearns County, MN.
Showing 6 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Marquette County's mental score of 19.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 19.0 (severity lead on this page is “UPPER GREAT LAKES FAMILY HEALTH CENTER”).
Butte County, CA
19.0 mental score · 211,632 pop.
Stearns County, MN
19.0 mental score · 158,292 pop.
Tompkins County, NY
19.0 mental score · 105,740 pop.
Twin Falls County, ID
19.0 mental score · 90,046 pop.
Davidson County, TN
19.0 mental score · 715,884 pop.
Mercer County, NJ
19.0 mental score · 387,340 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Marquette County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Marquette County carries an MUA designation (index 59.0; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Which record sets Marquette County's peak score of 19.0?
- "UPPER GREAT LAKES FAMILY HEALTH CENTER" leads the active set (score 19.0; mental health; 27,262 people in the service area; designated 01/28/2011). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 8 active rows: 3 primary care, 2 mental health, 3 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Marquette County's severity reading?
- After "UPPER GREAT LAKES FAMILY HEALTH CENTER", the next active names on this release are "UPPER GREAT LAKES FAMILY HEALTH CENTER", "Marquette Tribal Community Health Center", "Marquette Tribal Community Health Center" and "CF-Marquette Branch Prison". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~1 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Marquette County's high-severity geography?
- Marquette County's 8 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 "UPPER GREAT LAKES FAMILY HEALTH CENTER".
- How does Marquette County's peak severity sit inside MI?
- Marquette County holds 8 active HPSA rows with peak 19.0. Marquette County falls in the upper half of MI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 38 of 83. Score-nearest national peers appear below when the peer module renders. Score-nearest counties on this release include Butte County, CA and Stearns County, MN.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 26103. 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 26103 (Marquette County, MI), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 8; peak score 19.0; signature peak score 19.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.