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MI · Healthcare shortage profile

Presque Isle County, MI

Peak severity leads this reading: Presque Isle County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 12,982.

Active HPSAs
3
Population
12,982
Peak shortage score
15.0
MUA Index
55.3

Light-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Presque Isle 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
Dental shortages
15
Peak severity score (of 26)
Top 80%
US counties by volume

Few Census ZCTAs touch Presque Isle County

The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle 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.

  1. Closing Presque Isle County's active designations would take about 3.2 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.

    HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2 primary care, 0.2 mental health, 1 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

  2. 33.3% of Presque Isle 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).

  3. Peak HPSA score 15.0 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, Presque Isle 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. Presque Isle County falls in the lower half of MI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 62 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: 26141. Population: 12,982.

Medically Underserved Area

MUA Designated
MUA Index: 55.3

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 13.0
Mental Health 14.0
Dental 15.0

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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Presque Isle County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name Type Score
LI-Presque Isle County dental 15.0
LI - Presque Isle County mental_health 14.0
Presque Isle County primary_care 13.0

Light-burden reading for Presque Isle County

Peak severity leads this reading: Presque Isle County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Presque Isle County's deepest shortage reading, 15.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 13.0 of 25; Mental health reads 14.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 55.3, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.

Presque Isle 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.

Presque Isle County falls in the lower half of MI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 62 of 83. 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 Presque Isle County

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Presque Isle County's active designations: about 3.2 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Counties near Presque Isle County's dental score of 15.0

One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 15.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI-Presque Isle County”).

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Presque Isle County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
Yes - Presque Isle County carries an MUA designation (index 55.3; 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 Presque Isle County's peak score of 15.0?
"LI-Presque Isle County" leads the active set (score 15.0; dental; 472 people in the service area; ~1 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.
Which other active designations sit under Presque Isle County's severity reading?
After "LI-Presque Isle County", the next active names on this release are "LI-Presque Isle County", "LI - Presque Isle County" and "Presque Isle County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3.2 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 26141. 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 26141 (Presque Isle County, MI), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 15.0; signature peak score 15.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.