Which record sets Crow Wing County's peak score of 16.0?

"Region 5 Mental Health Service Area" leads the active set (score 16.0; mental health; 82,500 people in the service area; ~5.7 FTE still needed on the record; designated 10/22/2002). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.

Why is Crow Wing County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?

Crow Wing County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.

Which other active designations sit under Crow Wing County's severity reading?

After "Region 5 Mental Health Service Area", the next active names on this release are "Region 5 Mental Health Service Area", "RIVERWOOD HLTH CC GARRISON", "RIVERWOOD HLTH CC GARRISON" and "LI-Mille Lacs SA". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~7.3 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Which federal pathways follow Crow Wing County's high-severity geography?

Crow Wing County's 6 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 "Region 5 Mental Health Service Area".

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MN · Healthcare shortage profile

Crow Wing County, MN

Peak severity leads this reading: Crow Wing County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 66,123.

Active HPSAs: 6
Population: 66,123
Peak shortage score: 16.0
MUA Index: -

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Mid-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Crow Wing 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: 16
Peak severity score (of 26): Top 46%
US counties by volume

Dense ZCTA lattice over Crow Wing County

Crow Wing County intersects 18 Census ZCTAs, above the 15-ZIP dense-tercile cut. Shortage designations still attach at the county (or smaller HPSA) grain; the ZIP list is geography, not a second severity score.

Largest land-share ZCTAs in this county

6 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 Crow Wing County, MN 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.

Closing Crow Wing County's active designations would take about 7.3 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.4 primary care, 5.7 mental health, 0.3 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
33.3% of Crow Wing 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).
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.

Corpus placement

Designated volume without a high-priority score

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Crow Wing County carries 6 active designations, above 54% 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. Crow Wing County falls in the upper half of MN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 33 of 85. 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: 27035. Population: 66,123.

Below high-priority line

Crow Wing County is designated, but no active score clears 17

6 active designations sit on this FIPS (2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 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.

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 13.0

Mental Health 16.0

Dental 15.0

Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Crow Wing 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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Crow Wing County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name	Type	Score	Status	Pop. Served
Region 5 Mental Health Service Area	mental_health	16.0	designated	82,500
Riverwood Hlth CC Garrison	mental_health	16.0	designated	35,403
Riverwood Hlth CC Garrison	dental	15.0	designated	35,403
LI-Mille Lacs SA	primary_care	13.0	designated	2,250
Riverwood Hlth CC Garrison	primary_care	13.0	designated	24,406
Crow Wing County	dental	10.0	designated	64,800

Moderate-burden reading for Crow Wing County

Peak severity leads this reading: Crow Wing County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Crow Wing 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 13.0 of 25; Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Crow Wing County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.

Crow Wing 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.

Crow Wing County falls in the upper half of MN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 33 of 85. 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 Crow Wing County

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Crow Wing County's active designations: about 7.3 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Mental health 5.7 FTE (78%) Primary care 1.4 FTE (19%) Dental 0.3 FTE (4%)

Counties near Crow Wing County's mental score of 16.0

One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “Region 5 Mental Health Service Area”).

Randolph County, NC

16.0 mental score · 144,171 pop.

Wayne County, OH

16.0 mental score · 116,894 pop.

Laramie County, WY

16.0 mental score · 100,512 pop.

Cullman County, AL

16.0 mental score · 87,866 pop.

St. Lucie County, FL

16.0 mental score · 329,226 pop.

Deschutes County, OR

16.0 mental score · 198,253 pop.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which record sets Crow Wing County's peak score of 16.0?: "Region 5 Mental Health Service Area" leads the active set (score 16.0; mental health; 82,500 people in the service area; ~5.7 FTE still needed on the record; designated 10/22/2002). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
Why is Crow Wing County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?: Crow Wing County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
Which other active designations sit under Crow Wing County's severity reading?: After "Region 5 Mental Health Service Area", the next active names on this release are "Region 5 Mental Health Service Area", "RIVERWOOD HLTH CC GARRISON", "RIVERWOOD HLTH CC GARRISON" and "LI-Mille Lacs SA". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~7.3 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Which federal pathways follow Crow Wing County's high-severity geography?: Crow Wing County's 6 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 "Region 5 Mental Health Service Area".

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 27035. 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 27035 (Crow Wing County, MN), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.