MN · Healthcare shortage profile
Kanabec County, MN
Peak severity leads this reading: Kanabec County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 16,032.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 16,032
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Kanabec 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
- Mental-health shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Kanabec County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 9 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Kanabec County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
4 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 Kanabec 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.
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Closing Kanabec County's active designations would take about 8.5 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.1 primary care, 7.2 mental health, 1.2 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Kanabec 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).
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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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Kanabec 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. Kanabec County falls in the lower half of MN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 55 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: 27065. Population: 16,032.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Kanabec 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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Kanabec County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Region 7E SA | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Kanabec County | dental | 12.0 |
| Kanabec County | primary_care | 8.0 |
Light-burden reading for Kanabec County
Peak severity leads this reading: Kanabec County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Kanabec 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 8.0 of 25; Dental care reads 12.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Kanabec County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Kanabec 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.
Kanabec County falls in the lower half of MN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 55 of 85. 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 Kanabec County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Kanabec County's active designations: about 8.5 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Kanabec 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 7E SA”).
Jefferson County, MO
16.0 mental score · 226,739 pop.
Carroll County, MD
16.0 mental score · 172,891 pop.
Rowan County, NC
16.0 mental score · 146,875 pop.
Bonneville County, ID
16.0 mental score · 123,964 pop.
Rockwall County, TX
16.0 mental score · 107,819 pop.
Wayne County, NY
16.0 mental score · 91,283 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Kanabec County's peak score of 16.0?
- "Region 7E SA" leads the active set (score 16.0; mental health; 36,000 people in the service area; ~7.2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 02/18/2026). 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.
- Why is Kanabec County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Kanabec 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 Kanabec County's severity reading?
- After "Region 7E SA", the next active names on this release are "Region 7E SA", "Kanabec County" and "Kanabec County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~8.5 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 27065. 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 27065 (Kanabec County, MN), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.