MN · Healthcare shortage profile
Sherburne County, MN
Home to 97,183 residents, with 4 active HRSA shortage designations.
- Active HPSAs
- 4
- Population
- 97,183
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
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Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Sherburne County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 4 active HPSA designations, more than 44% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 4
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Mental-health shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 56%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Sherburne 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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50% of Sherburne County's 4 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 4).
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Closing Sherburne County's active designations would take about 17 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.1 primary care, 14 mental health, 2.5 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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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, Sherburne County carries 4 active designations, above 44% 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. Sherburne County falls in the lower half of MN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 46 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: 27141. Population: 97,183.
Below high-priority line
Sherburne County is designated, but no active score clears 17
4 active designations sit on this FIPS (1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 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
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Sherburne 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 4 active (designated) HPSAs in Sherburne County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Central Region | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Minnesota Correctional Facility-St Cloud | mental_health | 15.0 |
| Minnesota Correctional Facility-St Cloud | primary_care | 6.0 |
| Minnesota Correctional Facility-St Cloud | dental | 6.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Sherburne County
Sherburne 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 6.0 of 25; Dental care reads 6.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Sherburne County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Sherburne County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 44% of counties) with 4 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (1/2/1) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Sherburne County falls in the lower half of MN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 46 of 85. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Clinician FTE gap by care type
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Sherburne County's active designations: a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Nationwide counties with similar HRSA profiles
Two peer sets for Sherburne County: active designation volume and primary-care HPSA score, ranked across the national county corpus.
Similar designation volume
Nearest active designation count (4 here).
Similar primary-care score
Nearest active primary-care HPSA score (6.0 here).
Frequently Asked Questions
How many healthcare shortage areas does Sherburne County have?
Sherburne County, MN has 4 Health Professional Shortage Area designations: 1 in primary care, 2 in mental health, and 1 in dental care, according to HRSA data.
Is Sherburne County a Medically Underserved Area?
Sherburne County does not currently have a Medically Underserved Area (MUA) designation from HRSA. However, the county may still have individual HPSA designations for specific provider types.
What does Sherburne County's HPSA score of 16.0 mean?
16.0 in mental health falls under 17, so the shortage is formally designated but outside HRSA's high-priority tier.
What healthcare providers are needed in Sherburne County?
Based on HRSA shortage designations, Sherburne County needs additional providers in primary care (family physicians, internists, pediatricians), mental health (psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers), and dental care (dentists, dental hygienists). The National Health Service Corps offers loan repayment and scholarship programs for providers who serve in designated shortage areas.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 27141. 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.