MO · Healthcare shortage profile
Moniteau County, MO
Peak severity leads this reading: Moniteau County's highest active HPSA score is 17.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 15,473.
- Active HPSAs
- 6
- Population
- 15,473
- Peak shortage score
- 17.0
- MUA Index
- -
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Moniteau 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
- 17
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 46%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Moniteau County, MO 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 17.0 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 Moniteau County's active designations would take about 11 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.7 primary care, 7.4 mental health, 3 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Moniteau 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).
Moniteau County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
13 Census ZCTAs intersect Moniteau 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
5 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.
Moniteau County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
6 Top 46% higher than 54% 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. Moniteau County falls in the lower half of MO counties by active-designation volume, at rank 58 of 115. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 29135. Population: 15,473.
Single high-priority discipline
Moniteau County's only high-priority (≥17) footprint is mental health
Current HRSA Data Warehouse rows attribute 2 active mental health designations to Moniteau County , with a peak score of 17.0. 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.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Moniteau 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 Moniteau County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Mhca 12 Columbia | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Ssm Health Medical Group Family Medicine | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Ssm Health Medical Group Family Medicine | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Ssm Health Medical Group Family Medicine | dental | 15.0 |
| LI - Cooper / Moniteau / Howard Counties | dental | 15.0 |
| Cooper / Moniteau Counties | primary_care | 7.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Moniteau County
Peak severity leads this reading: Moniteau County's highest active HPSA score is 17.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Moniteau County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 17.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 16.0 of 25; Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Moniteau County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Moniteau 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.
Moniteau County falls in the lower half of MO counties by active-designation volume, at rank 58 of 115. 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 Moniteau County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Moniteau County's active designations: about 11 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Acting on Moniteau County's high-priority mental health
Moniteau County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Moniteau 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 MO before drawing conclusions from a single score. MO 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.
Nearby mental-health score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active mental-health HPSA score to Moniteau County's 17.0. Open Lafourche County, LA or Dane County, WI next.
Showing 3 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Moniteau County's mental score of 17.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 17.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI - MHCA 12 Columbia”).
Lafourche County, LA
17.0 mental score · 97,557 pop.
Dane County, WI
17.0 mental score · 561,504 pop.
McHenry County, IL
17.0 mental score · 310,229 pop.
Clay County, MO
17.0 mental score · 253,335 pop.
Dorchester County, SC
17.0 mental score · 161,540 pop.
Flagler County, FL
17.0 mental score · 115,378 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Moniteau County's peak score of 17.0?
- "LI - MHCA 12 Columbia" leads the active set (score 17.0; mental health; 2,520 people in the service area; ~7.4 FTE still needed on the record; designated 07/29/2022). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
- Why is Moniteau County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Moniteau 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 Moniteau County's severity reading?
- After "LI - MHCA 12 Columbia", the next active names on this release are "LI - MHCA 12 Columbia", "SSM HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP FAMILY MEDICINE", "SSM HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP FAMILY MEDICINE" and "SSM HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP FAMILY MEDICINE". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~11 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Moniteau County's high-severity geography?
- Moniteau 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 "LI - MHCA 12 Columbia".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 29135. 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 29135 (Moniteau County, MO), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 17.0; signature peak score 17.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.