MO · Healthcare shortage profile
Warren County, MO
Peak severity leads this reading: Warren County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 35,532.
- Active HPSAs
- 6
- Population
- 35,532
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- -
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Warren 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
- Primary-care shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 46%
- US counties by volume
Based on HRSA primary/mental/dental shortage severity, Medically Underserved Area status, and estimated unmet provider need -- not patient outcomes, insurance access, facility quality, or wait times.
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Warren 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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Closing Warren County's active designations would take about 15 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.5 primary care, 12 mental health, 0.3 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Warren 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).
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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.
Warren County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
10 Census ZCTAs intersect Warren 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
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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Warren 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. Warren County falls in the lower half of MO counties by active-designation volume, at rank 58 of 115. 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: 29219. Population: 35,532.
Below high-priority line
Warren 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
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Warren 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 Warren County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Glennon Care Pediatrics | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Glennon Care Pediatrics | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Glennon Care Pediatrics | dental | 15.0 |
| Warren County | primary_care | 11.0 |
| Mhca - 16 St. Charles Service Area | mental_health | 10.0 |
| Warren County | dental | 7.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Warren County
Peak severity leads this reading: Warren County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Warren County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and mental health: both scored 16.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Warren County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Warren 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.
Warren 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 Warren County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Warren County's active designations: about 15 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Warren County's primary score of 16.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “GLENNON CARE PEDIATRICS”).
Cumberland County, ME
16.0 primary score · 303,069 pop.
Deschutes County, OR
16.0 primary score · 198,253 pop.
Charles County, MD
16.0 primary score · 166,617 pop.
Oswego County, NY
16.0 primary score · 117,525 pop.
Highlands County, FL
16.0 primary score · 101,235 pop.
Santa Clara County, CA
16.0 primary score · 1,936,259 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Warren County's peak score of 16.0?
- "GLENNON CARE PEDIATRICS" leads the active set (score 16.0; primary care; 68,957 people in the service area; designated 08/18/2019). 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 Warren County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Warren 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 Warren County's severity reading?
- After "GLENNON CARE PEDIATRICS", the next active names on this release are "GLENNON CARE PEDIATRICS", "Warren County" and "MHCA - 16 St. Charles Service Area". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~15 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Warren County's high-severity geography?
- Warren 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 "GLENNON CARE PEDIATRICS".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 29219. 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 29219 (Warren County, MO), 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.