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Gallatin County, MT

Home to 118,960 residents, with 1 active HRSA shortage designation.

Active HPSAs
1
Population
118,960
Peak shortage score
15.0
MUA Index
54.0
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Light-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Gallatin County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 1 active HPSA designation, more than 2% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.

1
Active HPSA designations
1
Mental-health shortages
15
Peak severity score (of 26)
Top 98%
US counties by volume

Key findings

What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Gallatin County, MT 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.

  1. 100% of Gallatin County's 1 active designations are mental health.

    Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 1).

  2. Closing Gallatin County's active designations would take about 5.1 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.

    HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 5.1 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

  3. Peak HPSA score 15.0 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, Gallatin County carries 1 active designation, above 2% 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. Gallatin County falls in the lower half of MT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 53 of 56. 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: 30031. Population: 118,960.

Medically Underserved Area

MUA Designated
MUA Index: 54.0

Active HPSA scores

Mental Health 15.0

Current designated records only · mental health only on this FIPS. Scores range 0–25 (primary/mental health), 0–26 (dental). Higher = greater need. What counts as a high score?

Highest-severity HPSA designations

All 1 active (designated) HPSAs in Gallatin County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name Type Score
Gallatin County mental_health 15.0

Light-burden reading for Gallatin County

Gallatin County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 15.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 54.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.

Gallatin County carries 1 active designation and sits below the national mid-pack (above 2% 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.

Gallatin County falls in the lower half of MT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 53 of 56. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.

Nationwide counties with similar HRSA profiles

Two peer sets for Gallatin County: active designation volume and primary-care HPSA score, ranked across the national county corpus.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Gallatin County a Medically Underserved Area?

Yes, Gallatin County is designated as a Medically Underserved Area (MUA) by HRSA. The MUA Index for this county is 54.0. MUA designation qualifies the area for enhanced federal funding and provider incentive programs.

How many healthcare shortage areas does Gallatin County have?

Gallatin County, MT has 1 Health Professional Shortage Area designation: 0 in primary care, 1 in mental health, and 0 in dental care, according to HRSA data.

What does Gallatin County's HPSA score of 15.0 mean?

15.0 in mental health falls under 17, so the shortage is formally designated but outside HRSA's high-priority tier.

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 30031. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_MH.csv (mental health) — download the normalized export on our open data page. PlainHealthAccess is not affiliated with HRSA or any government agency.