MT · Healthcare shortage profile
Sweet Grass County, MT
Peak severity leads this reading: Sweet Grass County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 3,678.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 3,678
- Peak shortage score
- 14.0
- MUA Index
- 49.6
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Sweet Grass County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 2 active HPSA designations, more than 10% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 2
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Primary-care shortages
- 14
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Sweet Grass County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Sweet Grass County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
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.
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Sweet Grass 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.
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Closing Sweet Grass County's active designations would take about 0.6 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.4 primary care, 0.2 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Sweet Grass County's 2 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 2).
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Peak HPSA score 14.0 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, Sweet Grass County carries 2 active designations, above 10% 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. Sweet Grass County falls in the lower half of MT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 39 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: 30097. Population: 3,678.
Medically Underserved Area
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. Scores range 0–25 (primary/mental health), 0–26 (dental). Higher = greater need. What counts as a high score?
Highest-severity HPSA designations
All 2 active (designated) HPSAs in Sweet Grass County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Wheatland-Sweet Grass Counties | primary_care | 14.0 |
| Sweet Grass County | mental_health | 12.0 |
Light-burden reading for Sweet Grass County
Peak severity leads this reading: Sweet Grass County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Sweet Grass County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 14.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Mental health reads 12.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 49.6, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Sweet Grass County carries 2 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 10% 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.
Sweet Grass County falls in the lower half of MT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 39 of 56. 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 Sweet Grass County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Sweet Grass County's active designations: about 0.6 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Sweet Grass County's primary score of 14.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 14.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI - Wheatland-Sweet Grass Counties”).
Roane County, TN
14.0 primary score · 53,404 pop.
Rockland County, NY
14.0 primary score · 338,329 pop.
York County, ME
14.0 primary score · 211,972 pop.
Bradley County, TN
14.0 primary score · 108,620 pop.
Crawford County, PA
14.0 primary score · 83,938 pop.
Harrison County, WV
14.0 primary score · 65,921 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Sweet Grass County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Sweet Grass County carries an MUA designation (index 49.6; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Which record sets Sweet Grass County's peak score of 14.0?
- "LI - Wheatland-Sweet Grass Counties" leads the active set (score 14.0; primary care; 600 people in the service area; ~0.4 FTE still needed on the record; designated 02/20/2026). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 2 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Sweet Grass County's severity reading?
- After "LI - Wheatland-Sweet Grass Counties", the next active names on this release are "LI - Wheatland-Sweet Grass Counties" and "Sweet Grass County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~0.6 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 30097. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) and 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.
HRSA Data Warehouse HPSA + MUA/P records for FIPS 30097 (Sweet Grass County, MT), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 14.0; signature peak score 14.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.