NE · Healthcare shortage profile
Grant County, NE
MUA standing opens this profile: Grant County sits inside a Medically Underserved Area indexed at 57.3 (lower index = greater measured need). Population 611.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 611
- Peak shortage score
- 7.0
- MUA Index
- 57.3
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Grant 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
- 7
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Grant County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Grant County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
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 Grant County, NE 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 Grant County's active designations would take about 2 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.2 primary care, 1.8 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Grant 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 7.0 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, Grant 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. Grant County falls in the lower half of NE counties by active-designation volume, at rank 56 of 92. 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: 31075. Population: 611.
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 Grant County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Grant County | primary_care | 7.0 |
| Catchment Area 2 | mental_health | 7.0 |
Light-burden reading for Grant County
MUA standing opens this profile: Grant County sits inside a Medically Underserved Area indexed at 57.3 (lower index = greater measured need). Grant County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and mental health: both scored 7.0 by HRSA, 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 57.3, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Grant 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.
Grant County falls in the lower half of NE counties by active-designation volume, at rank 56 of 92. 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 Grant County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Grant County's active designations: about 2 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Score neighbours for Grant County's MUA-led profile
One peer set beside the MUA standing: nearest primary-care HPSA score (7.0 here).
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Grant County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Grant County carries an MUA designation (index 57.3; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- How do Grant County's HPSA rows sit beside the MUA?
- 2 active HPSA designations (1 primary care / 1 mental health / 0 dental); highest-scored active name is "Grant County" (score 7.0; primary care; 685 people in the service area; ~0.2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 05/24/2023). MUA and HPSA are separate tracks, one does not substitute for the other.
- What does the 7.0 HPSA score mean next to the MUA?
- 7.0 sits below the 17-point high-priority HPSA line. MUA index 57.3 remains a separate need measure.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 31075. 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 31075 (Grant County, NE), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 7.0; signature MUA index 57.3. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.