NY · Healthcare shortage profile
Bronx County, NY
Peak severity leads this reading: Bronx County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 1,472,654.
- Active HPSAs
- 45
- Population
- 1,472,654
- Peak shortage score
- 25.0
- MUA Index
- 46.0
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Bronx County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 45 active HPSA designations, more than 99% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 45
- Active HPSA designations
- 15
- Dental shortages
- 25
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 1%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Bronx County, NY 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 25.0 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 Bronx County's active designations would take about 449 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 200 primary care, 57 mental health, 192 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Bronx County's 45 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 15 primary care, 15 mental health, 15 dental (denominator 45).
Dense ZCTA lattice over Bronx County
Bronx County intersects 28 Census ZCTAs, above the 15-ZIP dense-tercile cut. Shortage designations still attach at the county (or smaller HPSA) grain; the ZIP list is geography, not a second severity score.
Largest land-share ZCTAs in this county
16 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
Active-designation volume placement
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Bronx County carries 45 active designations, above 99% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Bronx County sits among the top three county rank positions in NY, at rank 3 of 62. 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: 36005. Population: 1,472,654.
Medically Underserved Area
Peak severity 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
Showing the 40 most-severe of 45 active (designated) HPSAs in Bronx County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vocational Instruction Project Community Services, Inc. | dental | 25.0 |
| LA Casa DE Salud Inc | dental | 25.0 |
| Union Community Health Center, Inc. | dental | 25.0 |
| Bronxcare Health Integrated Services System Inc. | dental | 25.0 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | dental | 25.0 |
| Urban Health Plan, Inc | dental | 25.0 |
| Morris Heights Health Center Inc | dental | 25.0 |
| Morris Heights Health Center Inc | mental_health | 23.0 |
| Union Community Health Center, Inc. | mental_health | 22.0 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | mental_health | 22.0 |
| Bronx Community Health Network, Inc. | mental_health | 22.0 |
| Bronxcare Health Integrated Services System Inc. | mental_health | 22.0 |
| Urban Health Plan, Inc | mental_health | 21.0 |
| Bronx Community Health Network, Inc. | dental | 21.0 |
| ME - High Bridge | dental | 21.0 |
| ME - Crotona | dental | 21.0 |
| ME - Hunts Point | dental | 21.0 |
| Vocational Instruction Project Community Services, Inc. | mental_health | 20.0 |
| LA Casa DE Salud Inc | mental_health | 20.0 |
| ME - High Bridge | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Urban Health Plan, Inc | primary_care | 19.0 |
| ME - Pelham | primary_care | 19.0 |
| ME - Hunts Point | mental_health | 19.0 |
| ME - Fordham | mental_health | 19.0 |
| ME - Crotona | mental_health | 19.0 |
| ME - Fordham | dental | 19.0 |
| ME - Pelham | dental | 19.0 |
| Vocational Instruction Project Community Services, Inc. | primary_care | 18.0 |
| LA Casa DE Salud Inc | primary_care | 18.0 |
| Union Community Health Center, Inc. | primary_care | 18.0 |
| Bronxcare Health Integrated Services System Inc. | primary_care | 18.0 |
| ME - Northeast Bronx | primary_care | 18.0 |
| ME - High Bridge | primary_care | 18.0 |
| ME - Pelham | mental_health | 18.0 |
| ME - Riverdale | mental_health | 18.0 |
| Morris Heights Health Center Inc | primary_care | 17.0 |
| ME - Fordham | primary_care | 17.0 |
| ME - Crotona | primary_care | 17.0 |
| ME- Northeast Bronx | mental_health | 17.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Bronx County
Peak severity leads this reading: Bronx County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Bronx County's deepest shortage reading, 25.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 19.0 of 25; Mental health reads 23.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 46.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Bronx County above 99% of real US counties (45 active designations: 15 primary care, 15 mental health, 15 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 25.0. The table on this page lists the highest-severity records first so a reader can see which named facilities, geographies, or population groups drive that burden without treating the county total as a personal appointment forecast.
Bronx County sits among the top three county rank positions in NY, at rank 3 of 62. Heavy-burden counties are where NHSC placement, Community Health Center grant geography, and related federal instruments concentrate; eligibility still follows the designated area and provider type, not the county boundary alone.
Bronx County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Primary care
Primary care
15 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
15 designations
- Dental
Dental
15 designations
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Bronx County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Bronx County's active designations: about 449 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Bronx County, NY · 2026 HRSA designation data updated quarterly; HPSA scores 0-25 (primary/mental) and 0-26 (dental); higher = greater shortage severity. Coverage tiers from U.S. Census ACS PUMS + KFF state tracker.
Acting on a heavy-burden county
Bronx County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Bronx County's 45 active designations make providers here eligible for National Health Service Corps loan repayment, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's primary care burden compares with the rest of NY before you draw conclusions from a single score. NY overview
- Check whether an area clears HRSA's 3,500:1 population-to-provider threshold with the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score. 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.
Counties With a Similar Dental Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA dental HPSA score is closest to Bronx County's 25.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Wayne County, MI and Hennepin County, MN.
Showing 6 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Bronx County's dental score of 25.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 25.0 (severity lead on this page is “VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTION PROJECT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.”).
Wayne County, MI
25.0 dental score · 1,793,561 pop.
Hennepin County, MN
25.0 dental score · 1,281,565 pop.
Mecklenburg County, NC
25.0 dental score · 1,115,482 pop.
Gwinnett County, GA
25.0 dental score · 957,062 pop.
Hidalgo County, TX
25.0 dental score · 870,781 pop.
San Diego County, CA
25.0 dental score · 3,298,634 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Bronx County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Bronx County carries an MUA designation (index 46.0; 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 Bronx County's peak score of 25.0?
- "VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTION PROJECT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC." leads the active set (score 25.0; dental; 313,497 people in the service area; designated 04/19/2018). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 45 active rows: 15 primary care, 15 mental health, 15 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Bronx County's severity reading?
- After "VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTION PROJECT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.", the next active names on this release are "VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTION PROJECT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.", "LA CASA DE SALUD INC", "UNION COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC." and "BRONXCARE HEALTH INTEGRATED SERVICES SYSTEM INC.". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~449 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Bronx County's high-severity geography?
- Bronx County's 45 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 "VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTION PROJECT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.".
- How does Bronx County's peak severity sit inside NY?
- Bronx County holds 45 active HPSA rows with peak 25.0. Bronx County sits among the top three county rank positions in NY, at rank 3 of 62. Score-nearest national peers appear below when the peer module renders. Score-nearest counties on this release include Wayne County, MI and Hennepin County, MN.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 36005. 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 36005 (Bronx County, NY), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 45; peak score 25.0; signature peak score 25.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.