NY · Healthcare shortage profile
Chemung County, NY
Peak severity leads this reading: Chemung County's highest active HPSA score is 17.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 84,148.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 84,148
- Peak shortage score
- 17.0
- MUA Index
- 60.8
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Chemung County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 5 active HPSA designations, more than 47% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 5
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Primary-care shortages
- 17
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Chemung County
Chemung County intersects 22 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
10 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 Chemung 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 17.0 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 Chemung County's active designations would take about 13 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 8.3 primary care, 3.8 mental health, 0.6 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Chemung County's 5 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 5).
Chemung County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
5 Top 53% higher than 47% of 3,289 real US counties
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more real US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source HRSA Data Warehouse, designated HPSAs · 2026
State peer position. Chemung County falls in the upper half of NY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 31 of 62. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 36015. Population: 84,148.
Single high-priority discipline
Chemung County's only high-priority (≥17) footprint is primary care
Current HRSA Data Warehouse rows attribute 2 active primary care designations to Chemung County , with a peak score of 17.0. Other care categories may still be designated here, but none of them clear HRSA's high-priority score line of 17 on the current release, NHSC and related instruments concentrate on the primary care records.
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 5 active (designated) HPSAs in Chemung County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Chemung County | primary_care | 17.0 |
| ME-Chemung County | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Elmira Correctional Facility | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Elmira Correctional Facility | primary_care | 3.0 |
| Elmira Correctional Facility | dental | 3.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Chemung County
Peak severity leads this reading: Chemung County's highest active HPSA score is 17.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Chemung County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 17.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Mental health reads 16.0 of 25; Dental care reads 3.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 60.8, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Chemung County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 47% of counties) with 5 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/2/1) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Chemung County falls in the upper half of NY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 31 of 62. 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 Chemung County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Chemung County's active designations: about 13 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Acting on Chemung County's high-priority primary care
Chemung County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Chemung County's high-priority primary care designations are where NHSC placement geography concentrates, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's primary care burden compares with the rest of NY before drawing conclusions from a single score. NY overview
- Check the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score against HRSA's designation thresholds. 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.
Nearby primary-care score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active primary-care HPSA score to Chemung County's 17.0. Open Hawaii County, HI or Kent County, RI next.
Showing 3 of 2932 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Chemung County's primary score of 17.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 17.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI - Chemung County”).
Hawaii County, HI
17.0 primary score · 200,629 pop.
Kent County, RI
17.0 primary score · 170,363 pop.
Brunswick County, NC
17.0 primary score · 136,693 pop.
Norfolk County, MA
17.0 primary score · 725,981 pop.
Genesee County, MI
17.0 primary score · 406,211 pop.
San Juan County, PR
17.0 primary score · 342,259 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Chemung County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Chemung County carries an MUA designation (index 60.8; 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 Chemung County's peak score of 17.0?
- "LI - Chemung County" leads the active set (score 17.0; primary care; 1,081 people in the service area; ~8.3 FTE still needed on the record; designated 11/20/2023). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Chemung County's severity reading?
- After "LI - Chemung County", the next active names on this release are "LI - Chemung County", "ME-Chemung County", "Elmira Correctional Facility" and "Elmira Correctional Facility". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~13 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Chemung County's high-severity geography?
- Chemung County's 5 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 "LI - Chemung County".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 36015. 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 36015 (Chemung County, NY), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 17.0; signature peak score 17.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.