NY · Healthcare shortage profile
Cortland County, NY
Peak severity leads this reading: Cortland County's highest active HPSA score is 20.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 46,809.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 46,809
- Peak shortage score
- 20.0
- MUA Index
- 59.1
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Cortland 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
- Mental-health shortages
- 20
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Cortland County
Cortland County intersects 18 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
6 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 Cortland 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 20.0 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 Cortland County's active designations would take about 3.1 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.1 primary care, 1 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Cortland 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).
Cortland 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. Cortland 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: 36023. Population: 46,809.
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 Cortland County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Family Health Network | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Family Health Network | dental | 20.0 |
| Family Health Network | primary_care | 18.0 |
| LI-Cortland (City) | primary_care | 17.0 |
| ME-Cortland County | mental_health | 15.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Cortland County
Peak severity leads this reading: Cortland County's highest active HPSA score is 20.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Cortland County's shortage runs equally deep in mental health and dental care: both scored 20.0 by HRSA, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 18.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 59.1, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Cortland 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.
Cortland 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 Cortland County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Cortland County's active designations: about 3.1 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 Cortland 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 Cortland County's designations
Cortland County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Cortland County's 5 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.
Nearby mental-health score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active mental-health HPSA score to Cortland County's 20.0. Open Bibb County, GA or Oakland County, MI next.
Showing 3 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Cortland County's mental score of 20.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 20.0 (severity lead on this page is “FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK”).
Bibb County, GA
20.0 mental score · 157,346 pop.
Oakland County, MI
20.0 mental score · 1,274,395 pop.
Bernalillo County, NM
20.0 mental score · 676,444 pop.
Butler County, OH
20.0 mental score · 390,357 pop.
Escambia County, FL
20.0 mental score · 321,905 pop.
Barnstable County, MA
20.0 mental score · 228,996 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Cortland County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Cortland County carries an MUA designation (index 59.1; 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 Cortland County's peak score of 20.0?
- "FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK" leads the active set (score 20.0; mental health; 15,478 people in the service area; designated 10/26/2002). 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 Cortland County's severity reading?
- After "FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK", the next active names on this release are "FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK", "FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK", "FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK" and "LI-Cortland (City)". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3.1 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Cortland County's high-severity geography?
- Cortland 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 "FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 36023. 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 36023 (Cortland County, NY), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 20.0; signature peak score 20.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.