NC · Healthcare shortage profile
Alamance County, NC
Home to 171,415 residents, with 3 active HRSA shortage designations.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 171,415
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- 53.6
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Alamance County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 3 active HPSA designations, more than 20% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 3
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Alamance County, NC 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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33.3% of Alamance County's 3 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 3).
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Closing Alamance County's active designations would take about 18 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 3.8 primary care, 3.1 mental health, 11 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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Peak HPSA score 16.0 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, Alamance County carries 3 active designations, above 20% 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. Alamance County falls in the lower half of NC counties by active-designation volume, at rank 67 of 100. 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: 37001. Population: 171,415.
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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Alamance County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Alamance County | mental_health | 16.0 |
| LI-Alamance County | dental | 16.0 |
| LI-Alamance County | primary_care | 11.0 |
Light-burden reading for Alamance County
Alamance County's shortage runs equally deep in mental health and dental care: both scored 16.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 11.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 53.6, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Alamance County carries 3 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 20% 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.
Alamance County falls in the lower half of NC counties by active-designation volume, at rank 67 of 100. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Clinician FTE gap by care type
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Alamance County's active designations: a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Nationwide counties with similar HRSA profiles
Two peer sets for Alamance County: active designation volume and primary-care HPSA score, ranked across the national county corpus.
Similar designation volume
Nearest active designation count (3 here).
Similar primary-care score
Nearest active primary-care HPSA score (11.0 here).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Alamance County a Medically Underserved Area?
Yes, Alamance County is designated as a Medically Underserved Area (MUA) by HRSA. The MUA Index for this county is 53.6. MUA designation qualifies the area for enhanced federal funding and provider incentive programs.
How many healthcare shortage areas does Alamance County have?
Alamance County, NC has 3 Health Professional Shortage Area designations: 1 in primary care, 1 in mental health, and 1 in dental care, according to HRSA data.
What does Alamance County's HPSA score of 16.0 mean?
16.0 in mental health and dental care falls under 17, so the shortage is formally designated but outside HRSA's high-priority tier.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 37001. 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.