ND · Healthcare shortage profile
Burleigh County, ND
Peak severity leads this reading: Burleigh County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 98,458.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 98,458
- Peak shortage score
- 12.0
- MUA Index
- 62.0
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Burleigh County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 5 active HPSA designations, more than 47% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 5
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Mental-health shortages
- 12
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Burleigh County, ND 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 Burleigh County's active designations would take about 5.1 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.7 primary care, 3.9 mental health, 0.5 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Burleigh County's 5 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 5).
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Peak HPSA score 12.0 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.
Burleigh County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
13 Census ZCTAs intersect Burleigh County, between the 9 and 15 ZIP cuts across published counties: neither a postage-stamp footprint nor a metro-scale lattice.
Largest land-share ZCTAs
5 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
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Burleigh County carries 5 active designations, above 47% 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. Burleigh County falls in the upper half of ND counties by active-designation volume, at rank 19 of 53. 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: 38015. Population: 98,458.
Below high-priority line
Burleigh County is designated, but no active score clears 17
5 active designations sit on this FIPS (1 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental), and the peak severity is 12.0. That is a formal shortage footprint without HRSA's high-priority (≥17) tier, so NHSC placement geography is usually weaker here than on counties whose lead score clears the line.
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 Burleigh County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State Penitentiary | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Region VII West Central Human Service Center | mental_health | 11.0 |
| Bridging the Dental Gap | dental | 11.0 |
| North Dakota State Penitentiary | primary_care | 6.0 |
| North Dakota State Penitentiary | dental | 3.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Burleigh County
Peak severity leads this reading: Burleigh County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Burleigh County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 12.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 6.0 of 25; Dental care reads 11.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 62.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Burleigh 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 (1/2/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Burleigh County falls in the upper half of ND counties by active-designation volume, at rank 19 of 53. 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 Burleigh County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Burleigh County's active designations: about 5.1 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Burleigh County's mental score of 12.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 12.0 (severity lead on this page is “North Dakota State Penitentiary”).
Leavenworth County, KS
12.0 mental score · 81,881 pop.
Buffalo County, NE
12.0 mental score · 50,084 pop.
Butts County, GA
12.0 mental score · 25,434 pop.
Bosque County, TX
12.0 mental score · 18,235 pop.
Anne Arundel County, MD
12.0 mental score · 588,261 pop.
Ulster County, NY
12.0 mental score · 181,851 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Burleigh County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Burleigh County carries an MUA designation (index 62.0; 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 Burleigh County's peak score of 12.0?
- "North Dakota State Penitentiary" leads the active set (score 12.0; mental health; 1,816 people in the service area; ~0.9 FTE still needed on the record; designated 11/03/2015). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Burleigh County's severity reading?
- After "North Dakota State Penitentiary", the next active names on this release are "North Dakota State Penitentiary", "Region VII West Central Human Service Center", "Bridging the Dental Gap" and "North Dakota State Penitentiary". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~5.1 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Burleigh County's high-severity geography?
- Burleigh 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 "North Dakota State Penitentiary".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 38015. 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 38015 (Burleigh County, ND), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 12.0; signature peak score 12.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.