Does Divide County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?

Yes - Divide County carries an MUA designation (index 54.1; 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 Divide County's peak score of 16.0?

"MH Northwest Catchment Area I" leads the active set (score 16.0; mental health; 55,054 people in the service area; ~2.8 FTE still needed on the record; designated 10/15/2025). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.

Which other active designations sit under Divide County's severity reading?

After "MH Northwest Catchment Area I", the next active names on this release are "MH Northwest Catchment Area I", "Divide County", "CROSBY CLINIC" and "CROSBY CLINIC". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3.8 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Which federal pathways follow Divide County's high-severity geography?

Divide County's 6 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 "MH Northwest Catchment Area I".

Medically Underserved Area Designated · below priority line

ND · Healthcare shortage profile

Divide County, ND

Peak severity leads this reading: Divide County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 2,195.

Active HPSAs: 6
Population: 2,195
Peak shortage score: 16.0
MUA Index: 54.1

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Mid-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Divide County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 6 active HPSA designations, more than 54% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.

6
Active HPSA designations: 2
Mental-health shortages: 16
Peak severity score (of 26): Top 46%
US counties by volume

Key findings

What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Divide 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.

Closing Divide County's active designations would take about 3.8 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.6 primary care, 2.8 mental health, 0.4 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
33.3% of Divide County's 6 active designations are primary care.

Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 6).
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.

Divide County's mid-pack ZIP footprint

10 Census ZCTAs intersect Divide 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

2 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, Divide County carries 6 active designations, above 54% 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. Divide County falls in the upper quarter of ND counties by active-designation volume, at rank 11 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: 38023. Population: 2,195.

Below high-priority line

Divide County is designated, but no active score clears 17

6 active designations sit on this FIPS (2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental), and the peak severity is 16.0. 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

MUA Designated

MUA Index: 54.1

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 13.0

Mental Health 16.0

Dental 13.0

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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Divide County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name	Type	Score	Status	Pop. Served
MH Northwest Catchment Area I	mental_health	16.0	designated	55,054
Divide County	primary_care	13.0	designated	2,103
Crosby Clinic	primary_care	13.0	designated	1,170
Crosby Clinic	dental	13.0	designated	2,230
Crosby Clinic	mental_health	10.0	designated	2,230
Divide County	dental	10.0	designated	2,103

Moderate-burden reading for Divide County

Peak severity leads this reading: Divide County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Divide County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 16.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 13.0 of 25; Dental care reads 13.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 54.1, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.

Divide County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 54% of counties) with 6 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/2/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.

Divide County falls in the upper quarter of ND counties by active-designation volume, at rank 11 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 Divide County

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Divide County's active designations: about 3.8 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Mental health 2.8 FTE (73%) Primary care 0.6 FTE (16%) Dental 0.4 FTE (11%)

Counties near Divide County's mental score of 16.0

One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “MH Northwest Catchment Area I”).

Roanoke County, VA

16.0 mental score · 96,929 pop.

Kent County, MI

16.0 mental score · 657,974 pop.

Smith County, TX

16.0 mental score · 233,479 pop.

Iredell County, NC

16.0 mental score · 186,693 pop.

Houston County, GA

16.0 mental score · 163,633 pop.

Wichita County, TX

16.0 mental score · 129,350 pop.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Divide County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?: Yes - Divide County carries an MUA designation (index 54.1; 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 Divide County's peak score of 16.0?: "MH Northwest Catchment Area I" leads the active set (score 16.0; mental health; 55,054 people in the service area; ~2.8 FTE still needed on the record; designated 10/15/2025). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
Which other active designations sit under Divide County's severity reading?: After "MH Northwest Catchment Area I", the next active names on this release are "MH Northwest Catchment Area I", "Divide County", "CROSBY CLINIC" and "CROSBY CLINIC". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3.8 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Which federal pathways follow Divide County's high-severity geography?: Divide County's 6 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 "MH Northwest Catchment Area I".

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 38023. 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 38023 (Divide County, ND), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.