ND · Healthcare shortage profile
Oliver County, ND
Peak severity leads this reading: Oliver County's highest active HPSA score is 11.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 1,877.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 1,877
- Peak shortage score
- 11.0
- MUA Index
- 61.8
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Oliver County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 2 active HPSA designations, more than 10% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 2
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 11
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Oliver County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 6 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Oliver County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
1 additional ZCTA 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 Oliver 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 Oliver County's active designations would take about 3.5 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.5 primary care, 3 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Oliver County's 2 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 2).
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Peak HPSA score 11.0 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, Oliver County carries 2 active designations, above 10% 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. Oliver County falls in the lower half of ND counties by active-designation volume, at rank 37 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: 38065. Population: 1,877.
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 2 active (designated) HPSAs in Oliver County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Region VII West Central Human Service Center | mental_health | 11.0 |
| Oliver County | primary_care | 10.0 |
Light-burden reading for Oliver County
Peak severity leads this reading: Oliver County's highest active HPSA score is 11.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Oliver County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 11.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 10.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 61.8, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Oliver County carries 2 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 10% 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.
Oliver County falls in the lower half of ND counties by active-designation volume, at rank 37 of 53. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Light-volume FTE gap for Oliver County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Oliver County's active designations: about 3.5 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Oliver County's mental score of 11.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 11.0 (severity lead on this page is “Region VII West Central Human Service Center”).
Hamilton County, NY
11.0 mental score · 5,107 pop.
Schleicher County, TX
11.0 mental score · 2,451 pop.
Roberts County, TX
11.0 mental score · 827 pop.
New Haven County, CT
12.0 mental score · 864,835 pop.
Shiawassee County, MI
11.0 mental score · 68,094 pop.
Aransas County, TX
11.0 mental score · 23,830 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Oliver County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Oliver County carries an MUA designation (index 61.8; 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 Oliver County's peak score of 11.0?
- "Region VII West Central Human Service Center" leads the active set (score 11.0; mental health; 150,750 people in the service area; ~3 FTE still needed on the record; designated 09/04/2025). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 2 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Oliver County's severity reading?
- After "Region VII West Central Human Service Center", the next active names on this release are "Region VII West Central Human Service Center" and "Oliver County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3.5 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 38065. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) and BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_MH.csv (mental health) — 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 38065 (Oliver County, ND), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 11.0; signature peak score 11.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.