Medically Underserved Area Designated · below priority line

ND · Healthcare shortage profile

Renville County, ND

Peak severity leads this reading: Renville County's highest active HPSA score is 11.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 2,282.

Active HPSAs
2
Population
2,282
Peak shortage score
11.0
MUA Index
60.8

Light-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Renville 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 Renville County

The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 9 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Renville County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).

Intersecting ZCTA

4 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 Renville 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.

  1. Closing Renville County's active designations would take about 0.2 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.

    HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0 primary care, 0.2 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

  2. 50% of Renville 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).

  3. 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, Renville 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. Renville 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: 38075. Population: 2,282.

Medically Underserved Area

MUA Designated
MUA Index: 60.8

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 8.0
Mental Health 11.0

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 2 active (designated) HPSAs in Renville County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name Type Score
Renville County mental_health 11.0
Renville County primary_care 8.0

Light-burden reading for Renville County

Peak severity leads this reading: Renville County's highest active HPSA score is 11.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Renville 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 8.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 60.8, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.

Renville 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.

Renville 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 Renville County

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Renville County's active designations: about 0.2 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Counties near Renville 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 “Renville County”).

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Renville County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
Yes - Renville County carries an MUA designation (index 60.8; 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 Renville County's peak score of 11.0?
"Renville County" leads the active set (score 11.0; mental health; 2,376 people in the service area; ~0.2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 12/23/2019). 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 Renville County's severity reading?
After "Renville County", the next active names on this release are "Renville County" and "Renville County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~0.2 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 38075. 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 38075 (Renville 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.