ND · Healthcare shortage profile
Stutsman County, ND
Peak severity leads this reading: Stutsman County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 21,593.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 21,593
- Peak shortage score
- 14.0
- MUA Index
- 56.9
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Stutsman 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
- 3
- Mental-health shortages
- 14
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Stutsman County
Stutsman County intersects 21 Census ZCTAs, above the 15-ZIP dense-tercile cut. Shortage designations still attach at the county (or smaller HPSA) grain; the ZIP list is geography, not a second severity score.
Largest land-share ZCTAs in this county
9 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 Stutsman 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 Stutsman County's active designations would take about 2.1 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.3 primary care, 1.7 mental health, 0.1 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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60% of Stutsman County's 5 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 3 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 5).
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Peak HPSA score 14.0 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, Stutsman 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. Stutsman 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: 38093. Population: 21,593.
Below high-priority line
Stutsman County is designated, but no active score clears 17
5 active designations sit on this FIPS (1 primary care, 3 mental health, 1 dental), and the peak severity is 14.0. 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 Stutsman County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jamestown Mental Health Catchment Area | mental_health | 14.0 |
| James River Correctional Center | mental_health | 12.0 |
| SMH-North Dakota State Hospital | mental_health | 8.0 |
| James River Correctional Center | primary_care | 6.0 |
| James River Correctional Center | dental | 3.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Stutsman County
Peak severity leads this reading: Stutsman County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Stutsman County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 14.0 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 3.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 56.9, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Stutsman 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 (1/3/1) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Stutsman 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 Stutsman County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Stutsman County's active designations: about 2.1 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Stutsman County's mental score of 14.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 14.0 (severity lead on this page is “Jamestown Mental Health Catchment Area”).
Knox County, ME
14.0 mental score · 40,607 pop.
Morris County, NJ
14.0 mental score · 509,285 pop.
Bayamon County, PR
14.0 mental score · 185,187 pop.
Lowndes County, GA
14.0 mental score · 118,251 pop.
Boone County, IN
14.0 mental score · 70,812 pop.
Eagle County, CO
14.0 mental score · 55,731 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Stutsman County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Stutsman County carries an MUA designation (index 56.9; 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 Stutsman County's peak score of 14.0?
- "Jamestown Mental Health Catchment Area" leads the active set (score 14.0; mental health; 40,000 people in the service area; ~1.5 FTE still needed on the record; designated 11/19/1979). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 1 primary care, 3 mental health, 1 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Stutsman County's severity reading?
- After "Jamestown Mental Health Catchment Area", the next active names on this release are "Jamestown Mental Health Catchment Area", "James River Correctional Center", "SMH-North Dakota State Hospital" and "James River Correctional Center". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~2.1 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Stutsman County's high-severity geography?
- Stutsman 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 "Jamestown Mental Health Catchment Area".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 38093. 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 38093 (Stutsman County, ND), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 14.0; signature peak score 14.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.