OH · Healthcare shortage profile
Ashland County, OH
Peak severity leads this reading: Ashland County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 52,447.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 52,447
- Peak shortage score
- 15.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Ashland 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
- Dental shortages
- 15
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Ashland County
Ashland County intersects 19 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
7 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 Ashland County, OH 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 Ashland County's active designations would take about 5 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.1 primary care, 2.9 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Ashland County's 2 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 0 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 2).
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Peak HPSA score 15.0 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, Ashland 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. Ashland County falls in the lower half of OH counties by active-designation volume, at rank 68 of 88. 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: 39005. Population: 52,447.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Ashland County in the current HRSA release, federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone. 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 Ashland County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Ashland County | dental | 15.0 |
| LI-Ashland County | primary_care | 11.0 |
Light-burden reading for Ashland County
Peak severity leads this reading: Ashland County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Ashland County's deepest shortage reading, 15.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 11.0 of 25. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Ashland County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Ashland 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.
Ashland County falls in the lower half of OH counties by active-designation volume, at rank 68 of 88. 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 Ashland County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Ashland County's active designations: about 5 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Ashland County's dental score of 15.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 15.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI - Ashland County”).
Nash County, NC
15.0 dental score · 94,970 pop.
Lewis County, WA
15.0 dental score · 82,149 pop.
Walker County, GA
15.0 dental score · 67,654 pop.
Benton County, AR
15.0 dental score · 284,333 pop.
Trumbull County, OH
15.0 dental score · 201,977 pop.
Spotsylvania County, VA
15.0 dental score · 140,032 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Ashland County's peak score of 15.0?
- "LI - Ashland County" leads the active set (score 15.0; dental; 5,502 people in the service area; ~2.9 FTE still needed on the record; designated 07/30/1999). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 2 active rows: 1 primary care, 0 mental health, 1 dental.
- Why is Ashland County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Ashland County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- Which other active designations sit under Ashland County's severity reading?
- After "LI - Ashland County", the next active names on this release are "LI - Ashland County" and "LI-Ashland County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~5 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 39005. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) 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 39005 (Ashland County, OH), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 15.0; signature peak score 15.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.