OH · Healthcare shortage profile
Champaign County, OH
Peak severity leads this reading: Champaign County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 38,714.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 38,714
- Peak shortage score
- 12.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Champaign 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
- Primary-care shortages
- 12
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Champaign County
Champaign County intersects 18 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
6 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 Champaign 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 Champaign County's active designations would take about 6.9 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 4.4 primary care, 2.5 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Champaign 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 12.0 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, Champaign 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. Champaign 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: 39021. Population: 38,714.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Champaign 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 Champaign County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Champaign County | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Mhca 63 | mental_health | 12.0 |
Light-burden reading for Champaign County
Peak severity leads this reading: Champaign County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Champaign County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and mental health: both scored 12.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Champaign County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Champaign 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.
Champaign 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 Champaign County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Champaign County's active designations: about 6.9 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Champaign County's primary score of 12.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 12.0 (severity lead on this page is “Champaign County”).
Jefferson County, WV
12.0 primary score · 57,701 pop.
Burlington County, NJ
12.0 primary score · 461,860 pop.
Union County, NC
12.0 primary score · 238,267 pop.
Dorchester County, SC
12.0 primary score · 161,540 pop.
Wilson County, TN
12.0 primary score · 147,737 pop.
Fond du Lac County, WI
12.0 primary score · 104,154 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Champaign County's peak score of 12.0?
- "Champaign County" leads the active set (score 12.0; primary care; 22,925 people in the service area; ~4.4 FTE still needed on the record; designated 12/28/2017). 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.
- Why is Champaign County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Champaign 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 Champaign County's severity reading?
- After "Champaign County", the next active names on this release are "Champaign County" and "MHCA 63". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~6.9 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 39021. 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 39021 (Champaign County, OH), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 12.0; signature peak score 12.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.