OH · Healthcare shortage profile
Pickaway County, OH
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Pickaway County's active designations would take about 20 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 58,539.
- Active HPSAs
- 8
- Population
- 58,539
- Peak shortage score
- 18.0
- MUA Index
- MUA
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Pickaway County carries a heavier shortage burden than most US counties - 8 active HPSA designations, more than 73% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 8
- Active HPSA designations
- 3
- Mental-health shortages
- 18
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 27%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Pickaway County
Pickaway County intersects 17 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
5 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 Pickaway 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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Peak HPSA score 18.0 clears HRSA's 17-point high-priority line.
Scores at or above 17 on the 0–25/26 scales open NHSC placement priority for the matching provider type; eligibility still follows the designated area, not the county boundary alone.
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Closing Pickaway County's active designations would take about 20 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 7.5 primary care, 9.1 mental health, 3.2 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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37.5% of Pickaway County's 8 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 8).
Pickaway County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
8 Top 27% higher than 73% of 3,289 real US counties
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more real US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source HRSA Data Warehouse, designated HPSAs · 2026
State peer position. Pickaway County falls in the upper half of OH counties by active-designation volume, at rank 24 of 88. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 39129. Population: 58,539.
Single high-priority discipline
Pickaway County's only high-priority (≥17) footprint is mental health
Current HRSA Data Warehouse rows attribute 3 active mental health designations to Pickaway County , with a peak score of 18.0. Other care categories may still be designated here, but none of them clear HRSA's high-priority score line of 17 on the current release, NHSC and related instruments concentrate on the mental health records.
Medically Underserved Area
Peak severity 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 8 active (designated) HPSAs in Pickaway County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pickaway Correctional Institution | mental_health | 18.0 |
| Correctional Reception Center | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Paint Valley Mhca | mental_health | 11.0 |
| Pickaway County | primary_care | 10.0 |
| Correctional Reception Center | primary_care | 9.0 |
| Pickaway Correctional Institution | primary_care | 9.0 |
| Correctional Reception Center | dental | 6.0 |
| Pickaway Correctional Institution | dental | 6.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Pickaway County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Pickaway County's active designations would take about 20 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Pickaway County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 18.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 10.0 of 25; Dental care reads 6.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, a separate HRSA designation from the HPSA records above.
Volume places Pickaway County above 73% of real US counties (8 active designations: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 2 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 18.0. The table on this page lists the highest-severity records first so a reader can see which named facilities, geographies, or population groups drive that burden without treating the county total as a personal appointment forecast.
Pickaway County falls in the upper half of OH counties by active-designation volume, at rank 24 of 88. Heavy-burden counties are where NHSC placement, Community Health Center grant geography, and related federal instruments concentrate; eligibility still follows the designated area and provider type, not the county boundary alone.
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Pickaway County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 20 FTE across Pickaway County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Acting on Pickaway County's high-priority mental health
Pickaway County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Pickaway County's high-priority mental health designations are where NHSC placement geography concentrates, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's mental health burden compares with the rest of OH before drawing conclusions from a single score. OH overview
- Check the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score against HRSA's designation thresholds. HPSA score lookup
HPSA scores describe shortage severity within HRSA's designation criteria, not the availability of any individual provider. For a specific appointment, contact a provider or your insurer; use HRSA's current tools to verify a designation.
Counties With a Similar Mental Health Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA mental-health HPSA score is closest to Pickaway County's 18.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Hendricks County, IN and Berrien County, MI.
Showing 6 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties with a matching designation count to Pickaway County's 8
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 8 - the inventory behind the ~20 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Pickaway County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Pickaway County carries an MUA designation in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Where is the largest clinician FTE gap inside Pickaway County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~20 FTE, with mental health the largest slice (9.1). "Pickaway Correctional Institution" is the highest-scored active row (score 18.0; mental health; 2,449 people in the service area; ~1.2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/05/2021). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Which named designations drive Pickaway County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "Pickaway Correctional Institution", "Correctional Reception Center", "Paint Valley MHCA" and "Pickaway County". Discipline counts: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 2 dental across 8 designated rows.
- Do Pickaway County's FTE gaps unlock federal programs?
- Yes where an ACTIVE designation exists, NHSC, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers follow the designated geography and provider type. A published FTE gap without an active row does not, by itself, open those pathways.
- How does Pickaway County's FTE burden compare inside OH?
- 8 active designations and ~20 FTE published need. Pickaway County falls in the upper half of OH counties by active-designation volume, at rank 24 of 88. Score-nearest counties on this release include Hendricks County, IN and Berrien County, MI.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 39129. 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 39129 (Pickaway County, OH), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 8; peak score 18.0; signature 20 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.