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Wayne County, OH

Home to 116,894 residents, with 1 active HRSA shortage designation.

Active HPSAs
1
Population
116,894
Peak shortage score
16.0
MUA Index
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Light-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Wayne County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 1 active HPSA designation, more than 2% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.

1
Active HPSA designations
1
Mental-health shortages
16
Peak severity score (of 26)
Top 98%
US counties by volume

Key findings

What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Wayne 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.

  1. 100% of Wayne County's 1 active designations are mental health.

    Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 1).

  2. Closing Wayne County's active designations would take about 5.2 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.

    HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 5.2 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

  3. Peak HPSA score 16.0 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, Wayne County carries 1 active designation, above 2% 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. Wayne County falls in the lower half of OH counties by active-designation volume, at rank 81 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: 39169. Population: 116,894.

Active HPSA scores

Mental Health 16.0

Current designated records only · mental health only on this FIPS. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Wayne 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 1 active (designated) HPSAs in Wayne County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name Type Score
Wayne-Holmes Mhca mental_health 16.0

Light-burden reading for Wayne County

Wayne County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 16.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Wayne County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.

Wayne County carries 1 active designation and sits below the national mid-pack (above 2% 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.

Wayne County falls in the lower half of OH counties by active-designation volume, at rank 81 of 88. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.

Nationwide counties with similar HRSA profiles

Two peer sets for Wayne County: active designation volume and primary-care HPSA score, ranked across the national county corpus.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many healthcare shortage areas does Wayne County have?

Wayne County, OH has 1 Health Professional Shortage Area designation: 0 in primary care, 1 in mental health, and 0 in dental care, according to HRSA data.

Is Wayne County a Medically Underserved Area?

Wayne County does not currently have a Medically Underserved Area (MUA) designation from HRSA. However, the county may still have individual HPSA designations for specific provider types.

What does Wayne County's HPSA score of 16.0 mean?

16.0 in mental health falls under 17, so the shortage is formally designated but outside HRSA's high-priority tier.

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 39169. This county’s designations come from 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.