OR · Healthcare shortage profile
Josephine County, OR
Peak severity leads this reading: Josephine County's highest active HPSA score is 22.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 88,090.
- Active HPSAs
- 6
- Population
- 88,090
- Peak shortage score
- 22.0
- MUA Index
- 50.0
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Josephine County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 6 active HPSA designations, more than 54% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 6
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Mental-health shortages
- 22
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 46%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Josephine County, OR 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 22.0 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 Josephine County's active designations would take about 12 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 7.4 primary care, 2 mental health, 2.4 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Josephine County's 6 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 6).
Josephine County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
11 Census ZCTAs intersect Josephine County, between the 9 and 15 ZIP cuts across published counties: neither a postage-stamp footprint nor a metro-scale lattice.
Largest land-share ZCTAs
3 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.
Josephine County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
6 Top 46% higher than 54% 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. Josephine County falls in the lower half of OR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 24 of 36. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 41033. Population: 88,090.
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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Josephine County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Siskiyou Community Health Center, Inc. | mental_health | 22.0 |
| Siskiyou Community Health Center, Inc. | dental | 20.0 |
| Siskiyou Community Health Center, Inc. | primary_care | 19.0 |
| LI - Josephine County | mental_health | 19.0 |
| LI-Josephine County | primary_care | 15.0 |
| LI - Josephine County | dental | 12.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Josephine County
Peak severity leads this reading: Josephine County's highest active HPSA score is 22.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Josephine County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 22.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 19.0 of 25; Dental care reads 20.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 50.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Josephine County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 54% of counties) with 6 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/2/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Josephine County falls in the lower half of OR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 24 of 36. 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 Josephine County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Josephine County's active designations: about 12 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Josephine County, OR · 2026 HRSA designation data updated quarterly; HPSA scores 0-25 (primary/mental) and 0-26 (dental); higher = greater shortage severity. Coverage tiers from U.S. Census ACS PUMS + KFF state tracker.
Acting on Josephine County's designations
Josephine County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Josephine County's 6 active designations make providers here eligible for National Health Service Corps loan repayment, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's primary care burden compares with the rest of OR before you draw conclusions from a single score. OR overview
- Check whether an area clears HRSA's 3,500:1 population-to-provider threshold with the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score. 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.
Nearby mental-health score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active mental-health HPSA score to Josephine County's 22.0. Open Jackson County, MO or Montgomery County, OH next.
Showing 3 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Josephine County's mental score of 22.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 22.0 (severity lead on this page is “SISKIYOU COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.”).
Jackson County, MO
22.0 mental score · 717,204 pop.
Montgomery County, OH
22.0 mental score · 537,309 pop.
Manatee County, FL
22.0 mental score · 399,710 pop.
Atlantic County, NJ
22.0 mental score · 274,534 pop.
Riverside County, CA
22.0 mental score · 2,418,185 pop.
Salt Lake County, UT
22.0 mental score · 1,185,238 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Josephine County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Josephine County carries an MUA designation (index 50.0; 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 Josephine County's peak score of 22.0?
- "SISKIYOU COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC." leads the active set (score 22.0; mental health; 30,179 people in the service area; designated 10/26/2002). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Josephine County's severity reading?
- After "SISKIYOU COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", the next active names on this release are "SISKIYOU COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", "SISKIYOU COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", "SISKIYOU COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC." and "LI - Josephine County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~12 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Josephine County's high-severity geography?
- Josephine County's 6 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 "SISKIYOU COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 41033. 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 41033 (Josephine County, OR), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 22.0; signature peak score 22.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.