PA · Healthcare shortage profile
Clarion County, PA
Peak severity leads this reading: Clarion County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 37,241.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 37,241
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Clarion County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 3 active HPSA designations, more than 20% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 3
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Primary-care shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Clarion County
Clarion County intersects 32 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
20 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 Clarion County, PA 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 Clarion County's active designations would take about 2.8 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1 primary care, 0.8 mental health, 1 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Clarion County's 3 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 3).
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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, Clarion County carries 3 active designations, above 20% 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. Clarion County falls in the lower half of PA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 37 of 67. 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: 42031. Population: 37,241.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Clarion 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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Clarion County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI-St. Petersburg | primary_care | 16.0 |
| LI-Clarion County | mental_health | 15.0 |
| LI - Clarion County | dental | 11.0 |
Light-burden reading for Clarion County
Peak severity leads this reading: Clarion County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Clarion County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 16.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Mental health reads 15.0 of 25; Dental care reads 11.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Clarion County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Clarion County carries 3 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 20% 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.
Clarion County falls in the lower half of PA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 37 of 67. 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 Clarion County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Clarion County's active designations: about 2.8 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Clarion County's primary score of 16.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI-St. Petersburg”).
Dubuque County, IA
16.0 primary score · 99,266 pop.
Dane County, WI
16.0 primary score · 561,504 pop.
Lake County, FL
16.0 primary score · 383,956 pop.
Jefferson County, MO
16.0 primary score · 226,739 pop.
Lee County, AL
16.0 primary score · 174,241 pop.
Berkshire County, MA
16.0 primary score · 129,026 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Clarion County's peak score of 16.0?
- "LI-St. Petersburg" leads the active set (score 16.0; primary care; 2,958 people in the service area; ~1 FTE still needed on the record; designated 11/27/2013). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 3 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Why is Clarion County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Clarion 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 Clarion County's severity reading?
- After "LI-St. Petersburg", the next active names on this release are "LI-St. Petersburg", "LI-Clarion County" and "LI - Clarion County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~2.8 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 42031. 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 42031 (Clarion County, PA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.