SC · Healthcare shortage profile
Calhoun County, SC
Peak severity leads this reading: Calhoun County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 14,119.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 14,119
- Peak shortage score
- 14.0
- MUA Index
- 55.6
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Calhoun 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
- Mental-health shortages
- 14
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Based on HRSA primary/mental/dental shortage severity, Medically Underserved Area status, and estimated unmet provider need -- not patient outcomes, insurance access, facility quality, or wait times.
Few Census ZCTAs touch Calhoun County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Calhoun County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
2 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 Calhoun County, SC 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 Calhoun County's active designations would take about 13 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.2 primary care, 4.2 mental health, 6.7 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Calhoun 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 14.0 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, Calhoun 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. Calhoun County falls in the lower half of SC counties by active-designation volume, at rank 36 of 46. 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: 45017. Population: 14,119.
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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Calhoun County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Orangeburg SA | mental_health | 14.0 |
| Calhoun & Orangeburg Counties | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Bamberg/Calhoun/Orangeburg Counties | dental | 10.0 |
Light-burden reading for Calhoun County
Peak severity leads this reading: Calhoun County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Calhoun County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 14.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 12.0 of 25; Dental care reads 10.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 55.6, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Calhoun 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.
Calhoun County falls in the lower half of SC counties by active-designation volume, at rank 36 of 46. 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 Calhoun County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Calhoun County's active designations: about 13 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Calhoun County's mental score of 14.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 14.0 (severity lead on this page is “Orangeburg SA”).
Knox County, ME
14.0 mental score · 40,607 pop.
Morris County, NJ
14.0 mental score · 509,285 pop.
Bayamon County, PR
14.0 mental score · 185,187 pop.
Lowndes County, GA
14.0 mental score · 118,251 pop.
Boone County, IN
14.0 mental score · 70,812 pop.
Eagle County, CO
14.0 mental score · 55,731 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Calhoun County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Calhoun County carries an MUA designation (index 55.6; 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 Calhoun County's peak score of 14.0?
- "Orangeburg SA" leads the active set (score 14.0; mental health; 58,000 people in the service area; ~4.2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 10/03/2013). 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.
- Which other active designations sit under Calhoun County's severity reading?
- After "Orangeburg SA", the next active names on this release are "Orangeburg SA", "Calhoun & Orangeburg Counties" and "Bamberg/Calhoun/Orangeburg Counties". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~13 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 45017. 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 45017 (Calhoun County, SC), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 14.0; signature peak score 14.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.