SD · Healthcare shortage profile
Walworth County, SD
Peak severity leads this reading: Walworth County's highest active HPSA score is 19.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 5,315.
- Active HPSAs
- 6
- Population
- 5,315
- Peak shortage score
- 19.0
- MUA Index
- 54.0
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Walworth 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
- 19
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 46%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Walworth County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Walworth 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 Walworth County, SD 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 19.0 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 Walworth County's active designations would take about 3.4 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.2 primary care, 2.7 mental health, 0.5 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Walworth 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).
Walworth 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
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Source HRSA Data Warehouse, designated HPSAs · 2026
State peer position. Walworth County falls in the upper quarter of SD counties by active-designation volume, at rank 14 of 66. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 46129. Population: 5,315.
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 Walworth County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Mental Health Center Mhca | mental_health | 19.0 |
| Mobridge Medical Clinic | dental | 19.0 |
| Mobridge Medical Clinic | mental_health | 18.0 |
| Mobridge Medical Clinic | primary_care | 17.0 |
| LI - Walworth County | dental | 11.0 |
| NA - Walworth County | primary_care | 8.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Walworth County
Peak severity leads this reading: Walworth County's highest active HPSA score is 19.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Walworth County's shortage runs equally deep in mental health and dental care: both scored 19.0 by HRSA, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 17.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 54.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Walworth 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.
Walworth County falls in the upper quarter of SD counties by active-designation volume, at rank 14 of 66. 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 Walworth County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Walworth County's active designations: about 3.4 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 Walworth County, SD · 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 Walworth County's designations
Walworth County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Walworth 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 SD before you draw conclusions from a single score. SD 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 Walworth County's 19.0. Open Etowah County, AL or Franklin County, OH next.
Showing 3 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Walworth County's mental score of 19.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 19.0 (severity lead on this page is “Northeastern Mental Health Center MHCA”).
Etowah County, AL
19.0 mental score · 103,436 pop.
Franklin County, OH
19.0 mental score · 1,323,807 pop.
Douglas County, NE
19.0 mental score · 584,526 pop.
Stark County, OH
19.0 mental score · 374,853 pop.
Canyon County, ID
19.0 mental score · 231,105 pop.
Minnehaha County, SD
19.0 mental score · 197,214 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Walworth County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Walworth County carries an MUA designation (index 54.0; 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 Walworth County's peak score of 19.0?
- "Northeastern Mental Health Center MHCA" leads the active set (score 19.0; mental health; 22,500 people in the service area; ~2.7 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/07/2022). 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 Walworth County's severity reading?
- After "Northeastern Mental Health Center MHCA", the next active names on this release are "Northeastern Mental Health Center MHCA", "MOBRIDGE MEDICAL CLINIC", "MOBRIDGE MEDICAL CLINIC" and "MOBRIDGE MEDICAL CLINIC". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3.4 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Walworth County's high-severity geography?
- Walworth 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 "Northeastern Mental Health Center MHCA".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 46129. 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 46129 (Walworth County, SD), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 19.0; signature peak score 19.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.