TN · Healthcare shortage profile
Fayette County, TN
Peak severity leads this reading: Fayette County's highest active HPSA score is 13.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 41,990.
- Active HPSAs
- 1
- Population
- 41,990
- Peak shortage score
- 13.0
- MUA Index
- 55.0
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Fayette County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 1 active HPSA designation, more than 2% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 1
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Primary-care shortages
- 13
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 98%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Fayette County, TN 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 Fayette County's active designations would take about 5.4 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 5.4 primary care. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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100% of Fayette County's 1 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 0 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 1).
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Peak HPSA score 13.0 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.
Fayette County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
15 Census ZCTAs intersect Fayette 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
7 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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Fayette 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. Fayette County falls in the lower half of TN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 87 of 95. 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: 47047. Population: 41,990.
Medically Underserved Area
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only · primary care only on this FIPS. 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 Fayette County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Fayette County | primary_care | 13.0 |
Light-burden reading for Fayette County
Peak severity leads this reading: Fayette County's highest active HPSA score is 13.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Fayette County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 13.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 55.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Fayette 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.
Fayette County falls in the lower half of TN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 87 of 95. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Counties near Fayette County's primary score of 13.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 13.0 (severity lead on this page is “Fayette County”).
Clark County, WI
13.0 primary score · 34,659 pop.
Lafayette County, LA
13.0 primary score · 241,753 pop.
Randolph County, NC
13.0 primary score · 144,171 pop.
Lycoming County, PA
13.0 primary score · 114,188 pop.
Anderson County, TN
13.0 primary score · 77,123 pop.
Livingston County, NY
13.0 primary score · 61,834 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Fayette County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Fayette County carries an MUA designation (index 55.0; 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 Fayette County's peak score of 13.0?
- "Fayette County" leads the active set (score 13.0; primary care; 23,450 people in the service area; ~5.4 FTE still needed on the record; designated 07/30/2025). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 1 active rows: 1 primary care, 0 mental health, 0 dental.
- What provider types does Fayette County's severity cover?
- Active rows break down 1 primary care / 0 mental health / 0 dental. Closing published gaps would take about 5.4 additional clinician FTEs on this release.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 47047. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) — 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 47047 (Fayette County, TN), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 1; peak score 13.0; signature peak score 13.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.