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TN · Healthcare shortage profile

Moore County, TN

Peak severity leads this reading: Moore County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 6,461.

Active HPSAs
1
Population
6,461
Peak shortage score
14.0
MUA Index
57.8

Light-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Moore 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
14
Peak severity score (of 26)
Top 98%
US counties by volume

Key findings

What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Moore 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.

  1. Closing Moore County's active designations would take about 7.2 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.

    HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 7.2 primary care. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

  2. 100% of Moore 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).

  3. 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.

Moore County's mid-pack ZIP footprint

10 Census ZCTAs intersect Moore 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

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.

Corpus placement

Designated volume without a high-priority score

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Moore 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. Moore 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: 47127. Population: 6,461.

Medically Underserved Area

MUA Designated
MUA Index: 57.8

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 14.0

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 Moore County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name Type Score
LI - Franklin/Coffee/Moore Counties primary_care 14.0

Light-burden reading for Moore County

Peak severity leads this reading: Moore County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Moore County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 14.0 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 57.8, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.

Moore 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.

Moore 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 Moore County's primary score of 14.0

One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 14.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI - Franklin/Coffee/Moore Counties”).

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Moore County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
Yes - Moore County carries an MUA designation (index 57.8; 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 Moore County's peak score of 14.0?
"LI - Franklin/Coffee/Moore Counties" leads the active set (score 14.0; primary care; 14,910 people in the service area; ~7.2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 04/05/2022). 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 Moore County's severity cover?
Active rows break down 1 primary care / 0 mental health / 0 dental. Closing published gaps would take about 7.2 additional clinician FTEs on this release.

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 47127. 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 47127 (Moore County, TN), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 1; peak score 14.0; signature peak score 14.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.