TN · Healthcare shortage profile
Sumner County, TN
Peak severity leads this reading: Sumner County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 196,281.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 196,281
- Peak shortage score
- 25.0
- MUA Index
- -
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Sumner County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 5 active HPSA designations, more than 47% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 5
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Dental shortages
- 25
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Sumner 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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Peak HPSA score 25.0 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 Sumner County's active designations would take about 18 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 6.7 primary care, 11 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Sumner County's 5 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 5).
Sumner County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
10 Census ZCTAs intersect Sumner 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
Active-designation volume placement
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Sumner County carries 5 active designations, above 47% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Sumner County falls in the upper half of TN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 33 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: 47165. Population: 196,281.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Sumner 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 5 active (designated) HPSAs in Sumner County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Family Health Services | dental | 25.0 |
| Hope Family Health Services | primary_care | 21.0 |
| Hope Family Health Services | mental_health | 19.0 |
| North Sumner | primary_care | 16.0 |
| TN-Mental Health Catchment 31 | mental_health | 11.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Sumner County
Peak severity leads this reading: Sumner County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Sumner County's deepest shortage reading, 25.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 21.0 of 25; Mental health reads 19.0 of 25. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Sumner County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Sumner County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 47% of counties) with 5 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/2/1) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Sumner County falls in the upper half of TN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 33 of 95. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Sumner County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Primary care
Primary care
2 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
2 designations
- Dental
Dental
1 designations
Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Sumner County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Sumner County's active designations: about 18 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 Sumner County, TN · 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 Sumner County's designations
Sumner County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Sumner County's 5 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 TN before you draw conclusions from a single score. TN 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 dental score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active dental HPSA score to Sumner County's 25.0. Open Fulton County, GA or Erie County, NY next.
Showing 3 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Sumner County's dental score of 25.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 25.0 (severity lead on this page is “HOPE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES”).
Fulton County, GA
25.0 dental score · 1,066,710 pop.
Erie County, NY
25.0 dental score · 954,236 pop.
El Paso County, TX
25.0 dental score · 865,657 pop.
Miami-Dade County, FL
25.0 dental score · 2,701,767 pop.
Tarrant County, TX
25.0 dental score · 2,110,640 pop.
Philadelphia County, PA
25.0 dental score · 1,603,797 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Sumner County's peak score of 25.0?
- "HOPE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES" leads the active set (score 25.0; dental; 28,536 people in the service area; designated 06/01/2012). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental.
- Why is Sumner County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Sumner 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 Sumner County's severity reading?
- After "HOPE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES", the next active names on this release are "HOPE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES", "HOPE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES", "HOPE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES" and "North Sumner". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~18 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Sumner County's high-severity geography?
- Sumner County's 5 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 "HOPE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 47165. 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 47165 (Sumner County, TN), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 25.0; signature peak score 25.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.