TX · Healthcare shortage profile
Bastrop County, TX
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Bastrop County's active designations would take about 19 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 97,216.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 97,216
- Peak shortage score
- 18.0
- MUA Index
- -
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Bastrop 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
- 2
- Primary-care shortages
- 18
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- 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.
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Bastrop County, TX 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 18.0 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 Bastrop County's active designations would take about 19 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 15 primary care, 3 mental health, 1.1 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Bastrop 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).
Bastrop County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
15 Census ZCTAs intersect Bastrop 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.
Bastrop County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
5 Top 53% higher than 47% of 3,289 real US counties
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more real US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source HRSA Data Warehouse, designated HPSAs · 2026
State peer position. Bastrop County falls in the upper half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 74 of 254. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 48021. Population: 97,216.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Bastrop 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 Bastrop County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Fci - Bastrop | primary_care | 18.0 |
| LI - Bastrop County | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Bastrop County | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Fci - Bastrop | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Fci - Bastrop | dental | 12.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Bastrop County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Bastrop County's active designations would take about 19 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Primary care is where Bastrop County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 18.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Mental health reads 17.0 of 25; Dental care reads 12.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Bastrop County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Bastrop 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.
Bastrop County falls in the upper half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 74 of 254. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Bastrop 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
Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Bastrop County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 19 FTE across Bastrop County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Bastrop County, TX · 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 Bastrop County's designations
Bastrop County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Bastrop 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 TX before you draw conclusions from a single score. TX 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 primary-care score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active primary-care HPSA score to Bastrop County's 18.0. Open Placer County, CA or Boulder County, CO next.
Showing 3 of 2932 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties with a matching designation count to Bastrop County's 5
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 5 - the inventory behind the ~19 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is the largest clinician FTE gap inside Bastrop County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~19 FTE, with primary care the largest slice (15). "FCI - Bastrop" is the highest-scored active row (score 18.0; primary care; 1,275 people in the service area; ~1.3 FTE still needed on the record; designated 02/13/2019). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Why is Bastrop County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Bastrop County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- Which named designations drive Bastrop County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "FCI - Bastrop", "LI - Bastrop County" and "Bastrop County". Discipline counts: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental across 5 designated rows.
- Do Bastrop County's FTE gaps unlock federal programs?
- Yes where an ACTIVE designation exists, NHSC, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers follow the designated geography and provider type. A published FTE gap without an active row does not, by itself, open those pathways.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 48021. 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 48021 (Bastrop County, TX), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 18.0; signature 19 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.