TX · Healthcare shortage profile
Crockett County, TX
Peak severity leads this reading: Crockett County's highest active HPSA score is 13.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 3,098.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 3,098
- Peak shortage score
- 13.0
- MUA Index
- 60.0
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Crockett County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 2 active HPSA designations, more than 10% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 2
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Dental shortages
- 13
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Crockett County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 6 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Crockett County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
1 additional ZCTA 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 Crockett 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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Closing Crockett County's active designations would take about 3 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.3 mental health, 0.7 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Crockett County's 2 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 2).
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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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Crockett County carries 2 active designations, above 10% 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. Crockett County falls in the lower half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 204 of 254. 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: 48105. Population: 3,098.
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 2 active (designated) HPSAs in Crockett County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Crockett County | dental | 13.0 |
| Mhca 27 - Concho Valley | mental_health | 12.0 |
Light-burden reading for Crockett County
Peak severity leads this reading: Crockett County's highest active HPSA score is 13.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Crockett County's deepest shortage reading, 13.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Mental health reads 12.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 60.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Crockett County carries 2 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 10% 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.
Crockett County falls in the lower half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 204 of 254. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Light-volume FTE gap for Crockett County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Crockett County's active designations: about 3 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Crockett County's dental score of 13.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 13.0 (severity lead on this page is “Crockett County”).
Hickman County, TN
13.0 dental score · 24,925 pop.
Humboldt County, NV
13.0 dental score · 17,285 pop.
Colfax County, NE
13.0 dental score · 10,582 pop.
Dallas County, IA
13.0 dental score · 99,678 pop.
Washington County, OH
13.0 dental score · 59,771 pop.
Franklin County, TN
13.0 dental score · 42,774 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Crockett County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Crockett County carries an MUA designation (index 60.0; 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 Crockett County's peak score of 13.0?
- "Crockett County" leads the active set (score 13.0; dental; 2,825 people in the service area; ~0.7 FTE still needed on the record; designated 01/10/2020). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 2 active rows: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Crockett County's severity reading?
- After "Crockett County", the next active names on this release are "Crockett County" and "MHCA 27 - Concho Valley". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 48105. This county’s designations come from 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 48105 (Crockett County, TX), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 13.0; signature peak score 13.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.