TX · Healthcare shortage profile
Glasscock County, TX
Peak severity leads this reading: Glasscock County's highest active HPSA score is 11.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 1,116.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 1,116
- Peak shortage score
- 11.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Glasscock County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 2 active HPSA designations, more than 10% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 2
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 11
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Glasscock County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Glasscock County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
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 Glasscock 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 Glasscock County's active designations would take about 0.4 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.3 primary care, 0.1 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Glasscock County's 2 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 2).
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Peak HPSA score 11.0 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, Glasscock 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. Glasscock 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: 48173. Population: 1,116.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Glasscock 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 2 active (designated) HPSAs in Glasscock County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Glasscock County | mental_health | 11.0 |
| Glasscock County | primary_care | 9.0 |
Light-burden reading for Glasscock County
Peak severity leads this reading: Glasscock County's highest active HPSA score is 11.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Glasscock County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 11.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 9.0 of 25. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Glasscock County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Glasscock 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.
Glasscock 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 Glasscock County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Glasscock County's active designations: about 0.4 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Glasscock County's mental score of 11.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 11.0 (severity lead on this page is “Glasscock County”).
McMullen County, TX
11.0 mental score · 600 pop.
Wilson County, TN
11.0 mental score · 147,737 pop.
Lamar County, TX
11.0 mental score · 50,088 pop.
Floyd County, IA
11.0 mental score · 15,627 pop.
Tucker County, WV
11.0 mental score · 6,762 pop.
Aleutians East County, AK
11.0 mental score · 3,420 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Glasscock County's peak score of 11.0?
- "Glasscock County" leads the active set (score 11.0; mental health; 1,070 people in the service area; ~0.1 FTE still needed on the record; designated 08/06/2021). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 2 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental.
- Why is Glasscock County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Glasscock 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 Glasscock County's severity reading?
- After "Glasscock County", the next active names on this release are "Glasscock County" and "Glasscock County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~0.4 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 48173. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) and BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_MH.csv (mental health) — 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 48173 (Glasscock County, TX), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 11.0; signature peak score 11.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.