TX · Healthcare shortage profile
Hansford County, TX
Peak severity leads this reading: Hansford County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 5,285.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 5,285
- Peak shortage score
- 12.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Hansford County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 3 active HPSA designations, more than 20% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 3
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Primary-care shortages
- 12
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Hansford County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Hansford 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 Hansford 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 Hansford County's active designations would take about 0.6 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.2 primary care, 0.3 mental health, 0.1 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Hansford County's 3 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 3).
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Peak HPSA score 12.0 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, Hansford County carries 3 active designations, above 20% 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. Hansford County falls in the upper half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 98 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: 48195. Population: 5,285.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Hansford 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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Hansford County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI-Hansford County | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Hansford County | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Hansford County | dental | 8.0 |
Light-burden reading for Hansford County
Peak severity leads this reading: Hansford County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Hansford County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and mental health: both scored 12.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Dental care reads 8.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Hansford County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Hansford County carries 3 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 20% 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.
Hansford County falls in the upper half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 98 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 Hansford County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Hansford County's active designations: about 0.6 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Hansford County's primary score of 12.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 12.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI-Hansford County”).
Hunterdon County, NJ
12.0 primary score · 128,947 pop.
Dodge County, WI
12.0 primary score · 89,396 pop.
Otsego County, NY
12.0 primary score · 58,524 pop.
El Paso County, CO
12.0 primary score · 730,395 pop.
Cumberland County, PA
12.0 primary score · 259,469 pop.
Hendricks County, IN
12.0 primary score · 174,788 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Hansford County's peak score of 12.0?
- "LI-Hansford County" leads the active set (score 12.0; primary care; 1,058 people in the service area; ~0.2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 12/28/2017). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 3 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Why is Hansford County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Hansford 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 Hansford County's severity reading?
- After "LI-Hansford County", the next active names on this release are "LI-Hansford County", "Hansford County" and "Hansford County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~0.6 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 48195. 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 48195 (Hansford County, TX), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 12.0; signature peak score 12.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.