TX · Healthcare shortage profile
Hemphill County, TX
Peak severity leads this reading: Hemphill County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 3,382.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 3,382
- Peak shortage score
- 14.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Hemphill 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
- 14
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Hemphill County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Hemphill 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 Hemphill 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 Hemphill County's active designations would take about 0.8 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.2 mental health, 0.7 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Hemphill 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 14.0 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, Hemphill 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. Hemphill 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: 48211. Population: 3,382.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Hemphill 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 Hemphill County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hemphill County | dental | 14.0 |
| Hemphill County | mental_health | 13.0 |
Light-burden reading for Hemphill County
Peak severity leads this reading: Hemphill County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Hemphill County's deepest shortage reading, 14.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Mental health reads 13.0 of 25. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Hemphill County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Hemphill 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.
Hemphill 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 Hemphill County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Hemphill County's active designations: about 0.8 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Hemphill County's dental score of 14.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 14.0 (severity lead on this page is “Hemphill County”).
Cache County, UT
14.0 dental score · 133,154 pop.
Chenango County, NY
14.0 dental score · 47,220 pop.
Bennington County, VT
14.0 dental score · 37,347 pop.
Concordia County, LA
14.0 dental score · 18,687 pop.
Vinton County, OH
14.0 dental score · 12,800 pop.
White Pine County, NV
14.0 dental score · 9,080 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Hemphill County's peak score of 14.0?
- "Hemphill County" leads the active set (score 14.0; dental; 3,261 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.
- Why is Hemphill County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Hemphill 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 Hemphill County's severity reading?
- After "Hemphill County", the next active names on this release are "Hemphill County" and "Hemphill County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~0.8 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 48211. 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 48211 (Hemphill County, TX), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 14.0; signature peak score 14.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.