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Randall County, TX

Home to 140,753 residents, with 2 active HRSA shortage designations.

Active HPSAs
2
Population
140,753
Peak shortage score
14.0
MUA Index
58.1
TX state overview → About this data

Light-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Randall 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
2
Primary-care shortages
14
Peak severity score (of 26)
Top 90%
US counties by volume

Key findings

What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Randall 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.

  1. 100% of Randall County's 2 active designations are primary care.

    Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 0 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 2).

  2. Closing Randall County's active designations would take about 4.5 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.

    HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 4.5 primary care. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

  3. 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, Randall 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. Randall 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: 48381. Population: 140,753.

Medically Underserved Area

MUA Designated
MUA Index: 58.1

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 14.0

Current designated records only · primary care only on this FIPS. 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 Randall County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name Type Score
South Randall County SA - Randall County primary_care 14.0
Potter County/N Randall Co SA primary_care 10.0

Light-burden reading for Randall County

Primary care is where Randall County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 14.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 58.1, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.

Randall 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.

Randall 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.

Nationwide counties with similar HRSA profiles

Two peer sets for Randall County: active designation volume and primary-care HPSA score, ranked across the national county corpus.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Randall County a Medically Underserved Area?

Yes, Randall County is designated as a Medically Underserved Area (MUA) by HRSA. The MUA Index for this county is 58.1. MUA designation qualifies the area for enhanced federal funding and provider incentive programs.

How many healthcare shortage areas does Randall County have?

Randall County, TX has 2 Health Professional Shortage Area designations: 2 in primary care, 0 in mental health, and 0 in dental care, according to HRSA data.

What does Randall County's HPSA score of 14.0 mean?

14.0 in primary care falls under 17, so the shortage is formally designated but outside HRSA's high-priority tier.

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 48381. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) — download the normalized export on our open data page. PlainHealthAccess is not affiliated with HRSA or any government agency.