TX · Healthcare shortage profile
Somervell County, TX
Peak severity leads this reading: Somervell County's highest active HPSA score is 13.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 9,205.
- Active HPSAs
- 1
- Population
- 9,205
- Peak shortage score
- 13.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Somervell County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 1 active HPSA designation, more than 2% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 1
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 13
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 98%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Somervell County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Somervell County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
2 additional ZCTAs 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 Somervell 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 Somervell County's active designations would take about 0.5 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.5 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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100% of Somervell County's 1 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 1).
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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, Somervell County carries 1 active designation, above 2% 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. Somervell County falls in the lower half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 239 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: 48425. Population: 9,205.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only · mental health only on this FIPS. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Somervell 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 1 active (designated) HPSAs in Somervell County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Somervell County | mental_health | 13.0 |
Light-burden reading for Somervell County
Peak severity leads this reading: Somervell County's highest active HPSA score is 13.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Somervell County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 13.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Somervell County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Somervell County carries 1 active designation and sits below the national mid-pack (above 2% 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.
Somervell County falls in the lower half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 239 of 254. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Counties near Somervell County's mental score of 13.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 13.0 (severity lead on this page is “Somervell County”).
Wayne County, MS
13.0 mental score · 19,779 pop.
Camden County, NJ
13.0 mental score · 523,485 pop.
Alexandria City County, VA
13.0 mental score · 159,467 pop.
Chaves County, NM
13.0 mental score · 65,157 pop.
Hancock County, MS
13.0 mental score · 46,053 pop.
Clinton County, PA
13.0 mental score · 37,450 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Somervell County's peak score of 13.0?
- "Somervell County" leads the active set (score 13.0; mental health; 9,342 people in the service area; ~0.5 FTE still needed on the record; designated 02/12/1990). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 1 active rows: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental.
- Why is Somervell County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Somervell County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- What provider types does Somervell County's severity cover?
- Active rows break down 0 primary care / 1 mental health / 0 dental. Closing published gaps would take about 0.5 additional clinician FTEs on this release.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 48425. This county’s designations come from 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 48425 (Somervell County, TX), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 1; peak score 13.0; signature peak score 13.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.