TX · Healthcare shortage profile
Webb County, TX
Peak severity leads this reading: Webb County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 267,114.
- Active HPSAs
- 7
- Population
- 267,114
- Peak shortage score
- 25.0
- MUA Index
- 54.3
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Webb County carries a heavier shortage burden than most US counties - 7 active HPSA designations, more than 70% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 7
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Dental shortages
- 25
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 30%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Webb 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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Peak HPSA score 25.0 clears HRSA's 17-point high-priority line.
Scores at or above 17 on the 0–25/26 scales open NHSC placement priority for the matching provider type; eligibility still follows the designated area, not the county boundary alone.
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Closing Webb County's active designations would take about 79 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 37 primary care, 18 mental health, 24 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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42.9% of Webb County's 7 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 3 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 7).
Webb County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
10 Census ZCTAs intersect Webb County, between the 9 and 15 ZIP cuts across published counties: neither a postage-stamp footprint nor a metro-scale lattice.
Largest land-share ZCTAs
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.
Corpus placement
Active-designation volume placement
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Webb County carries 7 active designations, above 70% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Webb County falls in the upper quarter of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 22 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: 48479. Population: 267,114.
Medically Underserved Area
Peak severity scores
Current designated records only. Scores range 0–25 (primary/mental health), 0–26 (dental). Higher = greater need. What counts as a high score?
Highest-severity HPSA designations
All 7 active (designated) HPSAs in Webb County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gateway Community Health Center, Inc. | dental | 25.0 |
| Gateway Community Health Center, Inc. | primary_care | 21.0 |
| Gateway Community Health Center, Inc. | mental_health | 21.0 |
| LI-Webb County | dental | 19.0 |
| South SA- Webb County | primary_care | 18.0 |
| Mhca 6 - Border Region | mental_health | 18.0 |
| LI- North SA- Webb County | primary_care | 12.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Webb County
Peak severity leads this reading: Webb County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Webb County's deepest shortage reading, 25.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 21.0 of 25; Mental health reads 21.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 54.3, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Webb County above 70% of real US counties (7 active designations: 3 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 25.0. The table on this page lists the highest-severity records first so a reader can see which named facilities, geographies, or population groups drive that burden without treating the county total as a personal appointment forecast.
Webb County falls in the upper quarter of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 22 of 254. Heavy-burden counties are where NHSC placement, Community Health Center grant geography, and related federal instruments concentrate; eligibility still follows the designated area and provider type, not the county boundary alone.
Webb County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Primary care
Primary care
3 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
2 designations
- Dental
Dental
2 designations
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Webb County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Webb County's active designations: about 79 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Webb County, TX · 2026 HRSA designation data updated quarterly; HPSA scores 0-25 (primary/mental) and 0-26 (dental); higher = greater shortage severity. Coverage tiers from U.S. Census ACS PUMS + KFF state tracker.
Acting on a heavy-burden county
Webb County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Webb County's 7 active designations make providers here eligible for National Health Service Corps loan repayment, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's primary care burden compares with the rest of TX before you draw conclusions from a single score. TX overview
- Check whether an area clears HRSA's 3,500:1 population-to-provider threshold with the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score. HPSA score lookup
HPSA scores describe shortage severity within HRSA's designation criteria, not the availability of any individual provider. For a specific appointment, contact a provider or your insurer; use HRSA's current tools to verify a designation.
Counties With a Similar Dental Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA dental HPSA score is closest to Webb County's 25.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Cook County, IL and Riverside County, CA.
Showing 6 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Webb County's dental score of 25.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 25.0 (severity lead on this page is “GATEWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.”).
Cook County, IL
25.0 dental score · 5,275,541 pop.
Riverside County, CA
25.0 dental score · 2,418,185 pop.
Broward County, FL
25.0 dental score · 1,944,375 pop.
Bronx County, NY
25.0 dental score · 1,472,654 pop.
Salt Lake County, UT
25.0 dental score · 1,185,238 pop.
Fresno County, CA
25.0 dental score · 1,008,654 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Webb County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Webb County carries an MUA designation (index 54.3; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Which record sets Webb County's peak score of 25.0?
- "GATEWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC." leads the active set (score 25.0; dental; 122,579 people in the service area; designated 12/02/2003). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 7 active rows: 3 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Webb County's severity reading?
- After "GATEWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", the next active names on this release are "GATEWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", "GATEWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", "GATEWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC." and "LI-Webb County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~79 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Webb County's high-severity geography?
- Webb County's 7 active designations can open NHSC placement, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers, eligibility follows the designated area and provider type, not merely the county line around "GATEWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.".
- How does Webb County's peak severity sit inside TX?
- Webb County holds 7 active HPSA rows with peak 25.0. Webb County falls in the upper quarter of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 22 of 254. Score-nearest national peers appear below when the peer module renders. Score-nearest counties on this release include Cook County, IL and Riverside County, CA.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 48479. 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 48479 (Webb County, TX), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 7; peak score 25.0; signature peak score 25.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.