UT · Healthcare shortage profile
Juab County, UT
Peak severity leads this reading: Juab County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 11,786.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 11,786
- Peak shortage score
- 12.0
- MUA Index
- 52.6
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Juab 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
- Mental-health shortages
- 12
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Juab County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 6 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Juab County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
1 additional ZCTA 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 Juab County, UT 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 Juab County's active designations would take about 2.6 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.9 mental health, 0.7 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Juab 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 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, Juab 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. Juab County falls in the lower half of UT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 25 of 29. 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: 49023. Population: 11,786.
Medically Underserved Area
Active HPSA 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 2 active (designated) HPSAs in Juab County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Six County Mental Health Catchment Area | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Juab County | dental | 12.0 |
Light-burden reading for Juab County
Peak severity leads this reading: Juab County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Juab County's shortage runs equally deep in mental health and dental care: both scored 12.0 by HRSA, 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 52.6, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Juab 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.
Juab County falls in the lower half of UT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 25 of 29. 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 Juab County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Juab County's active designations: about 2.6 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Juab County's mental score of 12.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 12.0 (severity lead on this page is “Six County Mental Health Catchment Area”).
Brooke County, WV
12.0 mental score · 22,559 pop.
Fairfield County, CT
12.0 mental score · 957,419 pop.
York County, PA
12.0 mental score · 456,438 pop.
Olmsted County, MN
12.0 mental score · 162,847 pop.
Burleigh County, ND
12.0 mental score · 98,458 pop.
San Patricio County, TX
12.0 mental score · 68,755 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Juab County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Juab County carries an MUA designation (index 52.6; 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 Juab County's peak score of 12.0?
- "Six County Mental Health Catchment Area" leads the active set (score 12.0; mental health; 60,000 people in the service area; ~1.9 FTE still needed on the record; designated 05/08/1998). 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.
- Which other active designations sit under Juab County's severity reading?
- After "Six County Mental Health Catchment Area", the next active names on this release are "Six County Mental Health Catchment Area" and "Juab County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~2.6 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 49023. 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 49023 (Juab County, UT), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 12.0; signature peak score 12.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.