Does Piute County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?

Yes - Piute County carries an MUA designation (index 45.1; 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 Piute County's peak score of 14.0?

"CIRCLEVILLE CLINIC" leads the active set (score 14.0; mental health; 7,233 people in the service area; designated 10/05/2023). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.

Which other active designations sit under Piute County's severity reading?

After "CIRCLEVILLE CLINIC", the next active names on this release are "CIRCLEVILLE CLINIC", "Piute County", "CIRCLEVILLE CLINIC" and "Six County Mental Health Catchment Area". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~2.7 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Which federal pathways follow Piute County's high-severity geography?

Piute County's 6 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 "CIRCLEVILLE CLINIC".

Medically Underserved Area Designated · below priority line

UT · Healthcare shortage profile

Piute County, UT

Peak severity leads this reading: Piute County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 1,438.

Active HPSAs: 6
Population: 1,438
Peak shortage score: 14.0
MUA Index: 45.1

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Mid-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Piute County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 6 active HPSA designations, more than 54% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.

6
Active HPSA designations: 2
Mental-health shortages: 14
Peak severity score (of 26): Top 46%
US counties by volume

Few Census ZCTAs touch Piute County

The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Piute 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 Piute 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.

Closing Piute County's active designations would take about 2.7 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.4 primary care, 1.9 mental health, 0.4 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
33.3% of Piute County's 6 active designations are primary care.

Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 6).
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, Piute County carries 6 active designations, above 54% 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. Piute County falls in the upper half of UT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 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: 49031. Population: 1,438.

Below high-priority line

Piute County is designated, but no active score clears 17

6 active designations sit on this FIPS (2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental), and the peak severity is 14.0. That is a formal shortage footprint without HRSA's high-priority (≥17) tier, so NHSC placement geography is usually weaker here than on counties whose lead score clears the line.

Medically Underserved Area

MUA Designated

MUA Index: 45.1

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 12.0

Mental Health 14.0

Dental 11.0

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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Piute County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name	Type	Score	Status	Pop. Served
Circleville Clinic	mental_health	14.0	designated	7,233
Piute County	primary_care	12.0	designated	600
Circleville Clinic	primary_care	12.0	designated	6,476
Six County Mental Health Catchment Area	mental_health	12.0	designated	60,000
Circleville Clinic	dental	11.0	designated	7,233
Piute County	dental	7.0	designated	1,694

Moderate-burden reading for Piute County

Peak severity leads this reading: Piute County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Piute County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 14.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 12.0 of 25; Dental care reads 11.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 45.1, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.

Piute County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 54% of counties) with 6 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/2/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.

Piute County falls in the upper half of UT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 of 29. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.

Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Piute County

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Piute County's active designations: about 2.7 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Mental health 1.9 FTE (71%) Dental 0.4 FTE (16%) Primary care 0.4 FTE (14%)

Counties near Piute County's mental score of 14.0

One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 14.0 (severity lead on this page is “CIRCLEVILLE CLINIC”).

St. Clair County, MI

14.0 mental score · 160,383 pop.

Calvert County, MD

14.0 mental score · 92,783 pop.

Salem County, NJ

14.0 mental score · 64,837 pop.

Queen Anne's County, MD

14.0 mental score · 49,874 pop.

Tift County, GA

14.0 mental score · 41,344 pop.

Dorchester County, MD

14.0 mental score · 32,531 pop.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Piute County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?: Yes - Piute County carries an MUA designation (index 45.1; 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 Piute County's peak score of 14.0?: "CIRCLEVILLE CLINIC" leads the active set (score 14.0; mental health; 7,233 people in the service area; designated 10/05/2023). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
Which other active designations sit under Piute County's severity reading?: After "CIRCLEVILLE CLINIC", the next active names on this release are "CIRCLEVILLE CLINIC", "Piute County", "CIRCLEVILLE CLINIC" and "Six County Mental Health Catchment Area". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~2.7 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Which federal pathways follow Piute County's high-severity geography?: Piute County's 6 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 "CIRCLEVILLE CLINIC".

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 49031. 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 49031 (Piute County, UT), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 14.0; signature peak score 14.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.