UT · Healthcare shortage profile
Wayne County, UT
Peak severity leads this reading: Wayne County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 2,486.
- Active HPSAs
- 6
- Population
- 2,486
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- 57.7
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Wayne 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
- Primary-care shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 46%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Wayne County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 6 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Wayne 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County's active designations would take about 2.5 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 primary care, 1.9 mental health, 0.1 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Wayne 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).
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Peak HPSA score 16.0 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, Wayne 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. Wayne 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: 49055. Population: 2,486.
Below high-priority line
Wayne 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 16.0. 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
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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Wayne County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Juab County | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Wayne Community Health Centers Inc | mental_health | 15.0 |
| Wayne Community Health Centers Inc | dental | 13.0 |
| Six County Mental Health Catchment Area | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Wayne Community Health Centers Inc | primary_care | 11.0 |
| Hanksville Service Area | dental | 8.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Wayne County
Peak severity leads this reading: Wayne County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Wayne County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 16.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Mental health reads 15.0 of 25; Dental care reads 13.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 57.7, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Wayne 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.
Wayne 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 Wayne County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Wayne County's active designations: about 2.5 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Wayne County's primary score of 16.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “Juab County”).
Cumberland County, ME
16.0 primary score · 303,069 pop.
Deschutes County, OR
16.0 primary score · 198,253 pop.
Charles County, MD
16.0 primary score · 166,617 pop.
Oswego County, NY
16.0 primary score · 117,525 pop.
Highlands County, FL
16.0 primary score · 101,235 pop.
Santa Clara County, CA
16.0 primary score · 1,936,259 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Wayne County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Wayne County carries an MUA designation (index 57.7; 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 Wayne County's peak score of 16.0?
- "Juab County" leads the active set (score 16.0; primary care; 700 people in the service area; ~0.5 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/10/2026). 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 Wayne County's severity reading?
- After "Juab County", the next active names on this release are "Juab County", "WAYNE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INC", "WAYNE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INC" and "Six County Mental Health Catchment Area". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~2.5 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Wayne County's high-severity geography?
- Wayne 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 "Juab County".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 49055. 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 49055 (Wayne County, UT), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.