VT · Healthcare shortage profile
Bennington County, VT
Peak severity leads this reading: Bennington County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 37,347.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 37,347
- Peak shortage score
- 15.0
- MUA Index
- MUA
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Bennington County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 5 active HPSA designations, more than 47% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 5
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 15
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Bennington County
Bennington County intersects 22 Census ZCTAs, above the 15-ZIP dense-tercile cut. Shortage designations still attach at the county (or smaller HPSA) grain; the ZIP list is geography, not a second severity score.
Largest land-share ZCTAs in this county
10 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 Bennington County, VT 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 Bennington County's active designations would take about 1 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.5 primary care, 0.5 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Bennington County's 5 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 1 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 5).
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Peak HPSA score 15.0 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, Bennington County carries 5 active designations, above 47% 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. Bennington County sits among the top three county rank positions in VT, at rank 3 of 14. 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: 50003. Population: 37,347.
Below high-priority line
Bennington County is designated, but no active score clears 17
5 active designations sit on this FIPS (2 primary care, 1 mental health, 2 dental), and the peak severity is 15.0. 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 5 active (designated) HPSAs in Bennington County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Battenkill Valley Health Center, Inc. | mental_health | 15.0 |
| Battenkill Valley Health Center, Inc. | dental | 14.0 |
| Wilmington | primary_care | 10.0 |
| Battenkill Valley Health Center, Inc. | primary_care | 7.0 |
| Bennington County | dental | 5.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Bennington County
Peak severity leads this reading: Bennington County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Bennington County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 15.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 10.0 of 25; Dental care reads 14.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, a separate HRSA designation from the HPSA records above.
Bennington County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 47% of counties) with 5 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/1/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Bennington County sits among the top three county rank positions in VT, at rank 3 of 14. 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 Bennington County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Bennington County's active designations: about 1 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Bennington County's mental score of 15.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 15.0 (severity lead on this page is “BATTENKILL VALLEY HEALTH CENTER, INC.”).
Anchorage County, AK
15.0 mental score · 291,247 pop.
Cass County, ND
15.0 mental score · 184,525 pop.
Gallatin County, MT
15.0 mental score · 118,960 pop.
Kershaw County, SC
15.0 mental score · 65,403 pop.
Washington County, VA
15.0 mental score · 53,935 pop.
De Kalb County, IN
15.0 mental score · 43,265 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Bennington County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Bennington County carries an MUA designation in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Which record sets Bennington County's peak score of 15.0?
- "BATTENKILL VALLEY HEALTH CENTER, INC." leads the active set (score 15.0; mental health; 6,614 people in the service area; designated 11/01/2013). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 2 primary care, 1 mental health, 2 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Bennington County's severity reading?
- After "BATTENKILL VALLEY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", the next active names on this release are "BATTENKILL VALLEY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", "BATTENKILL VALLEY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", "Wilmington" and "BATTENKILL VALLEY HEALTH CENTER, INC.". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~1 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Bennington County's high-severity geography?
- Bennington County's 5 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 "BATTENKILL VALLEY HEALTH CENTER, INC.".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 50003. 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 50003 (Bennington County, VT), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 15.0; signature peak score 15.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.