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VA · Healthcare shortage profile

Frederick County, VA

Home to 91,419 residents, with 6 active HRSA shortage designations.

Active HPSAs
6
Population
91,419
Peak shortage score
16.0
MUA Index
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Mid-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Frederick 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

Key findings

What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Frederick County, VA 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.

  1. 33.3% of Frederick 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).

  2. Closing Frederick County's active designations would take about 11 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.

    HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 4 primary care, 4.3 mental health, 2.9 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

  3. 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, Frederick 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. Frederick County falls in the upper quarter of VA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 21 of 133. 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: 51069. Population: 91,419.

Below high-priority line

Frederick 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.

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 16.0
Mental Health 16.0
Dental 15.0

Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Frederick County in the current HRSA release, federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone. 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 Frederick County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name Type Score
MI - Frederick County/Winchester City primary_care 16.0
Valley Health Winchester Family Practice mental_health 16.0
MI - Frederick County/Winchester City dental 15.0
Valley Health Winchester Family Practice dental 15.0
Valley Health Winchester Family Practice primary_care 14.0
LI - Northwestern Mhca mental_health 14.0

Moderate-burden reading for Frederick County

Frederick County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and mental health: both scored 16.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Frederick County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.

Frederick 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.

Frederick County falls in the upper quarter of VA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 21 of 133. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.

Clinician FTE gap by care type

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

Nationwide counties with similar HRSA profiles

Two peer sets for Frederick County: active designation volume and primary-care HPSA score, ranked across the national county corpus.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many healthcare shortage areas does Frederick County have?

Frederick County, VA has 6 Health Professional Shortage Area designations: 2 in primary care, 2 in mental health, and 2 in dental care, according to HRSA data.

Is Frederick County a Medically Underserved Area?

Frederick County does not currently have a Medically Underserved Area (MUA) designation from HRSA. However, the county may still have individual HPSA designations for specific provider types.

What does Frederick County's HPSA score of 16.0 mean?

16.0 in primary care and mental health falls under 17, so the shortage is formally designated but outside HRSA's high-priority tier.

What healthcare providers are needed in Frederick County?

Based on HRSA shortage designations, Frederick County needs additional providers in primary care (family physicians, internists, pediatricians), mental health (psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers), and dental care (dentists, dental hygienists). The National Health Service Corps offers loan repayment and scholarship programs for providers who serve in designated shortage areas.

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 51069. 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.