VA · Healthcare shortage profile
Rockingham County, VA
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Rockingham County's active designations would take about 18 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 83,757.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 83,757
- Peak shortage score
- 17.0
- MUA Index
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Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Rockingham County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 3 active HPSA designations, more than 20% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 3
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 17
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Rockingham County
Rockingham 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 Rockingham 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.
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Peak HPSA score 17.0 clears HRSA's 17-point high-priority line.
Scores at or above 17 on the 0–25/26 scales open NHSC placement priority for the matching provider type; eligibility still follows the designated area, not the county boundary alone.
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Closing Rockingham County's active designations would take about 18 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 7.7 primary care, 2.5 mental health, 7.3 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Rockingham County's 3 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 3).
Rockingham County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
3 Top 80% higher than 20% of 3,289 real US counties
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more real US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source HRSA Data Warehouse, designated HPSAs · 2026
State peer position. Rockingham County falls in the upper half of VA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 55 of 133. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 51165. Population: 83,757.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Rockingham 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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Rockingham County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI-Rockingham County/Harrisonburg City | mental_health | 17.0 |
| LI-Harrisonburg/Rockingham | dental | 17.0 |
| LI-Harrisonburg/Rockingham | primary_care | 14.0 |
Light-burden reading for Rockingham County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Rockingham County's active designations would take about 18 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Rockingham County's shortage runs equally deep in mental health and dental care: both scored 17.0 by HRSA, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 14.0 of 25. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Rockingham County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Rockingham County carries 3 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 20% 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.
Rockingham County falls in the upper half of VA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 55 of 133. 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 Rockingham County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 18 FTE across Rockingham County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Rockingham County, VA · 2026 HRSA designation data updated quarterly; HPSA scores 0-25 (primary/mental) and 0-26 (dental); higher = greater shortage severity. Coverage tiers from U.S. Census ACS PUMS + KFF state tracker.
Acting on Rockingham County's designations
Rockingham County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Rockingham County's 3 active designations make providers here eligible for National Health Service Corps loan repayment, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's primary care burden compares with the rest of VA before you draw conclusions from a single score. VA overview
- Check whether an area clears HRSA's 3,500:1 population-to-provider threshold with the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score. HPSA score lookup
HPSA scores describe shortage severity within HRSA's designation criteria, not the availability of any individual provider. For a specific appointment, contact a provider or your insurer; use HRSA's current tools to verify a designation.
Counties with a matching designation count to Rockingham County's 3
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 3 - the inventory behind the ~18 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is the largest clinician FTE gap inside Rockingham County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~18 FTE, with primary care the largest slice (7.7). "LI-Rockingham County/Harrisonburg City" is the highest-scored active row (score 17.0; mental health; 4,276 people in the service area; ~2.5 FTE still needed on the record; designated 05/04/2018). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Why is Rockingham County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Rockingham County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- Which named designations drive Rockingham County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "LI-Rockingham County/Harrisonburg City", "LI-Harrisonburg/Rockingham" and "LI-Harrisonburg/Rockingham". Discipline counts: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental across 3 designated rows.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 51165. 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 51165 (Rockingham County, VA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 17.0; signature 18 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.