VA · Healthcare shortage profile
Warren County, VA
Designation volume is the standout signal for Warren County: 12 active HPSA records, above 85% of real US counties. Population 40,727.
- Active HPSAs
- 12
- Population
- 40,727
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- -
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Warren County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 12 active HPSA designations, more than 85% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 12
- Active HPSA designations
- 4
- Mental-health shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 15%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Warren 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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Closing Warren County's active designations would take about 9 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.1 primary care, 4.3 mental health, 4.6 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Warren County's 12 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 4 primary care, 4 mental health, 4 dental (denominator 12).
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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.
Few Census ZCTAs touch Warren County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Warren 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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Warren County carries 12 active designations, above 85% 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. Warren County sits among the top three county rank positions in VA, at rank 2 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: 51187. Population: 40,727.
Below high-priority line
Warren County is designated, but no active score clears 17
12 active designations sit on this FIPS (4 primary care, 4 mental health, 4 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.
Peak severity scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Warren 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 12 active (designated) HPSAs in Warren County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Valley Health Shenandoah Medical Associates | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Valley Health Multispecialty Clinic Commerce Ave | mental_health | 16.0 |
| VH Warren Memorial Hospital Family Medicine | mental_health | 16.0 |
| VH Warren Memorial Hospital Family Medicine | dental | 15.0 |
| Valley Health Shenandoah Medical Associates | dental | 15.0 |
| Valley Health Multispecialty Clinic Commerce Ave | dental | 15.0 |
| LI - Northwestern Mhca | mental_health | 14.0 |
| Valley Health Shenandoah Medical Associates | primary_care | 12.0 |
| VH Warren Memorial Hospital Family Medicine | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Valley Health Multispecialty Clinic Commerce Ave | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Warren County | dental | 9.0 |
| Warren County | primary_care | 7.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Warren County
Designation volume is the standout signal for Warren County: 12 active HPSA records, above 85% of real US counties. Warren County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 16.0 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 15.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Warren County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Volume places Warren County above 85% of real US counties (12 active designations: 4 primary care, 4 mental health, 4 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 16.0. The table on this page lists the highest-severity records first so a reader can see which named facilities, geographies, or population groups drive that burden without treating the county total as a personal appointment forecast.
Warren County sits among the top three county rank positions in VA, at rank 2 of 133. Heavy-burden counties are where NHSC placement, Community Health Center grant geography, and related federal instruments concentrate; eligibility still follows the designated area and provider type, not the county boundary alone.
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Warren County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Warren County's active designations: about 9 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
High-volume peers of Warren County (12 active)
One peer set for this volume-led county: nearest active designation count to 12 across the national corpus.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What makes up Warren County's 12 active HPSA designations?
- 12 Designated rows (4 primary care, 4 mental health, 4 dental). Highest-scored name on this release: "VALLEY HEALTH SHENANDOAH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES" (score 16.0; mental health; 100,465 people in the service area; designated 11/24/2025). Also active: "VALLEY HEALTH MULTISPECIALTY CLINIC COMMERCE AVE", "VH WARREN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FAMILY MEDICINE", "VH WARREN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FAMILY MEDICINE". Above 85% of real US counties by volume.
- Why is Warren County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Warren County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- What does volume-plus-score look like for Warren County?
- Peak active score 16.0 in mental health stays under the 17-point line while volume sits at 12 rows.
- What clinician need sits behind Warren County's designation volume?
- Closing published gaps would take about 9 additional clinician FTEs (id-de-duped providers_needed). "VALLEY HEALTH SHENANDOAH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES" is the severity lead inside that inventory.
- Which federal programs follow Warren County's designation volume?
- 12 active designations can open NHSC placement, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers, by designated area and provider type, not by county line alone.
- How does Warren County's volume compare inside VA?
- 12 active HPSA rows · peak 16.0. Warren County sits among the top three county rank positions in VA, at rank 2 of 133. Score-nearest counties on this release include Randolph County, NC and Wayne County, OH.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 51187. 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 51187 (Warren County, VA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 12; peak score 16.0; signature 12 active designations. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.