VA · Healthcare shortage profile
Fairfax City County, VA
Peak severity leads this reading: Fairfax City County's highest active HPSA score is 7.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 24,146.
- Active HPSAs
- 1
- Population
- 24,146
- Peak shortage score
- 7.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Fairfax City County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 1 active HPSA designation, more than 2% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 1
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 7
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 98%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Fairfax City County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Fairfax City County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
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 Fairfax City 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 Fairfax City 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): 2.5 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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100% of Fairfax City County's 1 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 1).
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Peak HPSA score 7.0 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, Fairfax City County carries 1 active designation, above 2% 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. Fairfax City County falls in the lower half of VA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 120 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: 51600. Population: 24,146.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only · mental health only on this FIPS. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Fairfax City 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 1 active (designated) HPSAs in Fairfax City County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| ME - Fairfax/Falls Church Mhca | mental_health | 7.0 |
Light-burden reading for Fairfax City County
Peak severity leads this reading: Fairfax City County's highest active HPSA score is 7.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Fairfax City County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 7.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Fairfax City County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Fairfax City County carries 1 active designation and sits below the national mid-pack (above 2% 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.
Fairfax City County falls in the lower half of VA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 120 of 133. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Counties near Fairfax City County's mental score of 7.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 7.0 (severity lead on this page is “ME - Fairfax/Falls Church MHCA”).
Teller County, CO
9.0 mental score · 24,710 pop.
Falls Church City County, VA
7.0 mental score · 14,658 pop.
Thomas County, NE
7.0 mental score · 669 pop.
Trumbull County, OH
6.0 mental score · 201,977 pop.
Walker County, TX
8.0 mental score · 76,400 pop.
Gem County, ID
8.0 mental score · 19,123 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Fairfax City County's peak score of 7.0?
- "ME - Fairfax/Falls Church MHCA" leads the active set (score 7.0; mental health; 86,752 people in the service area; ~2.5 FTE still needed on the record; designated 06/02/2023). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 1 active rows: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental.
- Why is Fairfax City County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Fairfax City County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- What provider types does Fairfax City County's severity cover?
- Active rows break down 0 primary care / 1 mental health / 0 dental. Closing published gaps would take about 2.5 additional clinician FTEs on this release.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 51600. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_MH.csv (mental health) — 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 51600 (Fairfax City County, VA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 1; peak score 7.0; signature peak score 7.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.