VA · Healthcare shortage profile
Franklin City County, VA
Peak severity leads this reading: Franklin City County's highest active HPSA score is 18.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 8,180.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 8,180
- Peak shortage score
- 18.0
- MUA Index
- 62.0
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Franklin City 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
- 18
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Franklin City County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersecting Franklin 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 Franklin 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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Peak HPSA score 18.0 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 Franklin City County's active designations would take about 3.5 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.3 primary care, 2.5 mental health, 0.7 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Franklin City 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).
Franklin City 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. Franklin City 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: 51620. Population: 8,180.
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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Franklin City County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| West Tidewater-MHCA | mental_health | 18.0 |
| Southampton County/Franklin City | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Southampton County/Franklin City | dental | 6.0 |
Light-burden reading for Franklin City County
Peak severity leads this reading: Franklin City County's highest active HPSA score is 18.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Franklin City County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 18.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 12.0 of 25; Dental care reads 6.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 62.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Franklin City 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.
Franklin City 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 Franklin City County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Franklin City County's active designations: about 3.5 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Acting on Franklin City County's high-priority mental health
Franklin City County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Franklin City County's high-priority mental health designations are where NHSC placement geography concentrates, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's mental health burden compares with the rest of VA before drawing conclusions from a single score. VA overview
- Check the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score against HRSA's designation thresholds. 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 near Franklin City County's mental score of 18.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 18.0 (severity lead on this page is “West Tidewater-MHCA”).
Caguas County, PR
18.0 mental score · 127,244 pop.
Cuyahoga County, OH
18.0 mental score · 1,264,817 pop.
Adams County, CO
18.0 mental score · 519,572 pop.
Cumberland County, NC
18.0 mental score · 334,728 pop.
Clay County, FL
18.0 mental score · 218,245 pop.
Indian River County, FL
18.0 mental score · 159,788 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Franklin City County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Franklin City County carries an MUA designation (index 62.0; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Which record sets Franklin City County's peak score of 18.0?
- "West Tidewater-MHCA" leads the active set (score 18.0; mental health; 37,198 people in the service area; ~2.5 FTE still needed on the record; designated 08/17/2021). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 3 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Franklin City County's severity reading?
- After "West Tidewater-MHCA", the next active names on this release are "West Tidewater-MHCA", "Southampton County/Franklin City" and "Southampton County/Franklin City". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3.5 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 51620. 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 51620 (Franklin City County, VA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 18.0; signature peak score 18.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.