VA · Healthcare shortage profile
Newport News City County, VA
Peak severity leads this reading: Newport News City County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 186,247.
- Active HPSAs
- 6
- Population
- 186,247
- Peak shortage score
- 25.0
- MUA Index
- 61.0
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Newport News City 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
- Dental shortages
- 25
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 46%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Newport News City County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 8 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Newport News City County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
3 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 Newport News 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 25.0 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 Newport News City County's active designations would take about 20 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.7 primary care, 5.8 mental health, 13 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Newport News City 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).
Corpus placement
Active-designation volume placement
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Newport News City County carries 6 active designations, above 54% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Newport News City 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: 51700. Population: 186,247.
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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Newport News City County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Peninsula Institute For Community Health, Inc | dental | 25.0 |
| Peninsula Institute For Community Health, Inc | mental_health | 22.0 |
| Peninsula Institute For Community Health, Inc | primary_care | 20.0 |
| Hampton-Newport News Mhca-LI | mental_health | 17.0 |
| LI - Newport News City | dental | 17.0 |
| LI-Newport News | primary_care | 11.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Newport News City County
Peak severity leads this reading: Newport News City County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Newport News City County's deepest shortage reading, 25.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 20.0 of 25; Mental health reads 22.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 61.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Newport News City 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.
Newport News City 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.
Newport News City County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Primary care
Primary care
2 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
2 designations
- Dental
Dental
2 designations
Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Newport News City County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Newport News City County's active designations: about 20 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Newport News City 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 Newport News City County's designations
Newport News City County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Newport News City County's 6 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.
Nearby dental score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active dental HPSA score to Newport News City County's 25.0. Open Fulton County, GA or Erie County, NY next.
Showing 3 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Newport News City County's dental score of 25.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 25.0 (severity lead on this page is “PENINSULA INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH, INC”).
Fulton County, GA
25.0 dental score · 1,066,710 pop.
Erie County, NY
25.0 dental score · 954,236 pop.
El Paso County, TX
25.0 dental score · 865,657 pop.
Miami-Dade County, FL
25.0 dental score · 2,701,767 pop.
Tarrant County, TX
25.0 dental score · 2,110,640 pop.
Philadelphia County, PA
25.0 dental score · 1,603,797 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Newport News City County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Newport News City County carries an MUA designation (index 61.0; 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 Newport News City County's peak score of 25.0?
- "PENINSULA INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH, INC" leads the active set (score 25.0; dental; 195,214 people in the service area; designated 10/26/2002). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Newport News City County's severity reading?
- After "PENINSULA INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH, INC", the next active names on this release are "PENINSULA INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH, INC", "PENINSULA INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH, INC", "PENINSULA INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH, INC" and "Hampton-Newport News MHCA-LI". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~20 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Newport News City County's high-severity geography?
- Newport News City County's 6 active designations can open NHSC placement, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers, eligibility follows the designated area and provider type, not merely the county line around "PENINSULA INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH, INC".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 51700. 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 51700 (Newport News City County, VA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 25.0; signature peak score 25.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.