VA · Healthcare shortage profile
Staunton City County, VA
Peak severity leads this reading: Staunton City County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 25,750.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 25,750
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Staunton City County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 2 active HPSA designations, more than 10% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 2
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Staunton City County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Staunton 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 Staunton 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 Staunton 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 mental health, 0.5 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Staunton City County's 2 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 2).
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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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Staunton City County carries 2 active designations, above 10% 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. Staunton City County falls in the lower half of VA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 102 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: 51790. Population: 25,750.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Staunton 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 2 active (designated) HPSAs in Staunton City County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI-Valley Mhca | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Augusta County/Staunton City/Waynesboro City | dental | 8.0 |
Light-burden reading for Staunton City County
Peak severity leads this reading: Staunton City County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Staunton City 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. Dental care reads 8.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Staunton City County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Staunton City County carries 2 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 10% 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.
Staunton City County falls in the lower half of VA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 102 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 Staunton City County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Staunton City County's active designations: about 2.5 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Staunton City County's mental score of 16.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI-Valley MHCA”).
Randolph County, NC
16.0 mental score · 144,171 pop.
Wayne County, OH
16.0 mental score · 116,894 pop.
Laramie County, WY
16.0 mental score · 100,512 pop.
Cullman County, AL
16.0 mental score · 87,866 pop.
St. Lucie County, FL
16.0 mental score · 329,226 pop.
Deschutes County, OR
16.0 mental score · 198,253 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Staunton City County's peak score of 16.0?
- "LI-Valley MHCA" leads the active set (score 16.0; mental health; 4,396 people in the service area; ~2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 08/06/2021). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 2 active rows: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Why is Staunton City County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Staunton City County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- Which other active designations sit under Staunton City County's severity reading?
- After "LI-Valley MHCA", the next active names on this release are "LI-Valley MHCA" and "Augusta County/Staunton City/Waynesboro City". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~2.5 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 51790. This county’s designations come from 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 51790 (Staunton City County, VA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.