WV · Healthcare shortage profile
Wood County, WV
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Wood County's active designations would take about 18 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 84,296.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 84,296
- Peak shortage score
- 17.0
- MUA Index
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Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Wood 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
- Primary-care shortages
- 17
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Wood County, WV 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 17.0 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 Wood County's active designations would take about 18 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 8.2 primary care, 2 mental health, 7.6 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Wood 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).
Wood County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
13 Census ZCTAs intersect Wood County, between the 9 and 15 ZIP cuts across published counties: neither a postage-stamp footprint nor a metro-scale lattice.
Largest land-share ZCTAs
5 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.
Wood 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. Wood County falls in the lower half of WV counties by active-designation volume, at rank 41 of 55. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 54107. Population: 84,296.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Wood 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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Wood County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI-Wood County | primary_care | 17.0 |
| LI-Wood County | mental_health | 16.0 |
| LI-Wood County | dental | 15.0 |
Light-burden reading for Wood County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Wood County's active designations would take about 18 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Primary care is where Wood County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 17.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Mental health reads 16.0 of 25; Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Wood County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Wood 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.
Wood County falls in the lower half of WV counties by active-designation volume, at rank 41 of 55. 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 Wood County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 18 FTE across Wood County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Acting on Wood County's high-priority primary care
Wood County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Wood County's high-priority primary care designations are where NHSC placement geography concentrates, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's primary care burden compares with the rest of WV before drawing conclusions from a single score. WV 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 with a matching designation count to Wood County's 3
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 3 - the inventory behind the ~18 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is the largest clinician FTE gap inside Wood County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~18 FTE, with primary care the largest slice (8.2). "LI-Wood County" is the highest-scored active row (score 17.0; primary care; 5,689 people in the service area; ~8.2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 05/26/2017). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Why is Wood County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Wood County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- Which named designations drive Wood County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "LI-Wood County", "LI-Wood County" and "LI-Wood County". Discipline counts: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental across 3 designated rows.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 54107. 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 54107 (Wood County, WV), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 17.0; signature 18 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.