WI · Healthcare shortage profile
Lincoln County, WI
Peak severity leads this reading: Lincoln County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 28,415.
- Active HPSAs
- 1
- Population
- 28,415
- Peak shortage score
- 14.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Lincoln 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
- 14
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 98%
- US counties by volume
Based on HRSA primary/mental/dental shortage severity, Medically Underserved Area status, and estimated unmet provider need -- not patient outcomes, insurance access, facility quality, or wait times.
Few Census ZCTAs touch Lincoln County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Lincoln County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
2 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 Lincoln County, WI 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 Lincoln County's active designations would take about 1.9 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.9 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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100% of Lincoln 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 14.0 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, Lincoln 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. Lincoln County falls in the lower half of WI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 55 of 71. 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: 55069. Population: 28,415.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only · mental health only on this FIPS. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County | mental_health | 14.0 |
Light-burden reading for Lincoln County
Peak severity leads this reading: Lincoln County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Lincoln County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 14.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Lincoln County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Lincoln 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.
Lincoln County falls in the lower half of WI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 55 of 71. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Counties near Lincoln County's mental score of 14.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 14.0 (severity lead on this page is “Lincoln County”).
Knox County, ME
14.0 mental score · 40,607 pop.
Morris County, NJ
14.0 mental score · 509,285 pop.
Bayamon County, PR
14.0 mental score · 185,187 pop.
Lowndes County, GA
14.0 mental score · 118,251 pop.
Boone County, IN
14.0 mental score · 70,812 pop.
Eagle County, CO
14.0 mental score · 55,731 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Lincoln County's peak score of 14.0?
- "Lincoln County" leads the active set (score 14.0; mental health; 27,890 people in the service area; ~1.9 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/16/2022). 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 Lincoln County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Lincoln County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- What provider types does Lincoln County's severity cover?
- Active rows break down 0 primary care / 1 mental health / 0 dental. Closing published gaps would take about 1.9 additional clinician FTEs on this release.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 55069. 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 55069 (Lincoln County, WI), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 1; peak score 14.0; signature peak score 14.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.