WI · Healthcare shortage profile
Richland County, WI
Peak severity leads this reading: Richland County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 17,304.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 17,304
- Peak shortage score
- 14.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Richland 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
- 14
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Richland 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 Richland County's active designations would take about 1.7 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.8 primary care, 0.4 mental health, 0.5 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Richland 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).
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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.
Richland County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
15 Census ZCTAs intersect Richland 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
7 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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Richland County carries 3 active designations, above 20% 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. Richland County falls in the lower half of WI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 44 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: 55103. Population: 17,304.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Richland 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 Richland County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI-Richland County | mental_health | 14.0 |
| LI-Richland County | primary_care | 13.0 |
| LI - Richland County | dental | 11.0 |
Light-burden reading for Richland County
Peak severity leads this reading: Richland County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Richland 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. Primary care reads 13.0 of 25; Dental care reads 11.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Richland County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Richland 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.
Richland County falls in the lower half of WI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 44 of 71. 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 Richland County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Richland County's active designations: about 1.7 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Richland 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 “LI-Richland 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 Richland County's peak score of 14.0?
- "LI-Richland County" leads the active set (score 14.0; mental health; 5,359 people in the service area; ~0.4 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/18/2022). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 3 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Why is Richland County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Richland 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 Richland County's severity reading?
- After "LI-Richland County", the next active names on this release are "LI-Richland County", "LI-Richland County" and "LI - Richland County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~1.7 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 55103. 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 55103 (Richland County, WI), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 14.0; signature peak score 14.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.