PR · Healthcare shortage profile
Canovanas County, PR
Peak severity leads this reading: Canovanas County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 42,337.
- Active HPSAs
- 4
- Population
- 42,337
- Peak shortage score
- 25.0
- MUA Index
- 0.0
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Canovanas County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 4 active HPSA designations, more than 44% of the 3,289 real US counties, with dental the deepest gap.
- 4
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Dental shortages
- 25
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 56%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Canovanas County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Canovanas 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 Canovanas County, PR 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 Canovanas County's active designations would take about 2.9 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.9 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Canovanas County's 4 active designations are dental.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 4).
Corpus placement
Active-designation volume placement
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Canovanas County carries 4 active designations, above 44% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Canovanas County falls in the upper quarter of PR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 12 of 78. 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: 72029. Population: 42,337.
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 4 active (designated) HPSAs in Canovanas County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Concilio DE Salud Integral DE Loiza Inc | dental | 25.0 |
| Concilio DE Salud Integral DE Loiza Inc | primary_care | 22.0 |
| Concilio DE Salud Integral DE Loiza Inc | mental_health | 21.0 |
| LI - Canóvanas Municipio | dental | 20.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Canovanas County
Peak severity leads this reading: Canovanas County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Canovanas 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 22.0 of 25; Mental health reads 21.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 0.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Canovanas County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 44% of counties) with 4 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (1/1/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Canovanas County falls in the upper quarter of PR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 12 of 78. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Canovanas County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Dental
Dental
2 designations
- Primary care
Primary care
1 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
1 designations
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Canovanas County, PR · 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 Canovanas County's designations
Canovanas County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Canovanas County's 4 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 dental burden compares with the rest of PR before you draw conclusions from a single score. PR 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 Canovanas County's 25.0. Open Cook County, IL or Riverside County, CA next.
Showing 3 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Canovanas 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 “CONCILIO DE SALUD INTEGRAL DE LOIZA INC”).
Cook County, IL
25.0 dental score · 5,275,541 pop.
Riverside County, CA
25.0 dental score · 2,418,185 pop.
Broward County, FL
25.0 dental score · 1,944,375 pop.
Bronx County, NY
25.0 dental score · 1,472,654 pop.
Salt Lake County, UT
25.0 dental score · 1,185,238 pop.
Fresno County, CA
25.0 dental score · 1,008,654 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Canovanas County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Canovanas County carries an MUA designation (index 0.0; 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 Canovanas County's peak score of 25.0?
- "CONCILIO DE SALUD INTEGRAL DE LOIZA INC" leads the active set (score 25.0; dental; 46,728 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 4 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 2 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Canovanas County's severity reading?
- After "CONCILIO DE SALUD INTEGRAL DE LOIZA INC", the next active names on this release are "CONCILIO DE SALUD INTEGRAL DE LOIZA INC", "CONCILIO DE SALUD INTEGRAL DE LOIZA INC", "CONCILIO DE SALUD INTEGRAL DE LOIZA INC" and "LI - Canóvanas Municipio". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~2.9 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Canovanas County's high-severity geography?
- Canovanas County's 4 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 "CONCILIO DE SALUD INTEGRAL DE LOIZA INC".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 72029. 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 72029 (Canovanas County, PR), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 4; peak score 25.0; signature peak score 25.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.