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Culebra County, PR

Home to 1,792 residents, with 2 active HRSA shortage designations.

Active HPSAs
2
Population
1,792
Peak shortage score
14.0
MUA Index
0.0
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Light-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Culebra County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 2 active HPSA designations, more than 10% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.

2
Active HPSA designations
1
Dental shortages
14
Peak severity score (of 26)
Top 90%
US counties by volume

Key findings

What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Culebra 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.

  1. 50% of Culebra County's 2 active designations are primary care.

    Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 0 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 2).

  2. Closing Culebra County's active designations would take about 0.7 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.

    HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.4 primary care, 0.3 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

  3. 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, Culebra 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. Culebra County falls in the upper half of PR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 34 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: 72049. Population: 1,792.

Medically Underserved Area

MUA Designated
MUA Index: 0.0

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 13.0
Dental 14.0

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 2 active (designated) HPSAs in Culebra County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name Type Score
LI - Culebra Municipio dental 14.0
LI- Culebra primary_care 13.0

Light-burden reading for Culebra County

Dental care carries Culebra County's deepest shortage reading, 14.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 13.0 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.

Culebra 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.

Culebra County falls in the upper half of PR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 34 of 78. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.

Clinician FTE gap by care type

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Culebra County's active designations: a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Nationwide counties with similar HRSA profiles

Two peer sets for Culebra County: active designation volume and primary-care HPSA score, ranked across the national county corpus.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Culebra County a Medically Underserved Area?

Yes, Culebra County is designated as a Medically Underserved Area (MUA) by HRSA. The MUA Index for this county is 0.0. MUA designation qualifies the area for enhanced federal funding and provider incentive programs.

How many healthcare shortage areas does Culebra County have?

Culebra County, PR has 2 Health Professional Shortage Area designations: 1 in primary care, 0 in mental health, and 1 in dental care, according to HRSA data.

What does Culebra County's HPSA score of 14.0 mean?

14.0 in dental care falls under 17, so the shortage is formally designated but outside HRSA's high-priority tier.

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 72049. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) 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.