PR · Healthcare shortage profile
Guaynabo County, PR
Peak severity leads this reading: Guaynabo County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 89,780.
- Active HPSAs
- 4
- Population
- 89,780
- Peak shortage score
- 14.0
- MUA Index
- -
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Guaynabo 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
- 14
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 56%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Guaynabo 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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Closing Guaynabo County's active designations would take about 7.4 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.6 primary care, 1.3 mental health, 4.6 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Guaynabo County's 4 active designations are dental.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 4).
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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.
Guaynabo County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
10 Census ZCTAs intersect Guaynabo 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
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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Guaynabo County carries 4 active designations, above 44% 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. Guaynabo 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: 72061. Population: 89,780.
Below high-priority line
Guaynabo County is designated, but no active score clears 17
4 active designations sit on this FIPS (1 primary care, 1 mental health, 2 dental), and the peak severity is 14.0. That is a formal shortage footprint without HRSA's high-priority (≥17) tier, so NHSC placement geography is usually weaker here than on counties whose lead score clears the line.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Guaynabo 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 4 active (designated) HPSAs in Guaynabo County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Guaynabo Municipio | dental | 14.0 |
| Mdc - Guaynabo | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Mdc - Guaynabo | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Mdc - Guaynabo | dental | 12.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Guaynabo County
Peak severity leads this reading: Guaynabo County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Guaynabo 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 12.0 of 25; Mental health reads 12.0 of 25. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Guaynabo County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Guaynabo 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.
Guaynabo 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.
Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Guaynabo County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Guaynabo County's active designations: about 7.4 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Guaynabo County's dental score of 14.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 14.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI - Guaynabo Municipio”).
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Guaynabo County's peak score of 14.0?
- "LI - Guaynabo Municipio" leads the active set (score 14.0; dental; 29,118 people in the service area; ~2.9 FTE still needed on the record; designated 11/07/2023). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 4 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 2 dental.
- Why is Guaynabo County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Guaynabo 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 Guaynabo County's severity reading?
- After "LI - Guaynabo Municipio", the next active names on this release are "LI - Guaynabo Municipio", "MDC - Guaynabo", "MDC - Guaynabo" and "MDC - Guaynabo". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~7.4 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Guaynabo County's high-severity geography?
- Guaynabo 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 "LI - Guaynabo Municipio".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 72061. 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 72061 (Guaynabo County, PR), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 4; peak score 14.0; signature peak score 14.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.