HRSA Counties Indexed
4
with HPSA / MUA coverage
State healthcare shortage profile
Federated States of Micronesia Healthcare Shortage Areas
24 active HRSA Health Professional Shortage Area designations and 4 Medically Underserved Areas across Federated States of Micronesia.
- Total HPSAs
- 24
- Primary care
- 8
- Mental health
- 8
- Dental
- 8
The verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Federated States of Micronesia carries 24 active shortage designations across 4 counties; Chuuk County has the largest county count at 6. About 0.0% of residents live in a geographic shortage county.
- 24
- Active HPSA designations
- 8
- Primary-care shortages
- 4
- Medically underserved areas
- 0.0%
- Residents in a shortage county
Medically Underserved Areas
4
Residents in Geographic Shortage Areas
0
% Residents in Geographic Shortage
0.0%
Discipline Mix
8 / 8 / 8 PC/MH/D
Primary care · Mental health · Dental
% Residents in Geographic Shortage-Designated Counties 0.0%
Federated States of Micronesia Shortage Designations by Care Type
How Federated States of Micronesia's 24 active HRSA designations split across the three provider categories. According to KFF's May 2026 tracker, Federated States of Micronesia has not adopted ACA Medicaid expansion. That policy context does not measure provider supply, appointment availability, or care quality.
Federated States of Micronesia HPSA designations by type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations, by provider category.
- Primary care
Primary care
8 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
8 designations
- Dental
Dental
8 designations
Counties in Federated States of Micronesia, by shortage volume
All 4Federated States of Micronesia counties, ranked by active HPSA designations across primary care, mental health, and dental.
Medically Underserved Areas in Federated States of Micronesia
All 4 MUA designations in Federated States of Micronesia, lowest MUA Index first.
| Name | MUA Index |
|---|---|
| Kosrae State | 24.6 |
| Chuuk State | 29.9 |
| Yap State | 34.5 |
| Pohnpei State | 46.3 |
Lowest-density reading for Federated States of Micronesia
Relative to other states and territories, Federated States of Micronesia is in the lowest-density quarter (24 active designations). A low state total is not evidence that local access is adequate everywhere: facility and population-group designations can still open NHSC or FQHC geography inside individual counties.
Inspect the 4 indexed counties on this page before treating today's low state rank as a settled access verdict. About 0.0% of residents live in a geographic shortage county.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are there doctor shortages in Federated States of Micronesia? ▼
Yes. Federated States of Micronesia has 24 Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), including 8 in primary care, 8 in mental health, and 8 in dental care. About 0.0% of Federated States of Micronesia residents live in a county that HRSA has designated as a geographic (whole-community) shortage area; additional residents are covered by population-group and facility designations counted separately.
What are HPSAs? ▼
Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) are federal designations by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) identifying communities with insufficient healthcare providers. HPSAs are categorized into three types: primary care, mental health, and dental. In Federated States of Micronesia, there are 24 designated HPSAs and 4 Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs).
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse HRSA Data Warehouse Not affiliated with HRSA
Choose the next comparison
Use Federated States of Micronesia's designation totals as a starting point, then move to the comparison that answers the next decision without treating a shortage designation as a personal care outcome.
- Compare Federated States of Micronesia's primary-care shortage record with every other state before drawing conclusions from a raw total; population and geography affect designation counts. Compare states
- Chuuk County has the most active HPSA designations in this state profile. Open its county record to inspect the local primary-care, mental-health, and dental breakdown. Open county profile
- Use the national statistics reference for the source vintage, aggregate context, and methodology behind these state-level figures. Read national context
HRSA designations describe structural provider-shortage criteria and federal-program eligibility. They do not measure appointment availability, insurance coverage, care quality, or an individual patient’s access to care.
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Every figure on PlainHealthAccess is rendered directly from HRSA source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every county-level HPSA and MUA designation on record for the state. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, review the public data changelog, or report a data issue for this page. Data current as of 2026.