NJ · Healthcare shortage profile
Hunterdon County, NJ
Peak severity leads this reading: Hunterdon County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 128,947.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 128,947
- Peak shortage score
- 12.0
- MUA Index
- 58.0
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Hunterdon County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 5 active HPSA designations, more than 47% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 5
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Primary-care shortages
- 12
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County intersects 26 Census ZCTAs, above the 15-ZIP dense-tercile cut. Shortage designations still attach at the county (or smaller HPSA) grain; the ZIP list is geography, not a second severity score.
Largest land-share ZCTAs in this county
14 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.
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Hunterdon County, NJ 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 Hunterdon County's active designations would take about 3.2 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.3 primary care, 0.8 mental health, 1.1 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Hunterdon County's 5 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 1 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 5).
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Peak HPSA score 12.0 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, Hunterdon County carries 5 active designations, above 47% 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. Hunterdon County falls in the upper half of NJ counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 of 20. 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: 34019. Population: 128,947.
Below high-priority line
Hunterdon County is designated, but no active score clears 17
5 active designations sit on this FIPS (2 primary care, 1 mental health, 2 dental), and the peak severity is 12.0. 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.
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 5 active (designated) HPSAs in Hunterdon County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility | primary_care | 12.0 |
| William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility | mental_health | 12.0 |
| William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility | dental | 12.0 |
| Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women | primary_care | 3.0 |
| Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women | dental | 3.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Hunterdon County
Peak severity leads this reading: Hunterdon County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Hunterdon County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and mental health and dental care: both scored 12.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 58.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Hunterdon County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 47% of counties) with 5 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/1/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Hunterdon County falls in the upper half of NJ counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 of 20. 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 Hunterdon County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Hunterdon County's active designations: about 3.2 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Hunterdon County's primary score of 12.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 12.0 (severity lead on this page is “William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility”).
Onslow County, NC
12.0 primary score · 204,576 pop.
Martin County, FL
12.0 primary score · 158,431 pop.
Livingston County, LA
12.0 primary score · 142,282 pop.
Guaynabo County, PR
12.0 primary score · 89,780 pop.
Stanly County, NC
12.0 primary score · 62,504 pop.
Fairfield County, CT
12.0 primary score · 957,419 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Hunterdon County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Hunterdon County carries an MUA designation (index 58.0; 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 Hunterdon County's peak score of 12.0?
- "William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility" leads the active set (score 12.0; primary care; 920 people in the service area; ~0.9 FTE still needed on the record; designated 05/30/2013). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 2 primary care, 1 mental health, 2 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Hunterdon County's severity reading?
- After "William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility", the next active names on this release are "William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility", "William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility", "William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility" and "Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3.2 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Hunterdon County's high-severity geography?
- Hunterdon County's 5 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 "William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 34019. 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 34019 (Hunterdon County, NJ), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 12.0; signature peak score 12.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.