NY · Healthcare shortage profile
Richmond County, NY
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Richmond County's active designations would take about 35 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 495,747.
- Active HPSAs
- 9
- Population
- 495,747
- Peak shortage score
- 23.0
- MUA Index
- 56.6
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Richmond County carries a heavier shortage burden than most US counties - 9 active HPSA designations, more than 75% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 9
- Active HPSA designations
- 3
- Dental shortages
- 23
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 25%
- US counties by volume
Based on HRSA primary/mental/dental shortage severity, Medically Underserved Area status, and estimated unmet provider need -- not patient outcomes, insurance access, facility quality, or wait times.
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Richmond County, NY 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 23.0 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 Richmond County's active designations would take about 35 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 15 primary care, 4.3 mental health, 15 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Richmond County's 9 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 3 dental (denominator 9).
Richmond County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
13 Census ZCTAs intersect Richmond 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
5 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
Active-designation volume placement
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Richmond County carries 9 active designations, above 75% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Richmond County falls in the upper half of NY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 17 of 62. 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: 36085. Population: 495,747.
Medically Underserved Area
Peak severity 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 9 active (designated) HPSAs in Richmond County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Community Health Center OF Richmond Inc | dental | 23.0 |
| Beacon Christian Community Health Center, Inc. | dental | 23.0 |
| Beacon Christian Community Health Center, Inc. | mental_health | 22.0 |
| Community Health Center OF Richmond Inc | mental_health | 21.0 |
| ME - Staten Island | dental | 19.0 |
| ME - Northern Island | primary_care | 18.0 |
| ME - Staten Island | mental_health | 18.0 |
| Community Health Center OF Richmond Inc | primary_care | 17.0 |
| Beacon Christian Community Health Center, Inc. | primary_care | 15.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Richmond County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Richmond County's active designations would take about 35 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Dental care carries Richmond County's deepest shortage reading, 23.0 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 18.0 of 25; Mental health reads 22.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 56.6, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Richmond County above 75% of real US counties (9 active designations: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 3 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 23.0. The table on this page lists the highest-severity records first so a reader can see which named facilities, geographies, or population groups drive that burden without treating the county total as a personal appointment forecast.
Richmond County falls in the upper half of NY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 17 of 62. Heavy-burden counties are where NHSC placement, Community Health Center grant geography, and related federal instruments concentrate; eligibility still follows the designated area and provider type, not the county boundary alone.
Richmond County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Primary care
Primary care
3 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
3 designations
- Dental
Dental
3 designations
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Richmond County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 35 FTE across Richmond County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Richmond County, NY · 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 a heavy-burden county
Richmond County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Richmond County's 9 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 primary care burden compares with the rest of NY before you draw conclusions from a single score. NY 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.
Counties With a Similar Dental Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA dental HPSA score is closest to Richmond County's 23.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Kern County, CA and Onondaga County, NY.
Showing 6 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties with a matching designation count to Richmond County's 9
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 9 - the inventory behind the ~35 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Richmond County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Richmond County carries an MUA designation (index 56.6; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Where is the largest clinician FTE gap inside Richmond County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~35 FTE, with primary care the largest slice (15). "COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF RICHMOND INC" is the highest-scored active row (score 23.0; dental; 49,620 people in the service area; designated 03/01/2009). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Which named designations drive Richmond County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF RICHMOND INC", "BEACON CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", "BEACON CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC." and "COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF RICHMOND INC". Discipline counts: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 3 dental across 9 designated rows.
- Do Richmond County's FTE gaps unlock federal programs?
- Yes where an ACTIVE designation exists, NHSC, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers follow the designated geography and provider type. A published FTE gap without an active row does not, by itself, open those pathways.
- How does Richmond County's FTE burden compare inside NY?
- 9 active designations and ~35 FTE published need. Richmond County falls in the upper half of NY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 17 of 62. Score-nearest counties on this release include Kern County, CA and Onondaga County, NY.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 36085. 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 36085 (Richmond County, NY), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 9; peak score 23.0; signature 35 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.