NY · Healthcare shortage profile
Greene County, NY
Peak severity leads this reading: Greene County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 47,931.
- Active HPSAs
- 6
- Population
- 47,931
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- 61.3
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Greene County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 6 active HPSA designations, more than 54% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 6
- Active HPSA designations
- 3
- Mental-health shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 46%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Greene County
Greene County intersects 42 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
30 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 Greene 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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Closing Greene County's active designations would take about 8 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 4.1 primary care, 1.7 mental health, 2.1 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Greene County's 6 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 3 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 6).
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Peak HPSA score 16.0 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, Greene County carries 6 active designations, above 54% 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. Greene County falls in the upper half of NY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 26 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: 36039. Population: 47,931.
Below high-priority line
Greene County is designated, but no active score clears 17
6 active designations sit on this FIPS (2 primary care, 3 mental health, 1 dental), and the peak severity is 16.0. 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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Greene County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| ME - Greene County | primary_care | 16.0 |
| ME-Greene County | mental_health | 16.0 |
| ME - Greene County | dental | 14.0 |
| Coxsackie Correctional Facility | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Greene Correctional Facility | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Greene Correctional Facility | primary_care | 3.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Greene County
Peak severity leads this reading: Greene County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Greene County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and mental health: both scored 16.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Dental care reads 14.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 61.3, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Greene County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 54% of counties) with 6 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/3/1) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Greene County falls in the upper half of NY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 26 of 62. 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 Greene County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Greene County's active designations: about 8 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Greene County's mental score of 16.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “ME - Greene County”).
Jefferson County, MO
16.0 mental score · 226,739 pop.
Carroll County, MD
16.0 mental score · 172,891 pop.
Rowan County, NC
16.0 mental score · 146,875 pop.
Bonneville County, ID
16.0 mental score · 123,964 pop.
Rockwall County, TX
16.0 mental score · 107,819 pop.
Wayne County, NY
16.0 mental score · 91,283 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Greene County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Greene County carries an MUA designation (index 61.3; 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 Greene County's peak score of 16.0?
- "ME - Greene County" leads the active set (score 16.0; primary care; 1,920 people in the service area; ~4.1 FTE still needed on the record; designated 09/10/2010). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 3 mental health, 1 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Greene County's severity reading?
- After "ME - Greene County", the next active names on this release are "ME - Greene County", "ME-Greene County", "ME - Greene County" and "Coxsackie Correctional Facility". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~8 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Greene County's high-severity geography?
- Greene County's 6 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 "ME - Greene County".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 36039. 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 36039 (Greene County, NY), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.