NY · Healthcare shortage profile
Broome County, NY
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Broome County's active designations would take about 28 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 198,683.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 198,683
- Peak shortage score
- 19.0
- MUA Index
- 49.0
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Broome County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 3 active HPSA designations, more than 20% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 3
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 19
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Broome County
Broome County intersects 31 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
19 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 Broome 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 19.0 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 Broome County's active designations would take about 28 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, 3.1 mental health, 9.9 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Broome County's 3 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 3).
Broome County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
3 Top 80% higher than 20% of 3,289 real US counties
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more real US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source HRSA Data Warehouse, designated HPSAs · 2026
State peer position. Broome County falls in the lower half of NY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 38 of 62. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 36007. Population: 198,683.
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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Broome County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| ME - Broome County | mental_health | 19.0 |
| ME - Broome County | primary_care | 17.0 |
| ME - Broome County | dental | 17.0 |
Light-burden reading for Broome County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Broome County's active designations would take about 28 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Broome County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 19.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 17.0 of 25; Dental care reads 17.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 49.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Broome County carries 3 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 20% of counties). A light footprint still matters: a single high-score dental or mental-health record can open program geography even when the county total looks small next to heavy peers.
Broome County falls in the lower half of NY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 38 of 62. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Light-volume FTE gap for Broome County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 28 FTE across Broome 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 Broome 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 Broome County's designations
Broome County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Broome County's 3 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 matching designation count to Broome County's 3
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 3 - the inventory behind the ~28 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Broome County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Broome County carries an MUA designation (index 49.0; 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 Broome County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~28 FTE, with primary care the largest slice (15). "ME - Broome County" is the highest-scored active row (score 19.0; mental health; 23,000 people in the service area; ~3.1 FTE still needed on the record; designated 02/11/2009). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Which named designations drive Broome County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "ME - Broome County", "ME - Broome County" and "ME - Broome County". Discipline counts: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental across 3 designated rows.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 36007. 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 36007 (Broome County, NY), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 19.0; signature 28 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.