NY · Healthcare shortage profile
Wyoming County, NY
Peak severity leads this reading: Wyoming County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 40,531.
- Active HPSAs
- 4
- Population
- 40,531
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- 61.6
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Wyoming County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 4 active HPSA designations, more than 44% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 4
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Primary-care shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 56%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Wyoming County
Wyoming County intersects 25 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
13 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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming County's active designations would take about 4.2 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.3 primary care, 1.9 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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75% of Wyoming County's 4 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 3 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 4).
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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, Wyoming County carries 4 active designations, above 44% 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. Wyoming County falls in the lower half of NY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 36 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: 36121. Population: 40,531.
Below high-priority line
Wyoming County is designated, but no active score clears 17
4 active designations sit on this FIPS (1 primary care, 3 mental health, 0 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 4 active (designated) HPSAs in Wyoming County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| ME - Wyoming County | primary_care | 16.0 |
| ME - Wyoming County | mental_health | 15.0 |
| Wyoming Correctional Facility | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Attica Correctional Facility | mental_health | 12.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Wyoming County
Peak severity leads this reading: Wyoming County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Wyoming County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 16.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Mental health reads 15.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 61.6, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Wyoming County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 44% of counties) with 4 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (1/3/0) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Wyoming County falls in the lower half of NY counties by active-designation volume, at rank 36 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 Wyoming County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Wyoming County's active designations: about 4.2 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Wyoming County's primary score of 16.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “ME - Wyoming County”).
Cumberland County, ME
16.0 primary score · 303,069 pop.
Deschutes County, OR
16.0 primary score · 198,253 pop.
Charles County, MD
16.0 primary score · 166,617 pop.
Oswego County, NY
16.0 primary score · 117,525 pop.
Highlands County, FL
16.0 primary score · 101,235 pop.
Santa Clara County, CA
16.0 primary score · 1,936,259 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Wyoming County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Wyoming County carries an MUA designation (index 61.6; 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 Wyoming County's peak score of 16.0?
- "ME - Wyoming County" leads the active set (score 16.0; primary care; 1,098 people in the service area; ~2.3 FTE still needed on the record; designated 08/02/2018). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 4 active rows: 1 primary care, 3 mental health, 0 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Wyoming County's severity reading?
- After "ME - Wyoming County", the next active names on this release are "ME - Wyoming County", "ME - Wyoming County", "Wyoming Correctional Facility" and "Attica Correctional Facility". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~4.2 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Wyoming County's high-severity geography?
- Wyoming County's 4 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 - Wyoming County".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 36121. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) and BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_MH.csv (mental health) — 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 36121 (Wyoming County, NY), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 4; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.