PA · Healthcare shortage profile
Lawrence County, PA
Peak severity leads this reading: Lawrence County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 86,070.
- Active HPSAs
- 1
- Population
- 86,070
- Peak shortage score
- 14.0
- MUA Index
- 61.2
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Lawrence County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 1 active HPSA designation, more than 2% of the 3,289 real US counties, with dental the deepest gap.
- 1
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Dental shortages
- 14
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 98%
- 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.
Dense ZCTA lattice over Lawrence County
Lawrence County intersects 23 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
11 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 Lawrence County, PA 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 Lawrence County's active designations would take about 3.5 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 3.5 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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100% of Lawrence County's 1 active designations are dental.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 0 primary care, 0 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 1).
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Peak HPSA score 14.0 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, Lawrence County carries 1 active designation, above 2% 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. Lawrence County falls in the lower half of PA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 53 of 67. 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: 42073. Population: 86,070.
Medically Underserved Area
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only · dental care only on this FIPS. Scores range 0–25 (primary/mental health), 0–26 (dental). Higher = greater need. What counts as a high score?
Highest-severity HPSA designations
All 1 active (designated) HPSAs in Lawrence County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Lawrence County | dental | 14.0 |
Light-burden reading for Lawrence County
Peak severity leads this reading: Lawrence County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Lawrence County's deepest shortage reading, 14.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, 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 61.2, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Lawrence County carries 1 active designation and sits below the national mid-pack (above 2% 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.
Lawrence County falls in the lower half of PA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 53 of 67. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Counties near Lawrence County's dental score of 14.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 14.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI - Lawrence County”).
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Lawrence County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Lawrence County carries an MUA designation (index 61.2; 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 Lawrence County's peak score of 14.0?
- "LI - Lawrence County" leads the active set (score 14.0; dental; 11,879 people in the service area; ~3.5 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/11/1996). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 1 active rows: 0 primary care, 0 mental health, 1 dental.
- What provider types does Lawrence County's severity cover?
- Active rows break down 0 primary care / 0 mental health / 1 dental. Closing published gaps would take about 3.5 additional clinician FTEs on this release.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 42073. This county’s designations come from 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 42073 (Lawrence County, PA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 1; peak score 14.0; signature peak score 14.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.