PA · Healthcare shortage profile
Juniata County, PA
Peak severity leads this reading: Juniata County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 23,509.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 23,509
- Peak shortage score
- 14.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Juniata County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 2 active HPSA designations, more than 10% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 2
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 14
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Juniata 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 Juniata County's active designations would take about 4.1 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.2 mental health, 3 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Juniata County's 2 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 2).
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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.
Juniata County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
15 Census ZCTAs intersect Juniata 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
7 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
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Juniata County carries 2 active designations, above 10% 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. Juniata County falls in the lower half of PA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 46 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: 42067. Population: 23,509.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Juniata County in the current HRSA release, federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone. Scores range 0–25 (primary/mental health), 0–26 (dental). Higher = greater need. What counts as a high score?
Highest-severity HPSA designations
All 2 active (designated) HPSAs in Juniata County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Juniata Service Area | mental_health | 14.0 |
| LI- Mifflin/Juniata Counties | dental | 14.0 |
Light-burden reading for Juniata County
Peak severity leads this reading: Juniata County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Juniata County's shortage runs equally deep in mental health and dental care: both scored 14.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Juniata County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Juniata County carries 2 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 10% 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.
Juniata County falls in the lower half of PA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 46 of 67. 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 Juniata County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Juniata County's active designations: about 4.1 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Juniata County's mental score of 14.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 14.0 (severity lead on this page is “Juniata Service Area”).
Hood County, TX
14.0 mental score · 61,598 pop.
Jackson County, IN
14.0 mental score · 46,428 pop.
Preble County, OH
14.0 mental score · 40,999 pop.
Schoharie County, NY
14.0 mental score · 29,714 pop.
Lafayette County, LA
14.0 mental score · 241,753 pop.
Napa County, CA
14.0 mental score · 138,019 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Juniata County's peak score of 14.0?
- "Juniata Service Area" leads the active set (score 14.0; mental health; 23,120 people in the service area; ~1.2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 08/07/2025). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 2 active rows: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Why is Juniata County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Juniata County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- Which other active designations sit under Juniata County's severity reading?
- After "Juniata Service Area", the next active names on this release are "Juniata Service Area" and "LI- Mifflin/Juniata Counties". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~4.1 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 42067. This county’s designations come from 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 42067 (Juniata County, PA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 14.0; signature peak score 14.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.