PA · Healthcare shortage profile
Snyder County, PA
Snyder County currently lists no active HPSA designations in the retained HRSA mirror, a federal status reading, not a local clinician census. Population 39,736.
- Active HPSAs
- 0
- Population
- 39,736
- Peak shortage score
- -
- MUA Index
- 51.3
Zero-designation verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Snyder County, PA has no active shortage designations, placing it in the lowest-volume tier with 70 of 3,289 real US counties.
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Snyder 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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Snyder County currently carries zero active HPSA designations in the retained HRSA mirror.
That is a statement about federal designation status on this release, not a count of clinicians practising in the county. Neighbouring service areas can still be designated.
Snyder County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
15 Census ZCTAs intersect Snyder 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
Lowest active-designation volume tier
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Snyder County is tied with 70 of 3,289 real US counties at zero active HPSA designations. This is a count placement, not evidence that local access is adequate; facility and population-group designations can cross county lines, and designation status changes over time.
State peer position. Snyder County falls in the lower half of PA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 60 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: 42109. Population: 39,736.
Medically Underserved Area
What zero active HPSAs means for Snyder County
Snyder County currently lists no active HPSA designations in the retained HRSA mirror, a federal status reading, not a local clinician census. No active HRSA designation carries a severity score for Snyder County today. The county's former dental care designation, since withdrawn, was last scored 11.0. That is history rather than a current reading, and it confers no present National Health Service Corps or Medicare eligibility. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 51.3, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Among 3,289 real US counties in the current HRSA release, 70 share this zero-active tier with Snyder County. That count placement is not a finding that local access is adequate: facility and population-group designations can cross county lines, neighbouring service areas can remain designated, and the warehouse refreshes quarterly. Use HRSA's own shortage-area tools before treating today's empty county row as a settled access verdict.
Snyder County falls in the lower half of PA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 60 of 67. The practical next check for a zero-active county is the PA state overview, where other counties may still carry primary-care, mental-health, or dental designations that affect regional staffing and program eligibility.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Snyder County, PA · 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.
Reading a zero-HPSA county
No active designation here today, here is how to confirm the current status and look wider.
- Snyder County holds no active HRSA designation today, but designations change every quarter, verify the current status directly with HRSA's official finder. How designations work
- Compare Snyder County against the rest of PA, where other counties may carry active shortages. PA overview
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.
Light-volume peers of Snyder County (0 active)
One peer set for this volume-led county: nearest active designation count to 0 across the national corpus.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Snyder County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Snyder County carries an MUA designation (index 51.3; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Why does Snyder County show zero active HPSA designations?
- HRSA's retained mirror lists no active (Designated) HPSA for Snyder County on vintage 2026-08-15. That is a federal status reading, not a census of clinicians practising here, designations lapse and renew, and a neighbouring service area can still be designated.
- Can a facility in Snyder County still reach NHSC or related programs?
- Programs that require an ACTIVE designation cannot open on Snyder County's own FIPS today. A neighbouring designated service area or a population-group designation can still qualify a facility that sits inside that geography.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 42109. PlainHealthAccess is not affiliated with HRSA or any government agency.
HRSA Data Warehouse HPSA + MUA/P records for FIPS 42109 (Snyder County, PA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 0; peak score n/a; signature zero-active. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.