PA · Healthcare shortage profile
Schuylkill County, PA
Designation volume is the standout signal for Schuylkill County: 10 active HPSA records, above 83% of real US counties. Population 143,049.
- Active HPSAs
- 10
- Population
- 143,049
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- 57.7
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Schuylkill County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 10 active HPSA designations, more than 83% of the 3,289 real US counties, with dental the deepest gap.
- 10
- Active HPSA designations
- 4
- Dental shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 17%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County intersects 59 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
47 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 Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County's active designations would take about 15 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 3.7 primary care, 2.3 mental health, 9.2 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Schuylkill County's 10 active designations are dental.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 4 dental (denominator 10).
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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, Schuylkill County carries 10 active designations, above 83% 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. Schuylkill County falls in the upper quarter of PA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 12 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: 42107. Population: 143,049.
Below high-priority line
Schuylkill County is designated, but no active score clears 17
10 active designations sit on this FIPS (3 primary care, 3 mental health, 4 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
Peak severity 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 10 active (designated) HPSAs in Schuylkill County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI-Schuylkill County | dental | 16.0 |
| Fci - Schuylkill | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Fci - Schuylkill | mental_health | 12.0 |
| State Correctional Institution Frackville | dental | 12.0 |
| Fci - Schuylkill | dental | 12.0 |
| CF-State Correctional Institution - Mahanoy | primary_care | 6.0 |
| CF-State Correctional Institution Mahanoy | mental_health | 6.0 |
| CF-State Correctional Institution - Frackville | mental_health | 6.0 |
| CF-State Correctional Institution - Frackville | primary_care | 3.0 |
| State Correctional Institution - Mahanoy | dental | 3.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Schuylkill County
Designation volume is the standout signal for Schuylkill County: 10 active HPSA records, above 83% of real US counties. Dental care carries Schuylkill County's deepest shortage reading, 16.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 12.0 of 25; Mental health reads 12.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 57.7, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Schuylkill County above 83% of real US counties (10 active designations: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 4 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 16.0. The table on this page lists the highest-severity records first so a reader can see which named facilities, geographies, or population groups drive that burden without treating the county total as a personal appointment forecast.
Schuylkill County falls in the upper quarter of PA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 12 of 67. Heavy-burden counties are where NHSC placement, Community Health Center grant geography, and related federal instruments concentrate; eligibility still follows the designated area and provider type, not the county boundary alone.
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Schuylkill County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Schuylkill County's active designations: about 15 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
High-volume peers of Schuylkill County (10 active)
One peer set for this volume-led county: nearest active designation count to 10 across the national corpus.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Schuylkill County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Schuylkill County carries an MUA designation (index 57.7; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- What makes up Schuylkill County's 10 active HPSA designations?
- 10 Designated rows (3 primary care, 3 mental health, 4 dental). Highest-scored name on this release: "LI-Schuylkill County" (score 16.0; dental; 14,003 people in the service area; ~7 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/31/1999). Also active: "FCI - Schuylkill", "FCI - Schuylkill", "State Correctional Institution Frackville". Above 83% of real US counties by volume.
- What does volume-plus-score look like for Schuylkill County?
- Peak active score 16.0 in dental care stays under the 17-point line while volume sits at 10 rows.
- What clinician need sits behind Schuylkill County's designation volume?
- Closing published gaps would take about 15 additional clinician FTEs (id-de-duped providers_needed). "LI-Schuylkill County" is the severity lead inside that inventory.
- Which federal programs follow Schuylkill County's designation volume?
- 10 active designations can open NHSC placement, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers, by designated area and provider type, not by county line alone.
- How does Schuylkill County's volume compare inside PA?
- 10 active HPSA rows · peak 16.0. Schuylkill County falls in the upper quarter of PA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 12 of 67. Score-nearest counties on this release include Somerset County, NJ and Tangipahoa County, LA.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 42107. 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 42107 (Schuylkill County, PA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 10; peak score 16.0; signature 10 active designations. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.