VA · Healthcare shortage profile
Powhatan County, VA
Peak severity leads this reading: Powhatan County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 30,333.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 30,333
- Peak shortage score
- 15.0
- MUA Index
- 60.0
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Powhatan County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 3 active HPSA designations, more than 20% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 3
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Mental-health shortages
- 15
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- 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.
Few Census ZCTAs touch Powhatan County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Powhatan County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
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 Powhatan County, VA 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 Powhatan County's active designations would take about 1.3 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.1 primary care, 1.1 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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66.7% of Powhatan County's 3 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 3).
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Peak HPSA score 15.0 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, Powhatan County carries 3 active designations, above 20% 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. Powhatan County falls in the upper half of VA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 55 of 133. 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: 51145. Population: 30,333.
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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Powhatan County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Goochland-Powhatan Mhca | mental_health | 15.0 |
| CF-State Farm Correctional Center | mental_health | 12.0 |
| CF-State Farm Correctional Center | primary_care | 3.0 |
Light-burden reading for Powhatan County
Peak severity leads this reading: Powhatan County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Powhatan County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 15.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 3.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 60.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Powhatan County carries 3 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 20% 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.
Powhatan County falls in the upper half of VA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 55 of 133. 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 Powhatan County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Powhatan County's active designations: about 1.3 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Powhatan County's mental score of 15.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 15.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI - Goochland-Powhatan MHCA”).
Chambers County, TX
15.0 mental score · 46,571 pop.
Travis County, TX
15.0 mental score · 1,290,188 pop.
Anoka County, MN
15.0 mental score · 363,887 pop.
Delaware County, OH
15.0 mental score · 214,124 pop.
Cache County, UT
15.0 mental score · 133,154 pop.
Wise County, TX
15.0 mental score · 68,632 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Powhatan County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Powhatan County carries an MUA designation (index 60.0; 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 Powhatan County's peak score of 15.0?
- "LI - Goochland-Powhatan MHCA" leads the active set (score 15.0; mental health; 6,209 people in the service area; ~0.4 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/01/2022). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 3 active rows: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 0 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Powhatan County's severity reading?
- After "LI - Goochland-Powhatan MHCA", the next active names on this release are "LI - Goochland-Powhatan MHCA" and "CF-State Farm Correctional Center". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~1.3 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 51145. 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 51145 (Powhatan County, VA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 15.0; signature peak score 15.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.