VA · Healthcare shortage profile
Augusta County, VA
Peak severity leads this reading: Augusta County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 77,487.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 77,487
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- -
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Augusta County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 5 active HPSA designations, more than 47% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 5
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Mental-health shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Augusta County
Augusta County intersects 28 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
16 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 Augusta 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 Augusta County's active designations would take about 4.6 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.9 primary care, 2.8 mental health, 0.9 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Augusta County's 5 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 5).
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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, Augusta County carries 5 active designations, above 47% 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. Augusta County falls in the upper half of VA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 48 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: 51015. Population: 77,487.
Below high-priority line
Augusta County is designated, but no active score clears 17
5 active designations sit on this FIPS (1 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 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.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Augusta 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 5 active (designated) HPSAs in Augusta County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI-Valley Mhca | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Augusta Correctional Center | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Augusta County/Staunton City/Waynesboro City | dental | 8.0 |
| Augusta Correctional Center | primary_care | 6.0 |
| Augusta Correctional Center | dental | 3.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Augusta County
Peak severity leads this reading: Augusta County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Augusta County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 16.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 6.0 of 25; Dental care reads 8.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Augusta County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Augusta County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 47% of counties) with 5 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (1/2/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Augusta County falls in the upper half of VA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 48 of 133. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Augusta County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Augusta County's active designations: about 4.6 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Augusta County's mental score of 16.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI-Valley MHCA”).
Randolph County, NC
16.0 mental score · 144,171 pop.
Wayne County, OH
16.0 mental score · 116,894 pop.
Laramie County, WY
16.0 mental score · 100,512 pop.
Cullman County, AL
16.0 mental score · 87,866 pop.
St. Lucie County, FL
16.0 mental score · 329,226 pop.
Deschutes County, OR
16.0 mental score · 198,253 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Augusta County's peak score of 16.0?
- "LI-Valley MHCA" leads the active set (score 16.0; mental health; 4,396 people in the service area; ~2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 08/06/2021). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
- Why is Augusta County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Augusta 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 Augusta County's severity reading?
- After "LI-Valley MHCA", the next active names on this release are "LI-Valley MHCA", "Augusta Correctional Center", "Augusta County/Staunton City/Waynesboro City" and "Augusta Correctional Center". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~4.6 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Augusta County's high-severity geography?
- Augusta County's 5 active designations can open NHSC placement, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers, eligibility follows the designated area and provider type, not merely the county line around "LI-Valley MHCA".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 51015. 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 51015 (Augusta County, VA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.