Does Tucker County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?

Yes - Tucker County carries an MUA designation (index 61.0; 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 Tucker County's peak score of 14.0?

"LI-Tucker County" leads the active set (score 14.0; primary care; 2,092 people in the service area; ~0.7 FTE still needed on the record; designated 11/26/2012). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.

Which other active designations sit under Tucker County's severity reading?

After "LI-Tucker County", the next active names on this release are "LI-Tucker County", "ST GEORGE MEDICAL CLINIC INC.", "ST GEORGE MEDICAL CLINIC INC." and "LI-Tucker County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~1.4 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Which federal pathways follow Tucker County's high-severity geography?

Tucker County's 6 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-Tucker County".

Medically Underserved Area Designated · below priority line

WV · Healthcare shortage profile

Tucker County, WV

Peak severity leads this reading: Tucker County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 6,762.

Active HPSAs: 6
Population: 6,762
Peak shortage score: 14.0
MUA Index: 61.0

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Mid-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Tucker County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 6 active HPSA designations, more than 54% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.

6
Active HPSA designations: 2
Primary-care shortages: 14
Peak severity score (of 26): Top 46%
US counties by volume

Key findings

What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Tucker County, WV 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.

Closing Tucker County's active designations would take about 1.4 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.7 primary care, 0.1 mental health, 0.5 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
33.3% of Tucker County's 6 active designations are primary care.

Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 6).
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.

Tucker County's mid-pack ZIP footprint

11 Census ZCTAs intersect Tucker 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

3 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, Tucker County carries 6 active designations, above 54% 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. Tucker County falls in the upper half of WV counties by active-designation volume, at rank 17 of 55. 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: 54093. Population: 6,762.

Below high-priority line

Tucker County is designated, but no active score clears 17

6 active designations sit on this FIPS (2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental), and the peak severity is 14.0. 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

MUA Designated

MUA Index: 61.0

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 14.0

Mental Health 11.0

Dental 12.0

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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Tucker County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name	Type	Score	Status	Pop. Served
LI-Tucker County	primary_care	14.0	designated	2,092
St George Medical Clinic Inc.	primary_care	14.0	designated	1,551
St George Medical Clinic Inc.	dental	12.0	designated	1,551
LI-Tucker County	dental	12.0	designated	2,092
LI - Tucker County	mental_health	11.0	designated	2,092
St George Medical Clinic Inc.	mental_health	11.0	designated	1,551

Moderate-burden reading for Tucker County

Peak severity leads this reading: Tucker County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Tucker County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 14.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Mental health reads 11.0 of 25; Dental care reads 12.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 61.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.

Tucker County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 54% of counties) with 6 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/2/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.

Tucker County falls in the upper half of WV counties by active-designation volume, at rank 17 of 55. 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 Tucker County

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Tucker County's active designations: about 1.4 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Primary care 0.7 FTE (51%) Dental 0.5 FTE (38%) Mental health 0.1 FTE (10%)

Counties near Tucker County's primary score of 14.0

One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 14.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI-Tucker County”).

Somerset County, PA

14.0 primary score · 74,129 pop.

Garfield County, OK

14.0 primary score · 62,846 pop.

Jefferson County, TN

14.0 primary score · 54,683 pop.

Anoka County, MN

14.0 primary score · 363,887 pop.

Harford County, MD

14.0 primary score · 260,924 pop.

Bonneville County, ID

14.0 primary score · 123,964 pop.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Tucker County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?: Yes - Tucker County carries an MUA designation (index 61.0; 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 Tucker County's peak score of 14.0?: "LI-Tucker County" leads the active set (score 14.0; primary care; 2,092 people in the service area; ~0.7 FTE still needed on the record; designated 11/26/2012). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
Which other active designations sit under Tucker County's severity reading?: After "LI-Tucker County", the next active names on this release are "LI-Tucker County", "ST GEORGE MEDICAL CLINIC INC.", "ST GEORGE MEDICAL CLINIC INC." and "LI-Tucker County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~1.4 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Which federal pathways follow Tucker County's high-severity geography?: Tucker County's 6 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-Tucker County".

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 54093. 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 54093 (Tucker County, WV), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 14.0; signature peak score 14.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.