NC · Healthcare shortage profile
Granville County, NC
Designation volume is the standout signal for Granville County: 11 active HPSA records, above 84% of real US counties. Population 60,992.
- Active HPSAs
- 11
- Population
- 60,992
- Peak shortage score
- 18.0
- MUA Index
- 41.5
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Granville County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 11 active HPSA designations, more than 84% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 11
- Active HPSA designations
- 4
- Primary-care shortages
- 18
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 16%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Granville County, NC 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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Peak HPSA score 18.0 clears HRSA's 17-point high-priority line.
Scores at or above 17 on the 0–25/26 scales open NHSC placement priority for the matching provider type; eligibility still follows the designated area, not the county boundary alone.
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Closing Granville County's active designations would take about 20 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 11 primary care, 5 mental health, 4.6 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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36.4% of Granville County's 11 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 4 primary care, 4 mental health, 3 dental (denominator 11).
Granville County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
12 Census ZCTAs intersect Granville 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
4 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.
Granville County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
11 Top 16% higher than 84% of 3,289 real US counties
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more real US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source HRSA Data Warehouse, designated HPSAs · 2026
State peer position. Granville County falls in the upper quarter of NC counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 of 100. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 37077. Population: 60,992.
Single high-priority discipline
Granville County's only high-priority (≥17) footprint is primary care
Current HRSA Data Warehouse rows attribute 4 active primary care designations to Granville County , with a peak score of 18.0. Other care categories may still be designated here, but none of them clear HRSA's high-priority score line of 17 on the current release, NHSC and related instruments concentrate on the primary care records.
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 11 active (designated) HPSAs in Granville County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Granville County | primary_care | 18.0 |
| LI - Granville County | mental_health | 16.0 |
| South Granville Primary Care | mental_health | 15.0 |
| LI - Granville County | dental | 15.0 |
| South Granville Primary Care | dental | 15.0 |
| Fcc - Butner | primary_care | 12.0 |
| South Granville Primary Care | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Granville Correctional Institution | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Granville Correctional Institution | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Fcc - Butner | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Granville Correctional Institution | dental | 3.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Granville County
Designation volume is the standout signal for Granville County: 11 active HPSA records, above 84% of real US counties. Primary care is where Granville County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 18.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Mental health reads 16.0 of 25; Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 41.5, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Granville County above 84% of real US counties (11 active designations: 4 primary care, 4 mental health, 3 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 18.0. 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.
Granville County falls in the upper quarter of NC counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 of 100. 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 Granville County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Granville County's active designations: about 20 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Acting on Granville County's high-priority primary care
Granville County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Granville County's high-priority primary care designations are where NHSC placement geography concentrates, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's primary care burden compares with the rest of NC before drawing conclusions from a single score. NC overview
- Check the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score against HRSA's designation thresholds. HPSA score lookup
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.
Counties With a Similar Primary Care Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA primary-care HPSA score is closest to Granville County's 18.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Rapides County, LA and Kent County, MI.
Showing 6 of 2932 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
High-volume peers of Granville County (11 active)
One peer set for this volume-led county: nearest active designation count to 11 across the national corpus.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Granville County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Granville County carries an MUA designation (index 41.5; 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 Granville County's 11 active HPSA designations?
- 11 Designated rows (4 primary care, 4 mental health, 3 dental). Highest-scored name on this release: "LI - Granville County" (score 18.0; primary care; 2,482 people in the service area; ~5.1 FTE still needed on the record; designated 08/06/2021). Also active: "LI - Granville County", "SOUTH GRANVILLE PRIMARY CARE", "LI - Granville County". Above 84% of real US counties by volume.
- What does volume-plus-score look like for Granville County?
- Peak active score 18.0 in primary care clears the 17-point line while volume sits at 11 rows.
- What clinician need sits behind Granville County's designation volume?
- Closing published gaps would take about 20 additional clinician FTEs (id-de-duped providers_needed). "LI - Granville County" is the severity lead inside that inventory.
- Which federal programs follow Granville County's designation volume?
- 11 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 Granville County's volume compare inside NC?
- 11 active HPSA rows · peak 18.0. Granville County falls in the upper quarter of NC counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 of 100. Score-nearest counties on this release include Rapides County, LA and Kent County, MI.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 37077. 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 37077 (Granville County, NC), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 11; peak score 18.0; signature 11 active designations. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.