GA · Healthcare shortage profile
Macon County, GA
Peak severity leads this reading: Macon County's highest active HPSA score is 19.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 12,082.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 12,082
- Peak shortage score
- 19.0
- MUA Index
- 53.8
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Macon County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 5 active HPSA designations, more than 47% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 5
- Active HPSA designations
- 3
- Primary-care shortages
- 19
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Macon County, GA 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 19.0 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 Macon County's active designations would take about 2.1 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.1 primary care. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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60% of Macon County's 5 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 3 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 5).
Macon County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
10 Census ZCTAs intersect Macon 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
2 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.
Macon County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
5 Top 53% higher than 47% 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. Macon County falls in the upper quarter of GA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 19 of 159. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 13193. Population: 12,082.
Single high-priority discipline
Macon County's only high-priority (≥17) footprint is primary care
Current HRSA Data Warehouse rows attribute 3 active primary care designations to Macon County , with a peak score of 19.0. 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
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 5 active (designated) HPSAs in Macon County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Flint River Rural Health Clinic | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Macon County | primary_care | 17.0 |
| Flint River Rural Health Clinic | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Macon State Prison | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Flint River Rural Health Clinic | dental | 15.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Macon County
Peak severity leads this reading: Macon County's highest active HPSA score is 19.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Macon County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 19.0 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 53.8, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Macon 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 (3/1/1) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Macon County falls in the upper quarter of GA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 19 of 159. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Acting on Macon County's high-priority primary care
Macon County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Macon 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 GA before drawing conclusions from a single score. GA 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.
Nearby primary-care score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active primary-care HPSA score to Macon County's 19.0. Open Lancaster County, NE or Sacramento County, CA next.
Showing 3 of 2932 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Macon County's primary score of 19.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 19.0 (severity lead on this page is “FLINT RIVER RURAL HEALTH CLINIC”).
Lancaster County, NE
19.0 primary score · 322,608 pop.
Sacramento County, CA
19.0 primary score · 1,585,055 pop.
Salt Lake County, UT
19.0 primary score · 1,185,238 pop.
San Joaquin County, CA
19.0 primary score · 779,233 pop.
South Central Connecticut County, CT
19.0 primary score · 571,298 pop.
Washoe County, NV
19.0 primary score · 486,492 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Macon County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Macon County carries an MUA designation (index 53.8; 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 Macon County's peak score of 19.0?
- "FLINT RIVER RURAL HEALTH CLINIC" leads the active set (score 19.0; primary care; 51,351 people in the service area; designated 04/08/2025). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 3 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Macon County's severity reading?
- After "FLINT RIVER RURAL HEALTH CLINIC", the next active names on this release are "FLINT RIVER RURAL HEALTH CLINIC", "Macon County", "FLINT RIVER RURAL HEALTH CLINIC" and "Macon State Prison". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~2.1 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Macon County's high-severity geography?
- Macon 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 "FLINT RIVER RURAL HEALTH CLINIC".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 13193. 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 13193 (Macon County, GA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 19.0; signature peak score 19.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.