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

Yes - Jeff Davis County carries an MUA designation (index 51.3; 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 Jeff Davis County's peak score of 15.0?

"Pineland Catchment Area" leads the active set (score 15.0; mental health; 120,000 people in the service area; ~7.5 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/12/1982). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 2 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental.

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

After "Pineland Catchment Area", the next active names on this release are "Pineland Catchment Area" and "Jeff Davis County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~9.5 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Medically Underserved Area Designated · below priority line

GA · Healthcare shortage profile

Jeff Davis County, GA

Peak severity leads this reading: Jeff Davis County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 14,779.

Active HPSAs: 2
Population: 14,779
Peak shortage score: 15.0
MUA Index: 51.3

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Light-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Jeff Davis County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 2 active HPSA designations, more than 10% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.

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Active HPSA designations: 1
Mental-health shortages: 15
Peak severity score (of 26): Top 90%
US counties by volume

Few Census ZCTAs touch Jeff Davis County

The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis 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.

Closing Jeff Davis County's active designations would take about 9.5 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.9 primary care, 7.5 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
50% of Jeff Davis County's 2 active designations are primary care.

Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 2).
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, Jeff Davis County carries 2 active designations, above 10% 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. Jeff Davis County falls in the upper half of GA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 66 of 159. 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: 13161. Population: 14,779.

Medically Underserved Area

MUA Designated

MUA Index: 51.3

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 14.0

Mental Health 15.0

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 2 active (designated) HPSAs in Jeff Davis County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name	Type	Score	Status	Pop. Served
Pineland Catchment Area	mental_health	15.0	designated	120,000
Jeff Davis County	primary_care	14.0	designated	9,000

Light-burden reading for Jeff Davis County

Peak severity leads this reading: Jeff Davis County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Jeff Davis 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 14.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 51.3, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.

Jeff Davis County carries 2 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 10% 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.

Jeff Davis County falls in the upper half of GA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 66 of 159. 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 Jeff Davis County

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Jeff Davis County's active designations: about 9.5 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Mental health 7.5 FTE (80%) Primary care 1.9 FTE (20%)

Counties near Jeff Davis 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 “Pineland Catchment Area”).

Mercer County, PA

15.0 mental score · 110,652 pop.

Georgetown County, SC

15.0 mental score · 63,404 pop.

Polk County, TX

15.0 mental score · 50,123 pop.

Ohio County, WV

15.0 mental score · 42,425 pop.

Clark County, WA

15.0 mental score · 503,311 pop.

Union County, NC

15.0 mental score · 238,267 pop.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Jeff Davis County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?: Yes - Jeff Davis County carries an MUA designation (index 51.3; 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 Jeff Davis County's peak score of 15.0?: "Pineland Catchment Area" leads the active set (score 15.0; mental health; 120,000 people in the service area; ~7.5 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/12/1982). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 2 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental.
Which other active designations sit under Jeff Davis County's severity reading?: After "Pineland Catchment Area", the next active names on this release are "Pineland Catchment Area" and "Jeff Davis County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~9.5 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 13161. 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 13161 (Jeff Davis County, GA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 15.0; signature peak score 15.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.