FL · Healthcare shortage profile
Charlotte County, FL
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Charlotte County's active designations would take about 17 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 186,847.
- Active HPSAs
- 4
- Population
- 186,847
- Peak shortage score
- 15.0
- MUA Index
- 47.5
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Charlotte County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 4 active HPSA designations, more than 44% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 4
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Mental-health shortages
- 15
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 56%
- US counties by volume
Based on HRSA primary/mental/dental shortage severity, Medically Underserved Area status, and estimated unmet provider need -- not patient outcomes, insurance access, facility quality, or wait times.
Dense ZCTA lattice over Charlotte County
Charlotte County intersects 17 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
5 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 Charlotte County, FL 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 Charlotte County's active designations would take about 17 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.8 primary care, 16 mental health, 0 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Charlotte County's 4 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 4).
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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, Charlotte County carries 4 active designations, above 44% 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. Charlotte County falls in the lower half of FL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 57 of 67. 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: 12015. Population: 186,847.
Below high-priority line
Charlotte County is designated, but no active score clears 17
4 active designations sit on this FIPS (1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental), and the peak severity is 15.0. 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
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 4 active (designated) HPSAs in Charlotte County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| MHCA-LI-CentralFLBehavioralHealthNetwork-Circuit20 | mental_health | 15.0 |
| CF-Charlotte Correctional Institution | primary_care | 3.0 |
| CF-Charlotte Correctional Institution | mental_health | 3.0 |
| CF-Charlotte Correctional Institution | dental | 3.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Charlotte County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Charlotte County's active designations would take about 17 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Charlotte 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 3.0 of 25; Dental care reads 3.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 47.5, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Charlotte County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 44% of counties) with 4 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (1/2/1) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Charlotte County falls in the lower half of FL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 57 of 67. 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 Charlotte County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 17 FTE across Charlotte County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Counties with a matching designation count to Charlotte County's 4
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 4 - the inventory behind the ~17 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Charlotte County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Charlotte County carries an MUA designation (index 47.5; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Where is the largest clinician FTE gap inside Charlotte County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~17 FTE, with mental health the largest slice (16). "MHCA-LI-CentralFLBehavioralHealthNetwork-Circuit20" is the highest-scored active row (score 15.0; mental health; 221,134 people in the service area; ~16 FTE still needed on the record; designated 11/01/2025). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Which named designations drive Charlotte County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "MHCA-LI-CentralFLBehavioralHealthNetwork-Circuit20" and "CF-Charlotte Correctional Institution". Discipline counts: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental across 4 designated rows.
- Do Charlotte County's FTE gaps unlock federal programs?
- Yes where an ACTIVE designation exists, NHSC, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers follow the designated geography and provider type. A published FTE gap without an active row does not, by itself, open those pathways.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 12015. 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 12015 (Charlotte County, FL), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 4; peak score 15.0; signature 17 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.