FL · Healthcare shortage profile
Citrus County, FL
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Citrus County's active designations would take about 32 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 153,843.
- Active HPSAs
- 14
- Population
- 153,843
- Peak shortage score
- 18.0
- MUA Index
- 47.5
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Citrus County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 14 active HPSA designations, more than 90% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 14
- Active HPSA designations
- 5
- Mental-health shortages
- 18
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 10%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Citrus County
Citrus 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 Citrus 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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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 Citrus County's active designations would take about 32 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 8.1 primary care, 24 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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35.7% of Citrus County's 14 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 5 primary care, 5 mental health, 4 dental (denominator 14).
Citrus County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
14 Top 10% higher than 90% 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. Citrus County falls in the upper quarter of FL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 14 of 67. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 12017. Population: 153,843.
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 14 active (designated) HPSAs in Citrus County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pediatric And Internal Medicine Specialists PA | mental_health | 18.0 |
| Citrus Springs Rural Health Clinic | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Citrus Springs Rural Health Clinic | dental | 17.0 |
| Citrus County Rural Health Inc | mental_health | 16.0 |
| LI-Lutheran Services Florida-Circuit 5 Mhca | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Suncoast Primary Care Specialists | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Pediatric And Internal Medicine Specialists PA | dental | 16.0 |
| Citrus County Rural Health Inc | primary_care | 15.0 |
| LI - Citrus County | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Citrus County Rural Health Inc | dental | 15.0 |
| Suncoast Primary Care Specialists | dental | 15.0 |
| Citrus Springs Rural Health Clinic | primary_care | 14.0 |
| Pediatric And Internal Medicine Specialists PA | primary_care | 14.0 |
| Suncoast Primary Care Specialists | primary_care | 14.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Citrus County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Citrus County's active designations would take about 32 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Citrus County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 18.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 15.0 of 25; Dental care reads 17.0 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.
Volume places Citrus County above 90% of real US counties (14 active designations: 5 primary care, 5 mental health, 4 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.
Citrus County falls in the upper quarter of FL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 14 of 67. 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.
Citrus County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Mental health
Mental health
5 designations
- Dental
Dental
4 designations
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Citrus County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 32 FTE across Citrus County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Citrus County, FL · 2026 HRSA designation data updated quarterly; HPSA scores 0-25 (primary/mental) and 0-26 (dental); higher = greater shortage severity. Coverage tiers from U.S. Census ACS PUMS + KFF state tracker.
Acting on a heavy-burden county
Citrus County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Citrus County's 14 active designations make providers here eligible for National Health Service Corps loan repayment, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's primary care burden compares with the rest of FL before you draw conclusions from a single score. FL overview
- Check whether an area clears HRSA's 3,500:1 population-to-provider threshold with the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score. 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 Mental Health Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA mental-health HPSA score is closest to Citrus County's 18.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Hendricks County, IN and Berrien County, MI.
Showing 6 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties with a matching designation count to Citrus County's 14
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 14 - the inventory behind the ~32 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Citrus County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Citrus 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 Citrus County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~32 FTE, with mental health the largest slice (24). "PEDIATRIC AND INTERNAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS PA" is the highest-scored active row (score 18.0; mental health; 169,311 people in the service area; designated 08/18/2019). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Which named designations drive Citrus County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "PEDIATRIC AND INTERNAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS PA", "CITRUS SPRINGS RURAL HEALTH CLINIC", "CITRUS SPRINGS RURAL HEALTH CLINIC" and "CITRUS COUNTY RURAL HEALTH INC". Discipline counts: 5 primary care, 5 mental health, 4 dental across 14 designated rows.
- Do Citrus 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.
- How does Citrus County's FTE burden compare inside FL?
- 14 active designations and ~32 FTE published need. Citrus County falls in the upper quarter of FL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 14 of 67. Score-nearest counties on this release include Hendricks County, IN and Berrien County, MI.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 12017. 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 12017 (Citrus County, FL), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 14; peak score 18.0; signature 32 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.