AL · Healthcare shortage profile
Lauderdale County, AL
Peak severity leads this reading: Lauderdale County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 93,564.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 93,564
- Peak shortage score
- 12.0
- MUA Index
- 56.9
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Lauderdale 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.
- 2
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Primary-care shortages
- 12
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- 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.
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Lauderdale County, AL 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 Lauderdale 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): 2.9 primary care, 6.7 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Lauderdale 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).
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Peak HPSA score 12.0 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.
Lauderdale County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
10 Census ZCTAs intersect Lauderdale 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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Lauderdale 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. Lauderdale County falls in the lower half of AL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 45 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: 01077. Population: 93,564.
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 2 active (designated) HPSAs in Lauderdale County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Lauderdale County | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Riverbend Center Mhca 1 - Colbert/Franklin/Lauderdale Counties | mental_health | 12.0 |
Light-burden reading for Lauderdale County
Peak severity leads this reading: Lauderdale County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Lauderdale County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and mental health: both scored 12.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 56.9, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Lauderdale 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.
Lauderdale County falls in the lower half of AL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 45 of 67. 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 Lauderdale County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Lauderdale County's active designations: about 9.5 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Lauderdale County's primary score of 12.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 12.0 (severity lead on this page is “Lauderdale County”).
Onslow County, NC
12.0 primary score · 204,576 pop.
Martin County, FL
12.0 primary score · 158,431 pop.
Livingston County, LA
12.0 primary score · 142,282 pop.
Guaynabo County, PR
12.0 primary score · 89,780 pop.
Stanly County, NC
12.0 primary score · 62,504 pop.
Fairfield County, CT
12.0 primary score · 957,419 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Lauderdale County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Lauderdale County carries an MUA designation (index 56.9; 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 Lauderdale County's peak score of 12.0?
- "Lauderdale County" leads the active set (score 12.0; primary care; 21,090 people in the service area; ~2.9 FTE still needed on the record; designated 08/22/2022). 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 Lauderdale County's severity reading?
- After "Lauderdale County", the next active names on this release are "Lauderdale County" and "Riverbend Center MHCA 1 - Colbert/Franklin/Lauderdale Counties". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~9.5 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 01077. 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 01077 (Lauderdale County, AL), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 12.0; signature peak score 12.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.