AL · Healthcare shortage profile
Limestone County, AL
MUA standing opens this profile: Limestone County sits inside a Medically Underserved Area indexed at 46.2 (lower index = greater measured need). Population 103,570.
- Active HPSAs
- 1
- Population
- 103,570
- Peak shortage score
- 6.0
- MUA Index
- 46.2
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Limestone County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 1 active HPSA designation, more than 2% of the 3,289 real US counties, with dental the deepest gap.
- 1
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Dental shortages
- 6
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 98%
- 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 Limestone 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 Limestone County's active designations would take about 1.3 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.3 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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100% of Limestone County's 1 active designations are dental.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 0 primary care, 0 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 1).
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Peak HPSA score 6.0 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.
Limestone County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
15 Census ZCTAs intersect Limestone 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
7 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, Limestone County carries 1 active designation, above 2% 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. Limestone County falls in the lower half of AL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 58 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: 01083. Population: 103,570.
Medically Underserved Area
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only · dental care only on this FIPS. Scores range 0–25 (primary/mental health), 0–26 (dental). Higher = greater need. What counts as a high score?
Highest-severity HPSA designations
All 1 active (designated) HPSAs in Limestone County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Limestone Correctional Facility | dental | 6.0 |
Light-burden reading for Limestone County
MUA standing opens this profile: Limestone County sits inside a Medically Underserved Area indexed at 46.2 (lower index = greater measured need). Dental care carries Limestone County's deepest shortage reading, 6.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, 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 46.2, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Limestone County carries 1 active designation and sits below the national mid-pack (above 2% 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.
Limestone County falls in the lower half of AL counties by active-designation volume, at rank 58 of 67. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Score neighbours for Limestone County's MUA-led profile
One peer set beside the MUA standing: nearest primary-care HPSA score.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Limestone County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Limestone County carries an MUA designation (index 46.2; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- How do Limestone County's HPSA rows sit beside the MUA?
- 1 active HPSA designation (0 primary care / 0 mental health / 1 dental); highest-scored active name is "Limestone Correctional Facility" (score 6.0; dental; 2,374 people in the service area; ~1.3 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/04/2025). MUA and HPSA are separate tracks, one does not substitute for the other.
- What does the 6.0 HPSA score mean next to the MUA?
- 6.0 sits below the 17-point high-priority HPSA line. MUA index 46.2 remains a separate need measure.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 01083. This county’s designations come from 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 01083 (Limestone County, AL), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 1; peak score 6.0; signature MUA index 46.2. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.