TN · Healthcare shortage profile
Bradley County, TN
Peak severity leads this reading: Bradley County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 108,620.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 108,620
- Peak shortage score
- 15.0
- MUA Index
- 61.0
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Bradley 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
- Dental shortages
- 15
- 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.
Few Census ZCTAs touch Bradley County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 8 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Bradley County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
3 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 Bradley County, TN 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 Bradley County's active designations would take about 14 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 6.1 primary care, 7.8 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Bradley County's 2 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 0 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 2).
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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, Bradley 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. Bradley County falls in the lower half of TN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 73 of 95. 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: 47011. Population: 108,620.
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 Bradley County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI-Bradley County | dental | 15.0 |
| LI-Bradley County | primary_care | 14.0 |
Light-burden reading for Bradley County
Peak severity leads this reading: Bradley County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Bradley County's deepest shortage reading, 15.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, 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 61.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Bradley 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.
Bradley County falls in the lower half of TN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 73 of 95. 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 Bradley County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Bradley County's active designations: about 14 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Bradley County's dental score of 15.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 15.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI-Bradley County”).
Parker County, TX
15.0 dental score · 148,222 pop.
La Porte County, IN
15.0 dental score · 112,417 pop.
Grand Traverse County, MI
15.0 dental score · 95,238 pop.
Indiana County, PA
15.0 dental score · 83,246 pop.
Wise County, TX
15.0 dental score · 68,632 pop.
Richland County, SC
15.0 dental score · 416,147 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Bradley County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Bradley County carries an MUA designation (index 61.0; 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 Bradley County's peak score of 15.0?
- "LI-Bradley County" leads the active set (score 15.0; dental; 2,936 people in the service area; ~7.8 FTE still needed on the record; designated 04/15/2022). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 2 active rows: 1 primary care, 0 mental health, 1 dental.
- What provider types does Bradley County's severity cover?
- Active rows break down 1 primary care / 0 mental health / 1 dental. Closing published gaps would take about 14 additional clinician FTEs on this release.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 47011. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) 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 47011 (Bradley County, TN), 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.