TN · Healthcare shortage profile
McMinn County, TN
Designation volume is the standout signal for McMinn County: 8 active HPSA records, above 73% of real US counties. Population 53,276.
- Active HPSAs
- 8
- Population
- 53,276
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- 54.0
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, McMinn County carries a heavier shortage burden than most US counties - 8 active HPSA designations, more than 73% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 8
- Active HPSA designations
- 3
- Primary-care shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 27%
- 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 McMinn 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 McMinn County's active designations would take about 8.4 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 4.4 primary care, 4.1 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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37.5% of McMinn County's 8 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 3 primary care, 2 mental health, 3 dental (denominator 8).
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Peak HPSA score 16.0 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.
McMinn County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
12 Census ZCTAs intersect McMinn 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
4 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, McMinn County carries 8 active designations, above 73% 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. McMinn County falls in the upper quarter of TN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 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: 47107. Population: 53,276.
Below high-priority line
McMinn County is designated, but no active score clears 17
8 active designations sit on this FIPS (3 primary care, 2 mental health, 3 dental), and the peak severity is 16.0. 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
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 8 active (designated) HPSAs in McMinn County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| United Primary Care | primary_care | 16.0 |
| United Primary Care | mental_health | 16.0 |
| United Primary Care | mental_health | 16.0 |
| LI-McMinn County | dental | 15.0 |
| United Primary Care | dental | 15.0 |
| United Primary Care | dental | 15.0 |
| LI-McMinn County | primary_care | 14.0 |
| United Primary Care | primary_care | 14.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for McMinn County
Designation volume is the standout signal for McMinn County: 8 active HPSA records, above 73% of real US counties. McMinn County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and mental health: both scored 16.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 54.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places McMinn County above 73% of real US counties (8 active designations: 3 primary care, 2 mental health, 3 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 16.0. 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.
McMinn County falls in the upper quarter of TN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 of 95. 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.
Heavy-volume FTE gap in McMinn County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for McMinn County's active designations: about 8.4 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
High-volume peers of McMinn County (8 active)
One peer set for this volume-led county: nearest active designation count to 8 across the national corpus.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does McMinn County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - McMinn County carries an MUA designation (index 54.0; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- What makes up McMinn County's 8 active HPSA designations?
- 8 Designated rows (3 primary care, 2 mental health, 3 dental). Highest-scored name on this release: "UNITED PRIMARY CARE" (score 16.0; primary care; 47,801 people in the service area; designated 04/01/2026). Also active: "LI-McMinn County". Above 73% of real US counties by volume.
- What does volume-plus-score look like for McMinn County?
- Peak active score 16.0 in primary care and mental health stays under the 17-point line while volume sits at 8 rows.
- What clinician need sits behind McMinn County's designation volume?
- Closing published gaps would take about 8.4 additional clinician FTEs (id-de-duped providers_needed). "UNITED PRIMARY CARE" is the severity lead inside that inventory.
- Which federal programs follow McMinn County's designation volume?
- 8 active designations can open NHSC placement, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers, by designated area and provider type, not by county line alone.
- How does McMinn County's volume compare inside TN?
- 8 active HPSA rows · peak 16.0. McMinn County falls in the upper quarter of TN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 of 95. Score-nearest counties on this release include Dubuque County, IA and Dane County, WI.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 47107. 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 47107 (McMinn County, TN), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 8; peak score 16.0; signature 8 active designations. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.