OH · Healthcare shortage profile
Seneca County, OH
Peak severity leads this reading: Seneca County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 55,069.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 55,069
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Seneca County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 3 active HPSA designations, more than 20% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 3
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Seneca County
Seneca County intersects 20 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
8 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 Seneca County, OH 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 Seneca 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): 3.6 primary care, 2 mental health, 2.8 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Seneca County's 3 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 3).
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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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Seneca County carries 3 active designations, above 20% 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. Seneca County falls in the upper half of OH counties by active-designation volume, at rank 44 of 88. 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: 39147. Population: 55,069.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Seneca County in the current HRSA release, federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone. Scores range 0–25 (primary/mental health), 0–26 (dental). Higher = greater need. What counts as a high score?
Highest-severity HPSA designations
All 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Seneca County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seneca-Ottawa-Sandusky-Wyandot Mhca | mental_health | 16.0 |
| LI - Seneca County | dental | 15.0 |
| LI-Seneca/Fostoria Service Area | primary_care | 14.0 |
Light-burden reading for Seneca County
Peak severity leads this reading: Seneca County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Seneca County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 16.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 14.0 of 25; Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Seneca County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Seneca County carries 3 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 20% 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.
Seneca County falls in the upper half of OH counties by active-designation volume, at rank 44 of 88. 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 Seneca County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Seneca County's active designations: about 8.4 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Seneca County's mental score of 16.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “Seneca-Ottawa-Sandusky-Wyandot MHCA”).
Randolph County, NC
16.0 mental score · 144,171 pop.
Wayne County, OH
16.0 mental score · 116,894 pop.
Laramie County, WY
16.0 mental score · 100,512 pop.
Cullman County, AL
16.0 mental score · 87,866 pop.
St. Lucie County, FL
16.0 mental score · 329,226 pop.
Deschutes County, OR
16.0 mental score · 198,253 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Seneca County's peak score of 16.0?
- "Seneca-Ottawa-Sandusky-Wyandot MHCA" leads the active set (score 16.0; mental health; 22,056 people in the service area; ~2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 09/11/2025). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 3 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Why is Seneca County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Seneca County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- Which other active designations sit under Seneca County's severity reading?
- After "Seneca-Ottawa-Sandusky-Wyandot MHCA", the next active names on this release are "Seneca-Ottawa-Sandusky-Wyandot MHCA", "LI - Seneca County" and "LI-Seneca/Fostoria Service Area". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~8.4 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 39147. 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 39147 (Seneca County, OH), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.