IN · Healthcare shortage profile
La Porte County, IN
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing La Porte County's active designations would take about 25 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 112,417.
- Active HPSAs
- 9
- Population
- 112,417
- Peak shortage score
- 21.0
- MUA Index
- MUA
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, La Porte County carries a heavier shortage burden than most US counties - 9 active HPSA designations, more than 75% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 9
- Active HPSA designations
- 3
- Mental-health shortages
- 21
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 25%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for La Porte County, IN 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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Peak HPSA score 21.0 clears HRSA's 17-point high-priority line.
Scores at or above 17 on the 0–25/26 scales open NHSC placement priority for the matching provider type; eligibility still follows the designated area, not the county boundary alone.
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Closing La Porte County's active designations would take about 25 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 8.3 primary care, 8 mental health, 8.4 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of La Porte County's 9 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 3 dental (denominator 9).
La Porte County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
15 Census ZCTAs intersect La Porte 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.
La Porte County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
9 Top 25% higher than 75% of 3,289 real US counties
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more real US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source HRSA Data Warehouse, designated HPSAs · 2026
State peer position. La Porte County falls in the upper quarter of IN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 8 of 92. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 18091. Population: 112,417.
Single high-priority discipline
La Porte County's only high-priority (≥17) footprint is mental health
Current HRSA Data Warehouse rows attribute 3 active mental health designations to La Porte County , with a peak score of 21.0. Other care categories may still be designated here, but none of them clear HRSA's high-priority score line of 17 on the current release, NHSC and related instruments concentrate on the mental health records.
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 9 active (designated) HPSAs in La Porte County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| CF-Westville Correctional Facility | mental_health | 21.0 |
| LI-LaPorte County | primary_care | 15.0 |
| CF-Indiana State Prison | mental_health | 15.0 |
| LI - Laporte County | dental | 15.0 |
| Mhca 16 - La Porte County | mental_health | 14.0 |
| CF-Westville Correctional Facility | primary_care | 3.0 |
| CF-Indiana State Prison | primary_care | 3.0 |
| CF-Westville Correctional Facility | dental | 3.0 |
| CF-Indiana State Prison | dental | 3.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for La Porte County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing La Porte County's active designations would take about 25 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. La Porte County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 21.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 15.0 of 25; Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, a separate HRSA designation from the HPSA records above.
Volume places La Porte County above 75% of real US counties (9 active designations: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 3 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 21.0. 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.
La Porte County falls in the upper quarter of IN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 8 of 92. 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 La Porte County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 25 FTE across La Porte County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Acting on La Porte County's high-priority mental health
La Porte County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- La Porte County's high-priority mental health designations are where NHSC placement geography concentrates, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's mental health burden compares with the rest of IN before drawing conclusions from a single score. IN overview
- Check the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score against HRSA's designation thresholds. HPSA score lookup
HPSA scores describe shortage severity within HRSA's designation criteria, not the availability of any individual provider. For a specific appointment, contact a provider or your insurer; use HRSA's current tools to verify a designation.
Counties With a Similar Mental Health Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA mental-health HPSA score is closest to La Porte County's 21.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Pinellas County, FL and Ocean County, NJ.
Showing 6 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties with a matching designation count to La Porte County's 9
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 9 - the inventory behind the ~25 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does La Porte County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - La Porte County carries an MUA designation in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Where is the largest clinician FTE gap inside La Porte County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~25 FTE, with dental the largest slice (8.4). "CF-Westville Correctional Facility" is the highest-scored active row (score 21.0; mental health; 3,996 people in the service area; ~2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 07/26/2022). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Which named designations drive La Porte County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "CF-Westville Correctional Facility", "LI-LaPorte County", "CF-Indiana State Prison" and "LI - Laporte County". Discipline counts: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 3 dental across 9 designated rows.
- Do La Porte County's FTE gaps unlock federal programs?
- Yes where an ACTIVE designation exists, NHSC, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers follow the designated geography and provider type. A published FTE gap without an active row does not, by itself, open those pathways.
- How does La Porte County's FTE burden compare inside IN?
- 9 active designations and ~25 FTE published need. La Porte County falls in the upper quarter of IN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 8 of 92. Score-nearest counties on this release include Pinellas County, FL and Ocean County, NJ.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 18091. 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 18091 (La Porte County, IN), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 9; peak score 21.0; signature 25 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.