IN · Healthcare shortage profile
Orange County, IN
Peak severity leads this reading: Orange County's highest active HPSA score is 21.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 19,867.
- Active HPSAs
- 6
- Population
- 19,867
- Peak shortage score
- 21.0
- MUA Index
- 59.8
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Orange County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 6 active HPSA designations, more than 54% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 6
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Dental shortages
- 21
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 46%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Orange 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 Orange County's active designations would take about 9.3 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.5 primary care, 7.3 mental health, 1.5 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Orange County's 6 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 6).
Orange County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
11 Census ZCTAs intersect Orange 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
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.
Corpus placement
Active-designation volume placement
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Orange County carries 6 active designations, above 54% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Orange County falls in the upper quarter of IN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 18 of 92. 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: 18117. Population: 19,867.
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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Orange County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Indiana Community Health Care, Inc | dental | 21.0 |
| Southern Indiana Community Health Care, Inc | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Southern Indiana Community Health Care, Inc | mental_health | 18.0 |
| Mhca 24 - Spencer/Perry/Crawford/Dubois/Orange Counties | mental_health | 16.0 |
| LI - Orange County | dental | 15.0 |
| Orange and Crawford Counties | primary_care | 11.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Orange County
Peak severity leads this reading: Orange County's highest active HPSA score is 21.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Orange County's deepest shortage reading, 21.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 19.0 of 25; Mental health reads 18.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 59.8, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Orange County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 54% of counties) with 6 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/2/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Orange County falls in the upper quarter of IN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 18 of 92. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Orange County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Primary care
Primary care
2 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
2 designations
- Dental
Dental
2 designations
Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Orange County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Orange County's active designations: about 9.3 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Orange County, IN · 2026 HRSA designation data updated quarterly; HPSA scores 0-25 (primary/mental) and 0-26 (dental); higher = greater shortage severity. Coverage tiers from U.S. Census ACS PUMS + KFF state tracker.
Acting on Orange County's designations
Orange County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Orange County's 6 active designations make providers here eligible for National Health Service Corps loan repayment, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's primary care burden compares with the rest of IN before you draw conclusions from a single score. IN overview
- Check whether an area clears HRSA's 3,500:1 population-to-provider threshold with the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score. 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.
Nearby dental score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active dental HPSA score to Orange County's 21.0. Open Williamson County, TN or Androscoggin County, ME next.
Showing 3 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Orange County's dental score of 21.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 21.0 (severity lead on this page is “SOUTHERN INDIANA COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE, INC”).
Williamson County, TN
21.0 dental score · 247,726 pop.
Androscoggin County, ME
21.0 dental score · 111,139 pop.
Henderson County, TX
21.0 dental score · 82,150 pop.
Cass County, MI
21.0 dental score · 51,589 pop.
Highland County, OH
21.0 dental score · 43,317 pop.
Johnson County, KS
21.0 dental score · 609,863 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Orange County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Orange County carries an MUA designation (index 59.8; 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 Orange County's peak score of 21.0?
- "SOUTHERN INDIANA COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE, INC" leads the active set (score 21.0; dental; 9,410 people in the service area; designated 02/11/2020). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Orange County's severity reading?
- After "SOUTHERN INDIANA COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE, INC", the next active names on this release are "SOUTHERN INDIANA COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE, INC", "SOUTHERN INDIANA COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE, INC", "SOUTHERN INDIANA COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE, INC" and "MHCA 24 - Spencer/Perry/Crawford/Dubois/Orange Counties". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~9.3 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Orange County's high-severity geography?
- Orange County's 6 active designations can open NHSC placement, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers, eligibility follows the designated area and provider type, not merely the county line around "SOUTHERN INDIANA COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE, INC".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 18117. 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 18117 (Orange County, IN), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 21.0; signature peak score 21.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.