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Sullivan County, IN

Peak severity leads this reading: Sullivan County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 20,817.

Active HPSAs
6
Population
20,817
Peak shortage score
15.0
MUA Index
-
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Mid-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Sullivan 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
15
Peak severity score (of 26)
Top 46%
US counties by volume

Key findings

What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Sullivan 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.

  1. Closing Sullivan County's active designations would take about 9.5 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.

    HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.8 primary care, 5.5 mental health, 2.1 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

  2. 33.3% of Sullivan 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).

  3. 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.

Sullivan County's mid-pack ZIP footprint

13 Census ZCTAs intersect Sullivan 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

5 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, Sullivan County carries 6 active designations, above 54% 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. Sullivan 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: 18153. Population: 20,817.

Below high-priority line

Sullivan County is designated, but no active score clears 17

6 active designations sit on this FIPS (2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental), and the peak severity is 15.0. 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.

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 10.0
Mental Health 13.0
Dental 15.0

Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Sullivan 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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Sullivan County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name Type Score
LI - Sullivan County dental 15.0
Mhca 12 - Hamilton Center Inc mental_health 13.0
Sullivan County primary_care 10.0
Wabash Valley Correctional Facility primary_care 6.0
Wabash Valley Correctional Facility mental_health 3.0
Wabash Valley Correctional Facility dental 3.0

Moderate-burden reading for Sullivan County

Peak severity leads this reading: Sullivan County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Sullivan 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 10.0 of 25; Mental health reads 13.0 of 25. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Sullivan County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.

Sullivan 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.

Sullivan 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.

Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Sullivan County

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Sullivan County's active designations: about 9.5 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Counties near Sullivan 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 - Sullivan County”).

Stanislaus County, CA

15.0 dental score · 552,878 pop.

Whatcom County, WA

15.0 dental score · 226,847 pop.

Chittenden County, VT

15.0 dental score · 168,323 pop.

Linn County, OR

15.0 dental score · 128,610 pop.

Franklin County, MO

15.0 dental score · 104,682 pop.

Jefferson County, WI

15.0 dental score · 84,900 pop.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which record sets Sullivan County's peak score of 15.0?
"LI - Sullivan County" leads the active set (score 15.0; dental; 1,287 people in the service area; ~1.5 FTE still needed on the record; designated 10/04/2024). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
Why is Sullivan County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
Sullivan 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 Sullivan County's severity reading?
After "LI - Sullivan County", the next active names on this release are "LI - Sullivan County", "MHCA 12 - Hamilton Center Inc", "Sullivan County" and "Wabash Valley Correctional Facility". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~9.5 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Which federal pathways follow Sullivan County's high-severity geography?
Sullivan 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 "LI - Sullivan County".

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 18153. 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 18153 (Sullivan County, IN), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 15.0; signature peak score 15.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.