MI · Healthcare shortage profile
Lapeer County, MI
Peak severity leads this reading: Lapeer County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 88,619.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 88,619
- Peak shortage score
- 12.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Lapeer County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 2 active HPSA designations, more than 10% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 2
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 12
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Lapeer County
Lapeer County intersects 22 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
10 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 Lapeer County, MI 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 Lapeer County's active designations would take about 0.9 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.4 primary care, 0.5 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Lapeer County's 2 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 2).
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Peak HPSA score 12.0 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, Lapeer County carries 2 active designations, above 10% 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. Lapeer County falls in the lower half of MI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 75 of 83. 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: 26087. Population: 88,619.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Lapeer 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 2 active (designated) HPSAs in Lapeer County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| CF-Thumb | mental_health | 12.0 |
| CF-Thumb | primary_care | 3.0 |
Light-burden reading for Lapeer County
Peak severity leads this reading: Lapeer County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Lapeer County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 12.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 3.0 of 25. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Lapeer County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Lapeer County carries 2 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 10% 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.
Lapeer County falls in the lower half of MI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 75 of 83. 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 Lapeer County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Lapeer County's active designations: about 0.9 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Lapeer County's mental score of 12.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 12.0 (severity lead on this page is “CF-Thumb”).
Douglas County, CO
12.0 mental score · 357,978 pop.
Johnson County, IA
12.0 mental score · 152,854 pop.
Guaynabo County, PR
12.0 mental score · 89,780 pop.
Colbert County, AL
12.0 mental score · 57,227 pop.
Adams County, NE
12.0 mental score · 31,205 pop.
Pickens County, AL
12.0 mental score · 19,123 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Lapeer County's peak score of 12.0?
- "CF-Thumb" leads the active set (score 12.0; mental health; 1,002 people in the service area; ~0.5 FTE still needed on the record; designated 10/24/2025). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 2 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental.
- Why is Lapeer County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Lapeer 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 Lapeer County's severity reading?
- After "CF-Thumb", the next active names on this release are "CF-Thumb" and "CF-Thumb". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~0.9 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 26087. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) and BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_MH.csv (mental health) — 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 26087 (Lapeer County, MI), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 12.0; signature peak score 12.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.