MI · Healthcare shortage profile
Livingston County, MI
Peak severity leads this reading: Livingston County's highest active HPSA score is 6.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 193,866.
- Active HPSAs
- 1
- Population
- 193,866
- Peak shortage score
- 6.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Livingston County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 1 active HPSA designation, more than 2% of the 3,289 real US counties, with dental the deepest gap.
- 1
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Dental shortages
- 6
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 98%
- US counties by volume
Based on HRSA primary/mental/dental shortage severity, Medically Underserved Area status, and estimated unmet provider need -- not patient outcomes, insurance access, facility quality, or wait times.
Dense ZCTA lattice over Livingston County
Livingston County intersects 21 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
9 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 Livingston 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 Livingston County's active designations would take about 0.2 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.2 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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100% of Livingston County's 1 active designations are dental.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 0 primary care, 0 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 1).
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Peak HPSA score 6.0 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, Livingston County carries 1 active designation, above 2% 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. Livingston County falls in the lower half of MI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 78 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: 26093. Population: 193,866.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only · dental care only on this FIPS. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Livingston 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 1 active (designated) HPSAs in Livingston County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| CF-Woodland | dental | 6.0 |
Light-burden reading for Livingston County
Peak severity leads this reading: Livingston County's highest active HPSA score is 6.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Livingston County's deepest shortage reading, 6.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Livingston County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Livingston County carries 1 active designation and sits below the national mid-pack (above 2% 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.
Livingston County falls in the lower half of MI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 78 of 83. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Counties near Livingston County's dental score of 6.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 6.0 (severity lead on this page is “CF-Woodland”).
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Livingston County's peak score of 6.0?
- "CF-Woodland" leads the active set (score 6.0; dental; 358 people in the service area; ~0.2 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 1 active rows: 0 primary care, 0 mental health, 1 dental.
- Why is Livingston County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Livingston County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- What provider types does Livingston County's severity cover?
- Active rows break down 0 primary care / 0 mental health / 1 dental. Closing published gaps would take about 0.2 additional clinician FTEs on this release.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 26093. This county’s designations come from 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 26093 (Livingston County, MI), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 1; peak score 6.0; signature peak score 6.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.