MI · Healthcare shortage profile
Lenawee County, MI
Peak severity leads this reading: Lenawee County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 99,423.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 99,423
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- MUA
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Lenawee County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 5 active HPSA designations, more than 47% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 5
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Dental shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- 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 Lenawee County
Lenawee County intersects 23 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
11 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 Lenawee 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 Lenawee County's active designations would take about 14 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 7.1 primary care, 0.9 mental health, 5.6 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Lenawee County's 5 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 1 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 5).
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Peak HPSA score 16.0 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, Lenawee County carries 5 active designations, above 47% 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. Lenawee County falls in the lower half of MI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 56 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: 26091. Population: 99,423.
Below high-priority line
Lenawee County is designated, but no active score clears 17
5 active designations sit on this FIPS (2 primary care, 1 mental health, 2 dental), and the peak severity is 16.0. 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.
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 5 active (designated) HPSAs in Lenawee County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Lenawee County | dental | 16.0 |
| LI - Lenawee County | primary_care | 14.0 |
| LI - Lenawee County | mental_health | 12.0 |
| CF-Gus Harrison | dental | 12.0 |
| CF-Gus Harrison | primary_care | 6.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Lenawee County
Peak severity leads this reading: Lenawee County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Lenawee County's deepest shortage reading, 16.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 14.0 of 25; Mental health reads 12.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, a separate HRSA designation from the HPSA records above.
Lenawee County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 47% of counties) with 5 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/1/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Lenawee County falls in the lower half of MI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 56 of 83. 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 Lenawee County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Lenawee County's active designations: about 14 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Lenawee County's dental score of 16.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI - Lenawee County”).
Coryell County, TX
16.0 dental score · 83,093 pop.
Garfield County, CO
16.0 dental score · 61,685 pop.
Johnson County, MO
16.0 dental score · 54,013 pop.
Wood County, TX
16.0 dental score · 44,843 pop.
Crawford County, OH
16.0 dental score · 42,025 pop.
Iredell County, NC
16.0 dental score · 186,693 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Lenawee County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Lenawee County carries an MUA designation in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Which record sets Lenawee County's peak score of 16.0?
- "LI - Lenawee County" leads the active set (score 16.0; dental; 8,768 people in the service area; ~5 FTE still needed on the record; designated 05/24/2023). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 2 primary care, 1 mental health, 2 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Lenawee County's severity reading?
- After "LI - Lenawee County", the next active names on this release are "LI - Lenawee County" and "CF-Gus Harrison". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~14 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Lenawee County's high-severity geography?
- Lenawee County's 5 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 - Lenawee County".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 26091. 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 26091 (Lenawee County, MI), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.