IA · Healthcare shortage profile
Jasper County, IA
Peak severity leads this reading: Jasper County's highest active HPSA score is 13.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 37,813.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 37,813
- Peak shortage score
- 13.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Jasper County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 3 active HPSA designations, more than 20% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 3
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 13
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Jasper County
Jasper 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 Jasper County, IA 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 Jasper County's active designations would take about 2.8 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.3 primary care, 1.6 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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66.7% of Jasper County's 3 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 3).
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Peak HPSA score 13.0 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, Jasper County carries 3 active designations, above 20% 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. Jasper County falls in the lower half of IA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 53 of 99. 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: 19099. Population: 37,813.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Jasper 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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Jasper County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jasper/Poweshiek Counties | mental_health | 13.0 |
| Newton Correctional Facility | primary_care | 12.0 |
| LI - Newton Area | primary_care | 8.0 |
Light-burden reading for Jasper County
Peak severity leads this reading: Jasper County's highest active HPSA score is 13.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Jasper County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 13.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 12.0 of 25. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Jasper County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Jasper County carries 3 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 20% 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.
Jasper County falls in the lower half of IA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 53 of 99. 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 Jasper County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Jasper County's active designations: about 2.8 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Jasper County's mental score of 13.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 13.0 (severity lead on this page is “Jasper/Poweshiek Counties”).
Langlade County, WI
13.0 mental score · 19,491 pop.
Camden County, NJ
13.0 mental score · 523,485 pop.
Alexandria City County, VA
13.0 mental score · 159,467 pop.
Chaves County, NM
13.0 mental score · 65,157 pop.
Hancock County, MS
13.0 mental score · 46,053 pop.
Fannin County, TX
13.0 mental score · 35,662 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Jasper County's peak score of 13.0?
- "Jasper/Poweshiek Counties" leads the active set (score 13.0; mental health; 33,000 people in the service area; ~1.6 FTE still needed on the record; designated 04/10/2023). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 3 active rows: 2 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental.
- Why is Jasper County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Jasper 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 Jasper County's severity reading?
- After "Jasper/Poweshiek Counties", the next active names on this release are "Jasper/Poweshiek Counties", "Newton Correctional Facility" and "LI - Newton Area". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~2.8 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 19099. 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 19099 (Jasper County, IA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 13.0; signature peak score 13.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.