Which record sets Cerro Gordo County's peak score of 16.0?

"ROCKWELL CLINIC" leads the active set (score 16.0; mental health; 37,825 people in the service area; designated 02/04/2025). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 4 active rows: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental.

Why is Cerro Gordo County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?

Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo County's severity reading?

After "ROCKWELL CLINIC", the next active names on this release are "ROCKWELL CLINIC", "ROCKWELL CLINIC", "Northcentral Iowa" and "ROCKWELL CLINIC". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~1.9 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Which federal pathways follow Cerro Gordo County's high-severity geography?

Cerro Gordo County's 4 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 "ROCKWELL CLINIC".

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IA · Healthcare shortage profile

Cerro Gordo County, IA

Peak severity leads this reading: Cerro Gordo County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 43,127.

Active HPSAs: 4
Population: 43,127
Peak shortage score: 16.0
MUA Index: -

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Mid-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Cerro Gordo County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 4 active HPSA designations, more than 44% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.

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Active HPSA designations: 2
Mental-health shortages: 16
Peak severity score (of 26): Top 56%
US counties by volume

Dense ZCTA lattice over Cerro Gordo County

Cerro Gordo County intersects 17 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

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.

Key findings

What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Cerro Gordo 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.

Closing Cerro Gordo County's active designations would take about 1.9 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.9 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
50% of Cerro Gordo County's 4 active designations are mental health.

Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 4).
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, Cerro Gordo County carries 4 active designations, above 44% 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. Cerro Gordo County falls in the upper half of IA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 47 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: 19033. Population: 43,127.

Below high-priority line

Cerro Gordo County is designated, but no active score clears 17

4 active designations sit on this FIPS (1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 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.

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 10.0

Mental Health 16.0

Dental 13.0

Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Cerro Gordo 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 4 active (designated) HPSAs in Cerro Gordo County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name	Type	Score	Status	Pop. Served
Rockwell Clinic	mental_health	16.0	designated	37,825
Rockwell Clinic	dental	13.0	designated	37,825
Northcentral Iowa	mental_health	11.0	designated	99,750
Rockwell Clinic	primary_care	10.0	designated	23,803

Moderate-burden reading for Cerro Gordo County

Peak severity leads this reading: Cerro Gordo County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Cerro Gordo County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 16.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 10.0 of 25; Dental care reads 13.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Cerro Gordo County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.

Cerro Gordo County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 44% of counties) with 4 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (1/2/1) before assuming every care category is equally short.

Cerro Gordo County falls in the upper half of IA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 47 of 99. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.

Counties near Cerro Gordo County's mental score of 16.0

One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “ROCKWELL CLINIC”).

Randolph County, NC

16.0 mental score · 144,171 pop.

Wayne County, OH

16.0 mental score · 116,894 pop.

Laramie County, WY

16.0 mental score · 100,512 pop.

Cullman County, AL

16.0 mental score · 87,866 pop.

St. Lucie County, FL

16.0 mental score · 329,226 pop.

Deschutes County, OR

16.0 mental score · 198,253 pop.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which record sets Cerro Gordo County's peak score of 16.0?: "ROCKWELL CLINIC" leads the active set (score 16.0; mental health; 37,825 people in the service area; designated 02/04/2025). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 4 active rows: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental.
Why is Cerro Gordo County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?: Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo County's severity reading?: After "ROCKWELL CLINIC", the next active names on this release are "ROCKWELL CLINIC", "ROCKWELL CLINIC", "Northcentral Iowa" and "ROCKWELL CLINIC". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~1.9 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Which federal pathways follow Cerro Gordo County's high-severity geography?: Cerro Gordo County's 4 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 "ROCKWELL CLINIC".

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 19033. 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 19033 (Cerro Gordo County, IA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 4; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.