IA · Healthcare shortage profile
Floyd County, IA
Peak severity leads this reading: Floyd County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 15,627.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 15,627
- Peak shortage score
- 15.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Floyd 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
- Primary-care shortages
- 15
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Floyd 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 Floyd County's active designations would take about 3.4 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.2 primary care, 1.9 mental health, 0.2 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Floyd County's 3 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 3).
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Peak HPSA score 15.0 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.
Floyd County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
13 Census ZCTAs intersect Floyd County, between the 9 and 15 ZIP cuts across published counties: neither a postage-stamp footprint nor a metro-scale lattice.
Largest land-share ZCTAs
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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Floyd 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. Floyd 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: 19067. Population: 15,627.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Floyd 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 Floyd County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI-Floyd County | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Northcentral Iowa | mental_health | 11.0 |
| LI - Floyd County | dental | 7.0 |
Light-burden reading for Floyd County
Peak severity leads this reading: Floyd County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Floyd County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 15.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Mental health reads 11.0 of 25; Dental care reads 7.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Floyd County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Floyd 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.
Floyd 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 Floyd County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Floyd County's active designations: about 3.4 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Floyd County's primary score of 15.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 15.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI-Floyd County”).
Walla Walla County, WA
15.0 primary score · 62,584 pop.
Durham County, NC
15.0 primary score · 324,833 pop.
Beaver County, PA
15.0 primary score · 168,215 pop.
Pickens County, SC
15.0 primary score · 131,404 pop.
Miami County, OH
15.0 primary score · 108,774 pop.
Grafton County, NH
15.0 primary score · 91,118 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Floyd County's peak score of 15.0?
- "LI-Floyd County" leads the active set (score 15.0; primary care; 1,209 people in the service area; ~1.2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 07/20/2022). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 3 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Why is Floyd County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Floyd 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 Floyd County's severity reading?
- After "LI-Floyd County", the next active names on this release are "LI-Floyd County", "Northcentral Iowa" and "LI - Floyd County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3.4 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 19067. 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 19067 (Floyd County, IA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 15.0; signature peak score 15.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.