IA · Healthcare shortage profile
Iowa County, IA
Iowa County currently lists no active HPSA designations in the retained HRSA mirror, a federal status reading, not a local clinician census. Population 16,662.
- Active HPSAs
- 0
- Population
- 16,662
- Peak shortage score
- -
- MUA Index
- 61.8
Zero-designation verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Iowa County, IA has no active shortage designations, placing it in the lowest-volume tier with 70 of 3,289 real US counties.
Dense ZCTA lattice over Iowa County
Iowa 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 Iowa 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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Iowa County currently carries zero active HPSA designations in the retained HRSA mirror.
That is a statement about federal designation status on this release, not a count of clinicians practising in the county. Neighbouring service areas can still be designated.
Corpus placement
Lowest active-designation volume tier
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Iowa County is tied with 70 of 3,289 real US counties at zero active HPSA designations. This is a count placement, not evidence that local access is adequate; facility and population-group designations can cross county lines, and designation status changes over time.
State peer position. Iowa County falls in the lower half of IA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 97 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: 19095. Population: 16,662.
Medically Underserved Area
What zero active HPSAs means for Iowa County
Iowa County currently lists no active HPSA designations in the retained HRSA mirror, a federal status reading, not a local clinician census. No active HRSA designation carries a severity score for Iowa County today. The county's former mental health designation, since withdrawn, was last scored 12.0. That is history rather than a current reading, and it confers no present National Health Service Corps or Medicare eligibility. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 61.8, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Among 3,289 real US counties in the current HRSA release, 70 share this zero-active tier with Iowa County. That count placement is not a finding that local access is adequate: facility and population-group designations can cross county lines, neighbouring service areas can remain designated, and the warehouse refreshes quarterly. Use HRSA's own shortage-area tools before treating today's empty county row as a settled access verdict.
Iowa County falls in the lower half of IA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 97 of 99. The practical next check for a zero-active county is the IA state overview, where other counties may still carry primary-care, mental-health, or dental designations that affect regional staffing and program eligibility.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Iowa County, IA · 2026 HRSA designation data updated quarterly; HPSA scores 0-25 (primary/mental) and 0-26 (dental); higher = greater shortage severity. Coverage tiers from U.S. Census ACS PUMS + KFF state tracker.
Reading a zero-HPSA county
No active designation here today, here is how to confirm the current status and look wider.
- Iowa County holds no active HRSA designation today, but designations change every quarter, verify the current status directly with HRSA's official finder. How designations work
- Compare Iowa County against the rest of IA, where other counties may carry active shortages. IA overview
HPSA scores describe shortage severity within HRSA's designation criteria, not the availability of any individual provider. For a specific appointment, contact a provider or your insurer; use HRSA's current tools to verify a designation.
Light-volume peers of Iowa County (0 active)
One peer set for this volume-led county: nearest active designation count to 0 across the national corpus.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Iowa County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Iowa County carries an MUA designation (index 61.8; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Why does Iowa County show zero active HPSA designations?
- HRSA's retained mirror lists no active (Designated) HPSA for Iowa County on vintage 2026-08-15. That is a federal status reading, not a census of clinicians practising here, designations lapse and renew, and a neighbouring service area can still be designated.
- Can a facility in Iowa County still reach NHSC or related programs?
- Programs that require an ACTIVE designation cannot open on Iowa County's own FIPS today. A neighbouring designated service area or a population-group designation can still qualify a facility that sits inside that geography.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 19095. PlainHealthAccess is not affiliated with HRSA or any government agency.
HRSA Data Warehouse HPSA + MUA/P records for FIPS 19095 (Iowa County, IA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 0; peak score n/a; signature zero-active. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.