WI · Healthcare shortage profile
St. Croix County, WI
Peak severity leads this reading: St. Croix County's highest active HPSA score is 17.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 93,536.
- Active HPSAs
- 6
- Population
- 93,536
- Peak shortage score
- 17.0
- MUA Index
- 60.3
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, St. Croix County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 6 active HPSA designations, more than 54% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 6
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Mental-health shortages
- 17
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 46%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over St. Croix County
St. Croix County intersects 18 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
6 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 St. Croix County, WI 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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Peak HPSA score 17.0 clears HRSA's 17-point high-priority line.
Scores at or above 17 on the 0–25/26 scales open NHSC placement priority for the matching provider type; eligibility still follows the designated area, not the county boundary alone.
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33.3% of St. Croix County's 6 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 6).
St. Croix County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
6 Top 46% higher than 54% of 3,289 real US counties
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more real US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source HRSA Data Warehouse, designated HPSAs · 2026
State peer position. St. Croix County falls in the upper half of WI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 31 of 71. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 55109. Population: 93,536.
Single high-priority discipline
St. Croix County's only high-priority (≥17) footprint is mental health
Current HRSA Data Warehouse rows attribute 2 active mental health designations to St. Croix County , with a peak score of 17.0. Other care categories may still be designated here, but none of them clear HRSA's high-priority score line of 17 on the current release, NHSC and related instruments concentrate on the mental health records.
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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in St. Croix County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Western Wisconsin Health | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Western Wisconsin Health Roberts Clinic | mental_health | 15.0 |
| Western Wisconsin Health | dental | 14.0 |
| Western Wisconsin Health | primary_care | 11.0 |
| Western Wisconsin Health Roberts Clinic | dental | 11.0 |
| Western Wisconsin Health Roberts Clinic | primary_care | 10.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for St. Croix County
Peak severity leads this reading: St. Croix County's highest active HPSA score is 17.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. St. Croix County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 17.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 11.0 of 25; Dental care reads 14.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 60.3, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
St. Croix County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 54% of counties) with 6 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/2/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.
St. Croix County falls in the upper half of WI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 31 of 71. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Acting on St. Croix County's high-priority mental health
St. Croix County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- St. Croix County's high-priority mental health designations are where NHSC placement geography concentrates, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's mental health burden compares with the rest of WI before drawing conclusions from a single score. WI overview
- Check the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score against HRSA's designation thresholds. HPSA score lookup
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.
Nearby mental-health score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active mental-health HPSA score to St. Croix County's 17.0. Open Lafourche County, LA or Dane County, WI next.
Showing 3 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near St. Croix County's mental score of 17.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 17.0 (severity lead on this page is “WESTERN WISCONSIN HEALTH”).
Lafourche County, LA
17.0 mental score · 97,557 pop.
Dane County, WI
17.0 mental score · 561,504 pop.
McHenry County, IL
17.0 mental score · 310,229 pop.
Clay County, MO
17.0 mental score · 253,335 pop.
Dorchester County, SC
17.0 mental score · 161,540 pop.
Flagler County, FL
17.0 mental score · 115,378 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does St. Croix County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - St. Croix County carries an MUA designation (index 60.3; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Which record sets St. Croix County's peak score of 17.0?
- "WESTERN WISCONSIN HEALTH" leads the active set (score 17.0; mental health; 250,553 people in the service area; designated 07/10/2015). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under St. Croix County's severity reading?
- After "WESTERN WISCONSIN HEALTH", the next active names on this release are "WESTERN WISCONSIN HEALTH", "WESTERN WISCONSIN HEALTH ROBERTS CLINIC", "WESTERN WISCONSIN HEALTH" and "WESTERN WISCONSIN HEALTH". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~0 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow St. Croix County's high-severity geography?
- St. Croix County's 6 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 "WESTERN WISCONSIN HEALTH".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 55109. 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 55109 (St. Croix County, WI), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 17.0; signature peak score 17.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.