WI · Healthcare shortage profile
Eau Claire County, WI
Peak severity leads this reading: Eau Claire County's highest active HPSA score is 17.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 105,710.
- Active HPSAs
- 1
- Population
- 105,710
- Peak shortage score
- 17.0
- MUA Index
- 60.8
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Eau Claire County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 1 active HPSA designation, more than 2% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 1
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 17
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 98%
- US counties by volume
Based on HRSA primary/mental/dental shortage severity, Medically Underserved Area status, and estimated unmet provider need -- not patient outcomes, insurance access, facility quality, or wait times.
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Eau Claire 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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Closing Eau Claire County's active designations would take about 0.9 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.9 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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100% of Eau Claire County's 1 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 1).
Eau Claire County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
15 Census ZCTAs intersect Eau Claire 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
7 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.
Eau Claire County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
1 Top 98% higher than 2% 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. Eau Claire County falls in the lower half of WI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 55 of 71. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 55035. Population: 105,710.
Medically Underserved Area
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only · mental health only on this FIPS. Scores range 0–25 (primary/mental health), 0–26 (dental). Higher = greater need. What counts as a high score?
Highest-severity HPSA designations
All 1 active (designated) HPSAs in Eau Claire County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI-City of Eau Claire | mental_health | 17.0 |
Light-burden reading for Eau Claire County
Peak severity leads this reading: Eau Claire County's highest active HPSA score is 17.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Eau Claire 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. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 60.8, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Eau Claire County carries 1 active designation and sits below the national mid-pack (above 2% 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.
Eau Claire County falls in the lower half of WI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 55 of 71. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Acting on Eau Claire County's high-priority mental health
Eau Claire County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Eau Claire 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.
Counties near Eau Claire 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 “LI-City of Eau Claire”).
Kendall County, IL
17.0 mental score · 131,869 pop.
Matanuska-Susitna County, AK
17.0 mental score · 107,081 pop.
Ashtabula County, OH
17.0 mental score · 97,574 pop.
Steuben County, NY
17.0 mental score · 93,584 pop.
Lake County, FL
17.0 mental score · 383,956 pop.
Frederick County, MD
17.0 mental score · 271,717 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Eau Claire County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Eau Claire County carries an MUA designation (index 60.8; 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 Eau Claire County's peak score of 17.0?
- "LI-City of Eau Claire" leads the active set (score 17.0; mental health; 7,660 people in the service area; ~0.9 FTE still needed on the record; designated 11/01/2025). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 1 active rows: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental.
- What provider types does Eau Claire County's severity cover?
- Active rows break down 0 primary care / 1 mental health / 0 dental. Closing published gaps would take about 0.9 additional clinician FTEs on this release.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 55035. This county’s designations come from 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 55035 (Eau Claire County, WI), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 1; peak score 17.0; signature peak score 17.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.