WI · Healthcare shortage profile
Winnebago County, WI
Peak severity leads this reading: Winnebago County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 171,730.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 171,730
- Peak shortage score
- 12.0
- MUA Index
- MUA
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Winnebago 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
- Mental-health shortages
- 12
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- 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.
Dense ZCTA lattice over Winnebago County
Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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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Closing Winnebago County's active designations would take about 3 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1 primary care, 1.5 mental health, 0.5 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Winnebago 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 12.0 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, Winnebago 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. Winnebago County falls in the lower half of WI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 44 of 71. 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: 55139. Population: 171,730.
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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Winnebago County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| CF-Oshkosh Correctional Institution | mental_health | 12.0 |
| CF-Oshkosh Correctional Institution | primary_care | 3.0 |
| Oshkosh Correctional Institution | dental | 3.0 |
Light-burden reading for Winnebago County
Peak severity leads this reading: Winnebago County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Winnebago County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 12.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 3.0 of 25; Dental care reads 3.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, a separate HRSA designation from the HPSA records above.
Winnebago 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.
Winnebago County falls in the lower half of WI counties by active-designation volume, at rank 44 of 71. 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 Winnebago County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Winnebago County's active designations: about 3 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Winnebago County's mental score of 12.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 12.0 (severity lead on this page is “CF-Oshkosh Correctional Institution”).
Saunders County, NE
12.0 mental score · 22,278 pop.
Fairfield County, CT
12.0 mental score · 957,419 pop.
York County, PA
12.0 mental score · 456,438 pop.
Catawba County, NC
12.0 mental score · 160,610 pop.
Lauderdale County, AL
12.0 mental score · 93,564 pop.
Columbia County, WI
12.0 mental score · 58,490 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Winnebago County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Winnebago County carries an MUA designation in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Which record sets Winnebago County's peak score of 12.0?
- "CF-Oshkosh Correctional Institution" leads the active set (score 12.0; mental health; 3,040 people in the service area; ~1.5 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/31/1999). 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.
- Which other active designations sit under Winnebago County's severity reading?
- After "CF-Oshkosh Correctional Institution", the next active names on this release are "CF-Oshkosh Correctional Institution" and "Oshkosh Correctional Institution". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 55139. 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 55139 (Winnebago County, WI), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 12.0; signature peak score 12.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.