MN · Healthcare shortage profile
Redwood County, MN
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Redwood County's active designations would take about 22 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 15,425.
- Active HPSAs
- 10
- Population
- 15,425
- Peak shortage score
- 19.0
- MUA Index
- 61.1
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Redwood County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 10 active HPSA designations, more than 83% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 10
- Active HPSA designations
- 3
- Mental-health shortages
- 19
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 17%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Redwood County
Redwood County intersects 22 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
10 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 Redwood County, MN 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 19.0 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 Redwood County's active designations would take about 22 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 3.1 primary care, 19 mental health, 0.1 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Redwood County's 10 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 4 primary care, 3 mental health, 3 dental (denominator 10).
Redwood County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
10 Top 17% higher than 83% 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. Redwood County falls in the upper quarter of MN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 16 of 85. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 27127. Population: 15,425.
Single high-priority discipline
Redwood County's only high-priority (≥17) footprint is mental health
Current HRSA Data Warehouse rows attribute 3 active mental health designations to Redwood County , with a peak score of 19.0. 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
Peak severity 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 10 active (designated) HPSAs in Redwood County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Central Region Mhca | mental_health | 19.0 |
| Carris Health - Redwood, LLC | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Sanford Tracy Walnut Grove Clinic | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Tracy | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Sanford Tracy Walnut Grove Clinic | dental | 15.0 |
| Carris Health - Redwood, LLC | dental | 15.0 |
| Sanford Tracy Walnut Grove Clinic | primary_care | 13.0 |
| Carris Health - Redwood, LLC | primary_care | 13.0 |
| Redwood SA | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Redwood County | dental | 7.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Redwood County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Redwood County's active designations would take about 22 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Redwood County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 19.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 15.0 of 25; Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 61.1, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Redwood County above 83% of real US counties (10 active designations: 4 primary care, 3 mental health, 3 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 19.0. The table on this page lists the highest-severity records first so a reader can see which named facilities, geographies, or population groups drive that burden without treating the county total as a personal appointment forecast.
Redwood County falls in the upper quarter of MN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 16 of 85. Heavy-burden counties are where NHSC placement, Community Health Center grant geography, and related federal instruments concentrate; eligibility still follows the designated area and provider type, not the county boundary alone.
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Redwood County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 22 FTE across Redwood County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Acting on Redwood County's high-priority mental health
Redwood County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Redwood 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 MN before drawing conclusions from a single score. MN 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 With a Similar Mental Health Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA mental-health HPSA score is closest to Redwood County's 19.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Etowah County, AL and Franklin County, OH.
Showing 6 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties with a matching designation count to Redwood County's 10
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 10 - the inventory behind the ~22 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Redwood County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Redwood County carries an MUA designation (index 61.1; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Where is the largest clinician FTE gap inside Redwood County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~22 FTE, with mental health the largest slice (19). "Southwest Central Region MHCA" is the highest-scored active row (score 19.0; mental health; 52,500 people in the service area; ~19 FTE still needed on the record; designated 07/30/2025). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Which named designations drive Redwood County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "Southwest Central Region MHCA", "CARRIS HEALTH - REDWOOD, LLC", "SANFORD TRACY WALNUT GROVE CLINIC" and "Tracy". Discipline counts: 4 primary care, 3 mental health, 3 dental across 10 designated rows.
- Do Redwood County's FTE gaps unlock federal programs?
- Yes where an ACTIVE designation exists, NHSC, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers follow the designated geography and provider type. A published FTE gap without an active row does not, by itself, open those pathways.
- How does Redwood County's FTE burden compare inside MN?
- 10 active designations and ~22 FTE published need. Redwood County falls in the upper quarter of MN counties by active-designation volume, at rank 16 of 85. Score-nearest counties on this release include Etowah County, AL and Franklin County, OH.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 27127. 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 27127 (Redwood County, MN), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 10; peak score 19.0; signature 22 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.