SD · Healthcare shortage profile
Moody County, SD
Peak severity leads this reading: Moody County's highest active HPSA score is 24.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 6,336.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 6,336
- Peak shortage score
- 24.0
- MUA Index
- 52.6
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Moody County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 5 active HPSA designations, more than 47% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 5
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Dental shortages
- 24
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Moody County, SD 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 24.0 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 Moody County's active designations would take about 3.4 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.3 primary care, 3.2 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Moody County's 5 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 5).
Moody County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
13 Census ZCTAs intersect Moody 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
5 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.
Corpus placement
Active-designation volume placement
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Moody County carries 5 active designations, above 47% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Moody County falls in the upper half of SD counties by active-designation volume, at rank 25 of 66. 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: 46101. Population: 6,336.
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 5 active (designated) HPSAs in Moody County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Flandreau Santee Sioux Trb Hc | dental | 24.0 |
| Flandreau Santee Sioux Trb Hc | mental_health | 21.0 |
| Community Counseling Service (ccs) - Mhca 3A | mental_health | 19.0 |
| Flandreau Santee Sioux Trb Hc | primary_care | 18.0 |
| AI/AN-Moody County | primary_care | 7.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Moody County
Peak severity leads this reading: Moody County's highest active HPSA score is 24.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Moody County's deepest shortage reading, 24.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 18.0 of 25; Mental health reads 21.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 52.6, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Moody County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 47% of counties) with 5 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/2/1) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Moody County falls in the upper half of SD counties by active-designation volume, at rank 25 of 66. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Moody County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Primary care
Primary care
2 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
2 designations
- Dental
Dental
1 designations
Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Moody County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Moody County's active designations: about 3.4 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Moody County, SD · 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.
Acting on Moody County's designations
Moody County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Moody County's 5 active designations make providers here eligible for National Health Service Corps loan repayment, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's primary care burden compares with the rest of SD before you draw conclusions from a single score. SD overview
- Check whether an area clears HRSA's 3,500:1 population-to-provider threshold with the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score. 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 dental score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active dental HPSA score to Moody County's 24.0. Open El Paso County, CO or Jackson County, OR next.
Showing 3 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Moody County's dental score of 24.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 24.0 (severity lead on this page is “Flandreau Santee Sioux Trb Hc”).
El Paso County, CO
24.0 dental score · 730,395 pop.
Jackson County, OR
24.0 dental score · 223,259 pop.
Navajo County, AZ
24.0 dental score · 106,717 pop.
St. Mary County, LA
24.0 dental score · 49,406 pop.
Aguada County, PR
24.0 dental score · 38,136 pop.
Yabucoa County, PR
24.0 dental score · 30,426 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Moody County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Moody County carries an MUA designation (index 52.6; 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 Moody County's peak score of 24.0?
- "Flandreau Santee Sioux Trb Hc" leads the active set (score 24.0; dental; 7,630 people in the service area; designated 10/26/2002). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Moody County's severity reading?
- After "Flandreau Santee Sioux Trb Hc", the next active names on this release are "Flandreau Santee Sioux Trb Hc", "Flandreau Santee Sioux Trb Hc", "Community Counseling Service (CCS) - MHCA 3A" and "Flandreau Santee Sioux Trb Hc". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3.4 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Moody County's high-severity geography?
- Moody County's 5 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 "Flandreau Santee Sioux Trb Hc".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 46101. 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 46101 (Moody County, SD), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 24.0; signature peak score 24.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.