SD · Healthcare shortage profile
Yankton County, SD
Peak severity leads this reading: Yankton County's highest active HPSA score is 21.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 23,310.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 23,310
- Peak shortage score
- 21.0
- MUA Index
- MUA
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Yankton County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 5 active HPSA designations, more than 47% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 5
- Active HPSA designations
- 3
- Mental-health shortages
- 21
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Yankton 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.
-
Peak HPSA score 21.0 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.
-
Closing Yankton County's active designations would take about 4.2 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.4 primary care, 3.4 mental health, 0.4 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
-
60% of Yankton County's 5 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 3 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 5).
Yankton County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
10 Census ZCTAs intersect Yankton 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
2 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.
Yankton County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
5 Top 53% higher than 47% 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. Yankton County falls in the upper half of SD counties by active-designation volume, at rank 25 of 66. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 46135. Population: 23,310.
Single high-priority discipline
Yankton County's only high-priority (≥17) footprint is mental health
Current HRSA Data Warehouse rows attribute 3 active mental health designations to Yankton County , with a peak score of 21.0. 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 5 active (designated) HPSAs in Yankton County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Fpc Yankton | mental_health | 21.0 |
| Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Services - Mhca 12 | mental_health | 18.0 |
| South Dakota Human Services Center | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Fpc Yankton | dental | 12.0 |
| Fpc Yankton | primary_care | 6.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Yankton County
Peak severity leads this reading: Yankton County's highest active HPSA score is 21.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Yankton County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 21.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 6.0 of 25; Dental care reads 12.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, a separate HRSA designation from the HPSA records above.
Yankton 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 (1/3/1) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Yankton 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.
Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Yankton County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Yankton County's active designations: about 4.2 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Acting on Yankton County's high-priority mental health
Yankton County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Yankton 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 SD before drawing conclusions from a single score. SD 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 Yankton County's 21.0. Open Winnebago County, IL or King County, WA next.
Showing 3 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Yankton County's mental score of 21.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 21.0 (severity lead on this page is “FPC Yankton”).
Winnebago County, IL
21.0 mental score · 285,350 pop.
King County, WA
21.0 mental score · 2,269,675 pop.
Westchester County, NY
21.0 mental score · 1,004,457 pop.
Lake County, IL
21.0 mental score · 714,342 pop.
Guilford County, NC
21.0 mental score · 541,299 pop.
Jefferson County, LA
21.0 mental score · 440,781 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Yankton County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Yankton 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 Yankton County's peak score of 21.0?
- "FPC Yankton" leads the active set (score 21.0; mental health; 585 people in the service area; ~0.3 FTE still needed on the record; designated 08/28/2024). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 1 primary care, 3 mental health, 1 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Yankton County's severity reading?
- After "FPC Yankton", the next active names on this release are "FPC Yankton", "Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Services - MHCA 12", "South Dakota Human Services Center" and "FPC Yankton". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~4.2 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Yankton County's high-severity geography?
- Yankton 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 "FPC Yankton".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 46135. 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 46135 (Yankton County, SD), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 21.0; signature peak score 21.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.