ND · Healthcare shortage profile
Cavalier County, ND
Peak severity leads this reading: Cavalier County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 3,704.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 3,704
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- 61.8
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Cavalier 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
- 2
- Mental-health shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Cavalier County
Cavalier 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 Cavalier County, ND 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 Cavalier County's active designations would take about 1.9 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.4 mental health, 0.5 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Cavalier County's 5 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 5).
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Peak HPSA score 16.0 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, Cavalier County carries 5 active designations, above 47% 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. Cavalier County falls in the upper half of ND counties by active-designation volume, at rank 19 of 53. 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: 38019. Population: 3,704.
Below high-priority line
Cavalier County is designated, but no active score clears 17
5 active designations sit on this FIPS (1 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental), and the peak severity is 16.0. That is a formal shortage footprint without HRSA's high-priority (≥17) tier, so NHSC placement geography is usually weaker here than on counties whose lead score clears the line.
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 Cavalier County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Clinic | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Region III Devils Lake Catchment | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Clinic | dental | 15.0 |
| Cavalier County | dental | 15.0 |
| Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Clinic | mental_health | 14.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Cavalier County
Peak severity leads this reading: Cavalier County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Cavalier County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and mental health: both scored 16.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 61.8, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Cavalier 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 (1/2/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Cavalier County falls in the upper half of ND counties by active-designation volume, at rank 19 of 53. 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 Cavalier County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Cavalier County's active designations: about 1.9 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Cavalier County's mental score of 16.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “CAVALIER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CLINIC”).
Jefferson County, MO
16.0 mental score · 226,739 pop.
Carroll County, MD
16.0 mental score · 172,891 pop.
Rowan County, NC
16.0 mental score · 146,875 pop.
Bonneville County, ID
16.0 mental score · 123,964 pop.
Rockwall County, TX
16.0 mental score · 107,819 pop.
Wayne County, NY
16.0 mental score · 91,283 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Cavalier County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Cavalier County carries an MUA designation (index 61.8; 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 Cavalier County's peak score of 16.0?
- "CAVALIER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CLINIC" leads the active set (score 16.0; primary care; 3,247 people in the service area; designated 08/18/2019). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Cavalier County's severity reading?
- After "CAVALIER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CLINIC", the next active names on this release are "CAVALIER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CLINIC", "Region III Devils Lake Catchment", "CAVALIER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CLINIC" and "Cavalier County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~1.9 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Cavalier County's high-severity geography?
- Cavalier 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 "CAVALIER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CLINIC".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 38019. 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 38019 (Cavalier County, ND), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.