ND · Healthcare shortage profile
Kidder County, ND
Peak severity leads this reading: Kidder County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 2,394.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 2,394
- Peak shortage score
- 14.0
- MUA Index
- 49.5
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Kidder 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
- Primary-care shortages
- 14
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Kidder 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 Kidder County's active designations would take about 4.1 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.7 primary care, 3 mental health, 0.5 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Kidder 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 14.0 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.
Kidder County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
13 Census ZCTAs intersect Kidder 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
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Kidder 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. Kidder County falls in the lower half of ND counties by active-designation volume, at rank 31 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: 38043. Population: 2,394.
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 Kidder County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kidder County | primary_care | 14.0 |
| Region VII West Central Human Service Center | mental_health | 11.0 |
| Kidder County | dental | 11.0 |
Light-burden reading for Kidder County
Peak severity leads this reading: Kidder County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Kidder County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 14.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Mental health reads 11.0 of 25; Dental care reads 11.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 49.5, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Kidder 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.
Kidder County falls in the lower half of ND counties by active-designation volume, at rank 31 of 53. 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 Kidder County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Kidder County's active designations: about 4.1 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Kidder County's primary score of 14.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 14.0 (severity lead on this page is “Kidder County”).
Roane County, TN
14.0 primary score · 53,404 pop.
Rockland County, NY
14.0 primary score · 338,329 pop.
York County, ME
14.0 primary score · 211,972 pop.
Bradley County, TN
14.0 primary score · 108,620 pop.
Crawford County, PA
14.0 primary score · 83,938 pop.
Harrison County, WV
14.0 primary score · 65,921 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Kidder County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Kidder County carries an MUA designation (index 49.5; 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 Kidder County's peak score of 14.0?
- "Kidder County" leads the active set (score 14.0; primary care; 2,350 people in the service area; ~0.7 FTE still needed on the record; designated 12/31/2019). 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 Kidder County's severity reading?
- After "Kidder County", the next active names on this release are "Kidder County", "Region VII West Central Human Service Center" and "Kidder County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~4.1 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 38043. 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 38043 (Kidder County, ND), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 14.0; signature peak score 14.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.