MO · Healthcare shortage profile
Taney County, MO
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Taney County's active designations would take about 25 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 56,066.
- Active HPSAs
- 18
- Population
- 56,066
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- 59.6
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Taney County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 18 active HPSA designations, more than 94% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 18
- Active HPSA designations
- 6
- Primary-care shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 6%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Taney County, MO 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 Taney County's active designations would take about 25 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 7 primary care, 13 mental health, 5.2 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Taney County's 18 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 6 primary care, 6 mental health, 6 dental (denominator 18).
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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.
Dense ZCTA lattice over Taney County
Taney County intersects 21 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
9 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, Taney County carries 18 active designations, above 94% 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. Taney County falls in the upper quarter of MO counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 of 115. 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: 29213. Population: 56,066.
Below high-priority line
Taney County is designated, but no active score clears 17
18 active designations sit on this FIPS (6 primary care, 6 mental health, 6 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
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 18 active (designated) HPSAs in Taney County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Taney County | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Bridges Medical Services PC | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Coxhealth Family Medicine & Obstetrics | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Table Rock Family Medicine And Obstetrics | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Coxhealth Family Medicine Branson Hwy 248 | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Bridges Medical Services-Branson | primary_care | 16.0 |
| LI - Springfield | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Table Rock Family Medicine And Obstetrics | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Bridges Medical Services PC | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Coxhealth Family Medicine & Obstetrics | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Coxhealth Family Medicine Branson Hwy 248 | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Bridges Medical Services-Branson | mental_health | 16.0 |
| LI - Taney County | dental | 16.0 |
| Table Rock Family Medicine And Obstetrics | dental | 15.0 |
| Bridges Medical Services-Branson | dental | 15.0 |
| Coxhealth Family Medicine Branson Hwy 248 | dental | 15.0 |
| Coxhealth Family Medicine & Obstetrics | dental | 15.0 |
| Bridges Medical Services PC | dental | 15.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Taney County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Taney County's active designations would take about 25 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Taney County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and mental health and dental care: both scored 16.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 59.6, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Taney County above 94% of real US counties (18 active designations: 6 primary care, 6 mental health, 6 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 16.0. 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.
Taney County falls in the upper quarter of MO counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 of 115. 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 Taney County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 25 FTE across Taney County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Counties with a matching designation count to Taney County's 18
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 18 - the inventory behind the ~25 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Taney County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Taney County carries an MUA designation (index 59.6; 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 Taney County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~25 FTE, with mental health the largest slice (13). "LI - Taney County" is the highest-scored active row (score 16.0; primary care; 20,964 people in the service area; ~7 FTE still needed on the record; designated 11/17/2000). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Which named designations drive Taney County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "LI - Taney County", "BRIDGES MEDICAL SERVICES PC", "COXHEALTH FAMILY MEDICINE & OBSTETRICS" and "TABLE ROCK FAMILY MEDICINE AND OBSTETRICS". Discipline counts: 6 primary care, 6 mental health, 6 dental across 18 designated rows.
- Do Taney 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 Taney County's FTE burden compare inside MO?
- 18 active designations and ~25 FTE published need. Taney County falls in the upper quarter of MO counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 of 115. Score-nearest counties on this release include Cumberland County, ME and Deschutes County, OR.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 29213. 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 29213 (Taney County, MO), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 18; peak score 16.0; signature 25 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.