Which record sets Leavenworth County's peak score of 12.0?

"USP - Leavenworth" leads the active set (score 12.0; primary care; 1,572 people in the service area; ~1.6 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/18/1994). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 4 active rows: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental.

Why is Leavenworth County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?

Leavenworth County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.

Which other active designations sit under Leavenworth County's severity reading?

After "USP - Leavenworth", the next active names on this release are "USP - Leavenworth", "CF-Lansing", "USP - Leavenworth" and "USP - Leavenworth". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~4.8 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.

Which federal pathways follow Leavenworth County's high-severity geography?

Leavenworth County's 4 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 "USP - Leavenworth".

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KS · Healthcare shortage profile

Leavenworth County, KS

Peak severity leads this reading: Leavenworth County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 81,881.

Active HPSAs: 4
Population: 81,881
Peak shortage score: 12.0
MUA Index: -

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Mid-burden verdict

According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Leavenworth County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 4 active HPSA designations, more than 44% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.

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Active HPSA designations: 2
Mental-health shortages: 12
Peak severity score (of 26): Top 56%
US counties by volume

Key findings

What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Leavenworth County, KS 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.

Closing Leavenworth County's active designations would take about 4.8 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.6 primary care, 2.1 mental health, 1.2 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
50% of Leavenworth County's 4 active designations are mental health.

Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 4).
Peak HPSA score 12.0 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.

Leavenworth County's mid-pack ZIP footprint

13 Census ZCTAs intersect Leavenworth 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, Leavenworth County carries 4 active designations, above 44% 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. Leavenworth County falls in the upper half of KS counties by active-designation volume, at rank 47 of 105. 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: 20103. Population: 81,881.

Below high-priority line

Leavenworth County is designated, but no active score clears 17

4 active designations sit on this FIPS (1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental), and the peak severity is 12.0. 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.

Active HPSA scores

Primary Care 12.0

Mental Health 12.0

Dental 12.0

Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Leavenworth County in the current HRSA release, federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone. Scores range 0–25 (primary/mental health), 0–26 (dental). Higher = greater need. What counts as a high score?

Highest-severity HPSA designations

All 4 active (designated) HPSAs in Leavenworth County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.

Name	Type	Score	Status	Pop. Served
Usp - Leavenworth	primary_care	12.0	designated	1,572
CF-Lansing	mental_health	12.0	designated	2,395
Usp - Leavenworth	mental_health	12.0	designated	1,747
Usp - Leavenworth	dental	12.0	designated	1,747

Moderate-burden reading for Leavenworth County

Peak severity leads this reading: Leavenworth County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Leavenworth County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and mental health and dental care: both scored 12.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Leavenworth County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.

Leavenworth County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 44% of counties) with 4 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (1/2/1) before assuming every care category is equally short.

Leavenworth County falls in the upper half of KS counties by active-designation volume, at rank 47 of 105. 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 Leavenworth County

HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Leavenworth County's active designations: about 4.8 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.

Mental health 2.1 FTE (43%) Primary care 1.6 FTE (33%) Dental 1.2 FTE (24%)

Counties near Leavenworth County's mental score of 12.0

One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 12.0 (severity lead on this page is “USP - Leavenworth”).

Lapeer County, MI

12.0 mental score · 88,619 pop.

Buffalo County, NE

12.0 mental score · 50,084 pop.

Butts County, GA

12.0 mental score · 25,434 pop.

Bosque County, TX

12.0 mental score · 18,235 pop.

Anne Arundel County, MD

12.0 mental score · 588,261 pop.

Ulster County, NY

12.0 mental score · 181,851 pop.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which record sets Leavenworth County's peak score of 12.0?: "USP - Leavenworth" leads the active set (score 12.0; primary care; 1,572 people in the service area; ~1.6 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/18/1994). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 4 active rows: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental.
Why is Leavenworth County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?: Leavenworth County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
Which other active designations sit under Leavenworth County's severity reading?: After "USP - Leavenworth", the next active names on this release are "USP - Leavenworth", "CF-Lansing", "USP - Leavenworth" and "USP - Leavenworth". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~4.8 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Which federal pathways follow Leavenworth County's high-severity geography?: Leavenworth County's 4 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 "USP - Leavenworth".

Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 20103. 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 20103 (Leavenworth County, KS), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 4; peak score 12.0; signature peak score 12.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.