NE · Healthcare shortage profile
Johnson County, NE
Peak severity leads this reading: Johnson County's highest active HPSA score is 18.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 5,290.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 5,290
- Peak shortage score
- 18.0
- MUA Index
- 55.4
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Johnson 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
- 18
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Johnson County, NE 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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Peak HPSA score 18.0 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.
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Closing Johnson County's active designations would take about 13 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 13 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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60% of Johnson 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).
Johnson County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
12 Census ZCTAs intersect Johnson 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
4 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.
Johnson 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. Johnson County falls in the upper half of NE counties by active-designation volume, at rank 27 of 92. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 31097. Population: 5,290.
Single high-priority discipline
Johnson County's only high-priority (≥17) footprint is mental health
Current HRSA Data Warehouse rows attribute 3 active mental health designations to Johnson County , with a peak score of 18.0. 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 Johnson County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tecumseh State Correctional Institution | mental_health | 18.0 |
| Tecumseh Family Health | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Tecumseh Family Health | dental | 15.0 |
| Tecumseh Family Health | primary_care | 13.0 |
| Mental Health Catchment Area 5 | mental_health | 12.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Johnson County
Peak severity leads this reading: Johnson County's highest active HPSA score is 18.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Johnson County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 18.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 13.0 of 25; Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 55.4, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Johnson 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.
Johnson County falls in the upper half of NE counties by active-designation volume, at rank 27 of 92. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Acting on Johnson County's high-priority mental health
Johnson County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Johnson 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 NE before drawing conclusions from a single score. NE 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 Johnson County's 18.0. Open Clackamas County, OR or Weber County, UT next.
Showing 3 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Johnson County's mental score of 18.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 18.0 (severity lead on this page is “Tecumseh State Correctional Institution”).
Clackamas County, OR
18.0 mental score · 421,401 pop.
Weber County, UT
18.0 mental score · 262,223 pop.
Santa Rosa County, FL
18.0 mental score · 188,000 pop.
Washington County, MD
18.0 mental score · 154,705 pop.
Tazewell County, IL
18.0 mental score · 131,343 pop.
Missoula County, MT
18.0 mental score · 117,922 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Johnson County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Johnson County carries an MUA designation (index 55.4; 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 Johnson County's peak score of 18.0?
- "Tecumseh State Correctional Institution" leads the active set (score 18.0; mental health; 1,523 people in the service area; ~0.8 FTE still needed on the record; designated 04/30/2025). 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 Johnson County's severity reading?
- After "Tecumseh State Correctional Institution", the next active names on this release are "Tecumseh State Correctional Institution", "TECUMSEH FAMILY HEALTH", "TECUMSEH FAMILY HEALTH" and "TECUMSEH FAMILY HEALTH". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~13 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Johnson County's high-severity geography?
- Johnson 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 "Tecumseh State Correctional Institution".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 31097. 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 31097 (Johnson County, NE), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 18.0; signature peak score 18.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.