NE · Healthcare shortage profile
Harlan County, NE
Peak severity leads this reading: Harlan County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 3,073.
- Active HPSAs
- 1
- Population
- 3,073
- Peak shortage score
- 12.0
- MUA Index
- 54.6
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Harlan County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 1 active HPSA designation, more than 2% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 1
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 12
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 98%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Harlan County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 8 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Harlan County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
3 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 Harlan 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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Closing Harlan County's active designations would take about 5.1 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 5.1 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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100% of Harlan County's 1 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 1).
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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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Harlan County carries 1 active designation, above 2% 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. Harlan County falls in the lower half of NE counties by active-designation volume, at rank 82 of 92. 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: 31083. Population: 3,073.
Medically Underserved Area
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only · mental health only on this FIPS. Scores range 0–25 (primary/mental health), 0–26 (dental). Higher = greater need. What counts as a high score?
Highest-severity HPSA designations
All 1 active (designated) HPSAs in Harlan County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Health Catchment Area 3 | mental_health | 12.0 |
Light-burden reading for Harlan County
Peak severity leads this reading: Harlan County's highest active HPSA score is 12.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Harlan County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 12.0 of 25, 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 54.6, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Harlan County carries 1 active designation and sits below the national mid-pack (above 2% 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.
Harlan County falls in the lower half of NE counties by active-designation volume, at rank 82 of 92. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Counties near Harlan 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 “Mental Health Catchment Area 3”).
Brooke County, WV
12.0 mental score · 22,559 pop.
Fairfield County, CT
12.0 mental score · 957,419 pop.
York County, PA
12.0 mental score · 456,438 pop.
Olmsted County, MN
12.0 mental score · 162,847 pop.
Burleigh County, ND
12.0 mental score · 98,458 pop.
San Patricio County, TX
12.0 mental score · 68,755 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Harlan County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Harlan County carries an MUA designation (index 54.6; 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 Harlan County's peak score of 12.0?
- "Mental Health Catchment Area 3" leads the active set (score 12.0; mental health; 184,500 people in the service area; ~5.1 FTE still needed on the record; designated 02/18/2026). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 1 active rows: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental.
- What provider types does Harlan County's severity cover?
- Active rows break down 0 primary care / 1 mental health / 0 dental. Closing published gaps would take about 5.1 additional clinician FTEs on this release.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 31083. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_MH.csv (mental health) — 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 31083 (Harlan County, NE), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 1; peak score 12.0; signature peak score 12.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.