LA · Healthcare shortage profile
East Feliciana County, LA
Peak severity leads this reading: East Feliciana County's highest active HPSA score is 22.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 19,539.
- Active HPSAs
- 11
- Population
- 19,539
- Peak shortage score
- 22.0
- MUA Index
- 60.7
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, East Feliciana County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 11 active HPSA designations, more than 84% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 11
- Active HPSA designations
- 4
- Mental-health shortages
- 22
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 16%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for East Feliciana County, LA 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 22.0 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 East Feliciana County's active designations would take about 9.1 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 4.5 primary care, 2.7 mental health, 2 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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36.4% of East Feliciana County's 11 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 4 primary care, 4 mental health, 3 dental (denominator 11).
Few Census ZCTAs touch East Feliciana County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 8 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting East Feliciana 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.
East Feliciana County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
11 Top 16% higher than 84% 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. East Feliciana County falls in the upper half of LA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 17 of 64. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 22037. Population: 19,539.
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 11 active (designated) HPSAs in East Feliciana County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Care Providers For A Healthy Feliciana, Inc. | mental_health | 22.0 |
| Primary Care Providers For A Healthy Feliciana, Inc. | dental | 22.0 |
| Primary Care Providers For A Healthy Feliciana, Inc. | primary_care | 19.0 |
| East Feliciana Parish | mental_health | 18.0 |
| East Feliciana Parish | primary_care | 15.0 |
| CF-Dixon Correctional Institute | mental_health | 15.0 |
| CF-Dixon Correctional Institute | primary_care | 12.0 |
| CF-Dixon | mental_health | 6.0 |
| CF-Dixon | dental | 6.0 |
| CF-Dixon Correctional Institute | dental | 6.0 |
| CF-Dixon | primary_care | 3.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for East Feliciana County
Peak severity leads this reading: East Feliciana County's highest active HPSA score is 22.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. East Feliciana County's shortage runs equally deep in mental health and dental care: both scored 22.0 by HRSA, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 19.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 60.7, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places East Feliciana County above 84% of real US counties (11 active designations: 4 primary care, 4 mental health, 3 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 22.0. 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.
East Feliciana County falls in the upper half of LA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 17 of 64. 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 East Feliciana County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for East Feliciana County's active designations: about 9.1 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for East Feliciana County, LA · 2026 HRSA designation data updated quarterly; HPSA scores 0-25 (primary/mental) and 0-26 (dental); higher = greater shortage severity. Coverage tiers from U.S. Census ACS PUMS + KFF state tracker.
Acting on a heavy-burden county
East Feliciana County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- East Feliciana County's 11 active designations make providers here eligible for National Health Service Corps loan repayment, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's primary care burden compares with the rest of LA before you draw conclusions from a single score. LA overview
- Check whether an area clears HRSA's 3,500:1 population-to-provider threshold with the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score. 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.
Counties With a Similar Mental Health Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA mental-health HPSA score is closest to East Feliciana County's 22.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Jackson County, MO and Montgomery County, OH.
Showing 6 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near East Feliciana County's mental score of 22.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 22.0 (severity lead on this page is “PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS FOR A HEALTHY FELICIANA, INC.”).
Jackson County, MO
22.0 mental score · 717,204 pop.
Montgomery County, OH
22.0 mental score · 537,309 pop.
Manatee County, FL
22.0 mental score · 399,710 pop.
Atlantic County, NJ
22.0 mental score · 274,534 pop.
Riverside County, CA
22.0 mental score · 2,418,185 pop.
Salt Lake County, UT
22.0 mental score · 1,185,238 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does East Feliciana County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - East Feliciana County carries an MUA designation (index 60.7; 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 East Feliciana County's peak score of 22.0?
- "PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS FOR A HEALTHY FELICIANA, INC." leads the active set (score 22.0; mental health; 94,685 people in the service area; designated 09/30/2005). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 11 active rows: 4 primary care, 4 mental health, 3 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under East Feliciana County's severity reading?
- After "PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS FOR A HEALTHY FELICIANA, INC.", the next active names on this release are "PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS FOR A HEALTHY FELICIANA, INC.", "PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS FOR A HEALTHY FELICIANA, INC.", "PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS FOR A HEALTHY FELICIANA, INC." and "EAST FELICIANA PARISH". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~9.1 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow East Feliciana County's high-severity geography?
- East Feliciana County's 11 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 "PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS FOR A HEALTHY FELICIANA, INC.".
- How does East Feliciana County's peak severity sit inside LA?
- East Feliciana County holds 11 active HPSA rows with peak 22.0. East Feliciana County falls in the upper half of LA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 17 of 64. Score-nearest national peers appear below when the peer module renders. Score-nearest counties on this release include Jackson County, MO and Montgomery County, OH.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 22037. 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 22037 (East Feliciana County, LA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 11; peak score 22.0; signature peak score 22.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.