LA · Healthcare shortage profile
East Baton Rouge County, LA
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing East Baton Rouge County's active designations would take about 24 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 456,781.
- Active HPSAs
- 14
- Population
- 456,781
- Peak shortage score
- 22.0
- MUA Index
- 59.2
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, East Baton Rouge County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 14 active HPSA designations, more than 90% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 14
- Active HPSA designations
- 5
- Mental-health shortages
- 22
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 10%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over East Baton Rouge County
East Baton Rouge County intersects 28 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
16 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 East Baton Rouge 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 Baton Rouge County's active designations would take about 24 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 3.3 mental health, 20 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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35.7% of East Baton Rouge County's 14 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 4 primary care, 5 mental health, 5 dental (denominator 14).
East Baton Rouge County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
14 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 Baton Rouge County falls in the upper quarter of LA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 of 64. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 22033. Population: 456,781.
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 14 active (designated) HPSAs in East Baton Rouge County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Southeast Community Health Systems | mental_health | 22.0 |
| Hiv/aids Alliance For Region Two (haart), Inc. | dental | 22.0 |
| Capitol City Family Health Center Incorporated | dental | 22.0 |
| Southeast Community Health Systems | dental | 22.0 |
| Southeast Community Health Systems | primary_care | 21.0 |
| Baton Rouge Primary Care Collaborative Inc | dental | 20.0 |
| Capitol City Family Health Center Incorporated | mental_health | 19.0 |
| Baton Rouge Primary Care Collaborative Inc | mental_health | 16.0 |
| LI - East Baton Rouge Parish | dental | 16.0 |
| Hiv/aids Alliance For Region Two (haart), Inc. | primary_care | 14.0 |
| Baton Rouge Primary Care Collaborative Inc | primary_care | 14.0 |
| Capitol City Family Health Center Incorporated | primary_care | 14.0 |
| Hiv/aids Alliance For Region Two (haart), Inc. | mental_health | 14.0 |
| LI - East Baton Rouge Parish | mental_health | 12.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for East Baton Rouge County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing East Baton Rouge County's active designations would take about 24 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. East Baton Rouge 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 21.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 59.2, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places East Baton Rouge County above 90% of real US counties (14 active designations: 4 primary care, 5 mental health, 5 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 Baton Rouge County falls in the upper quarter of LA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 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 Baton Rouge County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 24 FTE across East Baton Rouge County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
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 Baton Rouge 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 Baton Rouge County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- East Baton Rouge County's 14 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 mental health 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 Baton Rouge County's 22.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Boulder County, CO and Cook County, IL.
Showing 6 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties with a matching designation count to East Baton Rouge County's 14
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 14 - the inventory behind the ~24 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does East Baton Rouge County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - East Baton Rouge County carries an MUA designation (index 59.2; 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 East Baton Rouge County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~24 FTE, with dental the largest slice (20). "SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS" is the highest-scored active row (score 22.0; mental health; 100,116 people in the service area; designated 10/26/2002). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Which named designations drive East Baton Rouge County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS", "HIV/AIDS ALLIANCE FOR REGION TWO (HAART), INC.", "CAPITOL CITY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER INCORPORATED" and "SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS". Discipline counts: 4 primary care, 5 mental health, 5 dental across 14 designated rows.
- Do East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge County's FTE burden compare inside LA?
- 14 active designations and ~24 FTE published need. East Baton Rouge County falls in the upper quarter of LA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 of 64. Score-nearest counties on this release include Boulder County, CO and Cook County, IL.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 22033. 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 22033 (East Baton Rouge County, LA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 14; peak score 22.0; signature 24 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.