LA · Healthcare shortage profile
Winn County, LA
Peak severity leads this reading: Winn County's highest active HPSA score is 24.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 13,755.
- Active HPSAs
- 6
- Population
- 13,755
- Peak shortage score
- 24.0
- MUA Index
- 55.8
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Winn County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 6 active HPSA designations, more than 54% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 6
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Mental-health shortages
- 24
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 46%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Winn 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 24.0 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 Winn County's active designations would take about 1.1 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0 primary care, 0.8 mental health, 0.2 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Winn County's 6 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 6).
Winn County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
12 Census ZCTAs intersect Winn 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.
Winn County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
6 Top 46% higher than 54% 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. Winn County falls in the upper half of LA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 27 of 64. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 22127. Population: 13,755.
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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Winn County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Winn Community Health Center Inc | mental_health | 24.0 |
| Winn Community Health Center Inc | dental | 23.0 |
| Winn Parish | mental_health | 19.0 |
| Winn Community Health Center Inc | primary_care | 18.0 |
| LI - Winn Parish | primary_care | 12.0 |
| LI - Winn Parish | dental | 11.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Winn County
Peak severity leads this reading: Winn County's highest active HPSA score is 24.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Winn County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 24.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 18.0 of 25; Dental care reads 23.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 55.8, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Winn County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 54% of counties) with 6 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/2/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Winn County falls in the upper half of LA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 27 of 64. 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 Winn County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Winn County's active designations: about 1.1 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 Winn 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 Winn County's designations
Winn County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Winn County's 6 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.
Nearby mental-health score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active mental-health HPSA score to Winn County's 24.0. Open Clay County, AR or Bronx County, NY next.
Showing 3 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Winn County's mental score of 24.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 24.0 (severity lead on this page is “WINN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC”).
Clay County, AR
24.0 mental score · 14,552 pop.
Bronx County, NY
23.0 mental score · 1,472,654 pop.
El Paso County, CO
23.0 mental score · 730,395 pop.
Horry County, SC
23.0 mental score · 351,029 pop.
Passaic County, NJ
24.0 mental score · 524,118 pop.
Kenosha County, WI
24.0 mental score · 169,151 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Winn County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Winn County carries an MUA designation (index 55.8; 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 Winn County's peak score of 24.0?
- "WINN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC" leads the active set (score 24.0; mental health; 97,932 people in the service area; designated 03/01/2009). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Winn County's severity reading?
- After "WINN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC", the next active names on this release are "WINN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC", "WINN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC", "Winn Parish" and "WINN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~1.1 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Winn County's high-severity geography?
- Winn County's 6 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 "WINN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 22127. 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 22127 (Winn County, LA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 24.0; signature peak score 24.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.