AR · Healthcare shortage profile
Mississippi County, AR
Peak severity leads this reading: Mississippi County's highest active HPSA score is 19.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 40,685.
- Active HPSAs
- 9
- Population
- 40,685
- Peak shortage score
- 19.0
- MUA Index
- 61.1
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Mississippi County carries a heavier shortage burden than most US counties - 9 active HPSA designations, more than 75% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 9
- Active HPSA designations
- 3
- Primary-care shortages
- 19
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 25%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Mississippi County
Mississippi County intersects 17 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
5 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 Mississippi County, AR 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 19.0 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 Mississippi County's active designations would take about 10 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.5 primary care, 4.4 mental health, 3.4 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Mississippi County's 9 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 3 dental (denominator 9).
Corpus placement
Active-designation volume placement
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Mississippi County carries 9 active designations, above 75% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Mississippi County falls in the upper quarter of AR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 5 of 75. 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: 05093. Population: 40,685.
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 9 active (designated) HPSAs in Mississippi County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Mississippi County | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Mississippi County | dental | 19.0 |
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC | primary_care | 18.0 |
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC | mental_health | 18.0 |
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC | mental_health | 18.0 |
| Jonesboro Mental Health Catchment Area | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC | dental | 17.0 |
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC | dental | 17.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Mississippi County
Peak severity leads this reading: Mississippi County's highest active HPSA score is 19.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Mississippi County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and dental care: both scored 19.0 by HRSA, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Mental health reads 18.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 61.1, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Mississippi County above 75% of real US counties (9 active designations: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 3 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 19.0. 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.
Mississippi County falls in the upper quarter of AR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 5 of 75. 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.
Mississippi County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Primary care
Primary care
3 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
3 designations
- Dental
Dental
3 designations
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Mississippi County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Mississippi County's active designations: about 10 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 Mississippi County, AR · 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
Mississippi County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Mississippi County's 9 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 AR before you draw conclusions from a single score. AR 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 Primary Care Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA primary-care HPSA score is closest to Mississippi County's 19.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Kane County, IL and Solano County, CA.
Showing 6 of 2932 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Mississippi County's primary score of 19.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 19.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI - Mississippi County”).
Kane County, IL
19.0 primary score · 516,522 pop.
Solano County, CA
19.0 primary score · 453,491 pop.
Cumberland County, NC
19.0 primary score · 334,728 pop.
Queens County, NY
19.0 primary score · 2,405,464 pop.
Oakland County, MI
19.0 primary score · 1,274,395 pop.
Suffolk County, MA
19.0 primary score · 797,936 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Mississippi County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Mississippi County carries an MUA designation (index 61.1; 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 Mississippi County's peak score of 19.0?
- "LI - Mississippi County" leads the active set (score 19.0; primary care; 8,877 people in the service area; ~2.5 FTE still needed on the record; designated 04/16/2026). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 9 active rows: 3 primary care, 3 mental health, 3 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Mississippi County's severity reading?
- After "LI - Mississippi County", the next active names on this release are "LI - Mississippi County", "ACCESS MEDICAL CLINIC ARKANSAS LLC", "Mississippi County" and "ACCESS MEDICAL CLINIC ARKANSAS LLC". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~10 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Mississippi County's high-severity geography?
- Mississippi County's 9 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 "LI - Mississippi County".
- How does Mississippi County's peak severity sit inside AR?
- Mississippi County holds 9 active HPSA rows with peak 19.0. Mississippi County falls in the upper quarter of AR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 5 of 75. Score-nearest national peers appear below when the peer module renders. Score-nearest counties on this release include Kane County, IL and Solano County, CA.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 05093. 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 05093 (Mississippi County, AR), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 9; peak score 19.0; signature peak score 19.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.