AR · Healthcare shortage profile
Johnson County, AR
Designation volume is the standout signal for Johnson County: 8 active HPSA records, above 73% of real US counties. Population 25,749.
- Active HPSAs
- 8
- Population
- 25,749
- Peak shortage score
- 17.0
- MUA Index
- 57.7
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Johnson County carries a heavier shortage burden than most US counties - 8 active HPSA designations, more than 73% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 8
- Active HPSA designations
- 3
- Dental shortages
- 17
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 27%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Johnson 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 17.0 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 Johnson County's active designations would take about 4.6 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.1 primary care, 2.6 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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37.5% of Johnson County's 8 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 3 primary care, 2 mental health, 3 dental (denominator 8).
Johnson County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
12 Census ZCTAs intersect Johnson 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.
Johnson County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
8 Top 27% higher than 73% 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. Johnson County falls in the upper quarter of AR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 18 of 75. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 05071. Population: 25,749.
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 8 active (designated) HPSAs in Johnson County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Johnson County | dental | 17.0 |
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC | dental | 17.0 |
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC | dental | 17.0 |
| LI - Johnson County | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC | primary_care | 15.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Johnson County
Designation volume is the standout signal for Johnson County: 8 active HPSA records, above 73% of real US counties. Johnson County's shortage runs equally deep in mental health and dental care: both scored 17.0 by HRSA, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 15.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 57.7, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Johnson County above 73% of real US counties (8 active designations: 3 primary care, 2 mental health, 3 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 17.0. 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.
Johnson County falls in the upper quarter of AR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 18 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.
Johnson County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Dental
Dental
3 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
2 designations
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Johnson County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Johnson County's active designations: about 4.6 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 Johnson 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
Johnson County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Johnson County's 8 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 Dental Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA dental HPSA score is closest to Johnson County's 17.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Bossier County, LA and Woodbury County, IA.
Showing 6 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
High-volume peers of Johnson County (8 active)
One peer set for this volume-led county: nearest active designation count to 8 across the national corpus.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Johnson County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Johnson County carries an MUA designation (index 57.7; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- What makes up Johnson County's 8 active HPSA designations?
- 8 Designated rows (3 primary care, 2 mental health, 3 dental). Highest-scored name on this release: "ACCESS MEDICAL CLINIC ARKANSAS LLC" (score 17.0; mental health; 62,195 people in the service area; designated 12/16/2022). Also active: "ACCESS MEDICAL CLINIC ARKANSAS LLC", "Johnson County", "ACCESS MEDICAL CLINIC ARKANSAS LLC". Above 73% of real US counties by volume.
- What does volume-plus-score look like for Johnson County?
- Peak active score 17.0 in mental health and dental care clears the 17-point line while volume sits at 8 rows.
- What clinician need sits behind Johnson County's designation volume?
- Closing published gaps would take about 4.6 additional clinician FTEs (id-de-duped providers_needed). "ACCESS MEDICAL CLINIC ARKANSAS LLC" is the severity lead inside that inventory.
- Which federal programs follow Johnson County's designation volume?
- 8 active designations can open NHSC placement, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers, by designated area and provider type, not by county line alone.
- How does Johnson County's volume compare inside AR?
- 8 active HPSA rows · peak 17.0. Johnson County falls in the upper quarter of AR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 18 of 75. Score-nearest counties on this release include Bossier County, LA and Woodbury County, IA.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 05071. 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 05071 (Johnson County, AR), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 8; peak score 17.0; signature 8 active designations. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.