TX · Healthcare shortage profile
Navarro County, TX
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Navarro County's active designations would take about 62 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 52,624.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 52,624
- Peak shortage score
- 17.0
- MUA Index
- -
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Navarro County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 5 active HPSA designations, more than 47% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 5
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Mental-health shortages
- 17
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Based on HRSA primary/mental/dental shortage severity, Medically Underserved Area status, and estimated unmet provider need -- not patient outcomes, insurance access, facility quality, or wait times.
Dense ZCTA lattice over Navarro County
Navarro 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 Navarro County, TX 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 Navarro County's active designations would take about 62 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 3.4 primary care, 58 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Navarro County's 5 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 5).
Navarro County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
5 Top 53% higher than 47% 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. Navarro County falls in the upper half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 74 of 254. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 48349. Population: 52,624.
Single high-priority discipline
Navarro County's only high-priority (≥17) footprint is mental health
Current HRSA Data Warehouse rows attribute 2 active mental health designations to Navarro County , with a peak score of 17.0. Other care categories may still be designated here, but none of them clear HRSA's high-priority score line of 17 on the current release, NHSC and related instruments concentrate on the mental health records.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Navarro County in the current HRSA release, federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone. Scores range 0–25 (primary/mental health), 0–26 (dental). Higher = greater need. What counts as a high score?
Highest-severity HPSA designations
All 5 active (designated) HPSAs in Navarro County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro County Ambulatory Care | mental_health | 17.0 |
| LI - Mhca 28 - North Texas | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Navarro County Ambulatory Care | dental | 15.0 |
| Navarro County Ambulatory Care | primary_care | 14.0 |
| Navarro County | primary_care | 12.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Navarro County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Navarro County's active designations would take about 62 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Navarro County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 17.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 14.0 of 25; Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Navarro County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Navarro County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 47% of counties) with 5 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/2/1) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Navarro County falls in the upper half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 74 of 254. 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 Navarro County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 62 FTE across Navarro County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Acting on Navarro County's high-priority mental health
Navarro County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Navarro County's high-priority mental health designations are where NHSC placement geography concentrates, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's mental health burden compares with the rest of TX before drawing conclusions from a single score. TX overview
- Check the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score against HRSA's designation thresholds. 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 Navarro County's 17.0. Open Thurston County, WA or Boone County, MO next.
Showing 3 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties with a matching designation count to Navarro County's 5
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 5 - the inventory behind the ~62 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is the largest clinician FTE gap inside Navarro County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~62 FTE, with mental health the largest slice (58). "NAVARRO COUNTY AMBULATORY CARE" is the highest-scored active row (score 17.0; mental health; 130,834 people in the service area; designated 04/08/2025). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Why is Navarro County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Navarro County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- Which named designations drive Navarro County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "NAVARRO COUNTY AMBULATORY CARE", "LI - MHCA 28 - North Texas" and "Navarro County". Discipline counts: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental across 5 designated rows.
- Do Navarro 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.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 48349. 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 48349 (Navarro County, TX), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 17.0; signature 62 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.