TX · Healthcare shortage profile
Parker County, TX
Peak severity leads this reading: Parker County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 148,222.
- Active HPSAs
- 4
- Population
- 148,222
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- -
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Parker County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 4 active HPSA designations, more than 44% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 4
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Mental-health shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 56%
- 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 Parker County
Parker County intersects 19 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
7 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 Parker 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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Closing Parker County's active designations would take about 6.3 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 6.3 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Parker County's 4 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 4).
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Peak HPSA score 16.0 sits below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line.
Below-17 designations still count as shortages for program geography, but they do not clear the high-priority NHSC placement threshold on this release.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Parker County carries 4 active designations, above 44% of real US counties. None of those scores clear HRSA's high-priority line of 17 on this release, so the page leads with severity reading rather than a national distribution chart.
State peer position. Parker County falls in the upper half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 92 of 254. 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: 48367. Population: 148,222.
Below high-priority line
Parker County is designated, but no active score clears 17
4 active designations sit on this FIPS (1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental), and the peak severity is 16.0. That is a formal shortage footprint without HRSA's high-priority (≥17) tier, so NHSC placement geography is usually weaker here than on counties whose lead score clears the line.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Parker 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 4 active (designated) HPSAs in Parker County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell Clinic | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Campbell Clinic | dental | 15.0 |
| Campbell Clinic | primary_care | 14.0 |
| Parker County | mental_health | 14.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Parker County
Peak severity leads this reading: Parker County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Parker County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 16.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 14.0 of 25; Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Parker County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Parker County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 44% of counties) with 4 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (1/2/1) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Parker County falls in the upper half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 92 of 254. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Counties near Parker County's mental score of 16.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “CAMPBELL CLINIC”).
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Parker County's peak score of 16.0?
- "CAMPBELL CLINIC" leads the active set (score 16.0; mental health; 460,990 people in the service area; designated 11/05/2024). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 4 active rows: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental.
- Why is Parker County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Parker County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- Which other active designations sit under Parker County's severity reading?
- After "CAMPBELL CLINIC", the next active names on this release are "CAMPBELL CLINIC" and "Parker County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~6.3 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Parker County's high-severity geography?
- Parker County's 4 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 "CAMPBELL CLINIC".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 48367. 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 48367 (Parker County, TX), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 4; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.