TX · Healthcare shortage profile
Wilson County, TX
Peak severity leads this reading: Wilson County's highest active HPSA score is 13.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 49,753.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 49,753
- Peak shortage score
- 13.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Wilson County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 2 active HPSA designations, more than 10% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 2
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 13
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Wilson 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 Wilson County's active designations would take about 3.6 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.1 primary care, 1.6 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Wilson County's 2 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental (denominator 2).
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Peak HPSA score 13.0 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.
Wilson County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
12 Census ZCTAs intersect Wilson 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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Wilson County carries 2 active designations, above 10% 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. Wilson County falls in the lower half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 204 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: 48493. Population: 49,753.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Wilson 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 2 active (designated) HPSAs in Wilson County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson County | mental_health | 13.0 |
| Wilson County | primary_care | 9.0 |
Light-burden reading for Wilson County
Peak severity leads this reading: Wilson County's highest active HPSA score is 13.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Wilson County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 13.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 9.0 of 25. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Wilson County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Wilson County carries 2 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 10% of counties). A light footprint still matters: a single high-score dental or mental-health record can open program geography even when the county total looks small next to heavy peers.
Wilson County falls in the lower half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 204 of 254. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Light-volume FTE gap for Wilson County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Wilson County's active designations: about 3.6 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Wilson County's mental score of 13.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 13.0 (severity lead on this page is “Wilson County”).
Pike County, MS
13.0 mental score · 40,324 pop.
Alpena County, MI
13.0 mental score · 28,907 pop.
Taylor County, WI
13.0 mental score · 19,913 pop.
Richland County, ND
13.0 mental score · 16,529 pop.
Anderson County, SC
13.0 mental score · 203,718 pop.
Victoria County, TX
13.0 mental score · 91,319 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Wilson County's peak score of 13.0?
- "Wilson County" leads the active set (score 13.0; mental health; 30,000 people in the service area; ~1.6 FTE still needed on the record; designated 10/28/1994). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 2 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 0 dental.
- Why is Wilson County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Wilson 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 Wilson County's severity reading?
- After "Wilson County", the next active names on this release are "Wilson County" and "Wilson County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3.6 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 48493. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_PC.csv (primary care) and BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_MH.csv (mental health) — 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 48493 (Wilson County, TX), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 13.0; signature peak score 13.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.