TX · Healthcare shortage profile
Medina County, TX
Peak severity leads this reading: Medina County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 50,748.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 50,748
- Peak shortage score
- 14.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Medina 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
- 14
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Medina 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 Medina County's active designations would take about 3.8 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.3 primary care, 2.5 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Medina 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 14.0 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.
Medina County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
15 Census ZCTAs intersect Medina 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
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.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Medina 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. Medina 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: 48325. Population: 50,748.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Medina 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 Medina County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Medina County | mental_health | 14.0 |
| Medina County | primary_care | 10.0 |
Light-burden reading for Medina County
Peak severity leads this reading: Medina County's highest active HPSA score is 14.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Medina County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 14.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 10.0 of 25. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Medina County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Medina 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.
Medina 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 Medina County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Medina County's active designations: about 3.8 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Medina County's mental score of 14.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 14.0 (severity lead on this page is “Medina County”).
St. Clair County, MI
14.0 mental score · 160,383 pop.
Calvert County, MD
14.0 mental score · 92,783 pop.
Salem County, NJ
14.0 mental score · 64,837 pop.
Goodhue County, MN
14.0 mental score · 47,582 pop.
Tioga County, PA
14.0 mental score · 41,045 pop.
Austin County, TX
14.0 mental score · 30,167 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Medina County's peak score of 14.0?
- "Medina County" leads the active set (score 14.0; mental health; 50,054 people in the service area; ~2.5 FTE still needed on the record; designated 12/02/2005). 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 Medina County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Medina 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 Medina County's severity reading?
- After "Medina County", the next active names on this release are "Medina County" and "Medina County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3.8 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 48325. 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 48325 (Medina County, TX), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 14.0; signature peak score 14.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.