TX · Healthcare shortage profile
Potter County, TX
Peak severity leads this reading: Potter County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 118,525.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 118,525
- Peak shortage score
- 15.0
- MUA Index
- -
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Potter 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
- 15
- 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 Potter County
Potter 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 Potter 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 Potter County's active designations would take about 4.9 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.2 primary care, 2.5 mental health, 0.3 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Potter 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).
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Peak HPSA score 15.0 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, Potter County carries 5 active designations, above 47% 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. Potter County falls in the upper half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 74 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: 48375. Population: 118,525.
Below high-priority line
Potter County is designated, but no active score clears 17
5 active designations sit on this FIPS (2 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental), and the peak severity is 15.0. 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 Potter 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 Potter County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Potter County | mental_health | 15.0 |
| CF - William P. Clements Unit | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Potter County/N Randall Co SA | primary_care | 10.0 |
| CF - William P. Clements Unit | primary_care | 9.0 |
| CF - William P. Clements Unit | dental | 3.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Potter County
Peak severity leads this reading: Potter County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Potter County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 15.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 10.0 of 25; Dental care reads 3.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Potter County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Potter 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.
Potter 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 Potter County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Potter County's active designations: about 4.9 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Potter County's mental score of 15.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 15.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI - Potter County”).
Anchorage County, AK
15.0 mental score · 291,247 pop.
Cass County, ND
15.0 mental score · 184,525 pop.
Gallatin County, MT
15.0 mental score · 118,960 pop.
Marion County, OH
15.0 mental score · 65,359 pop.
Bedford County, TN
15.0 mental score · 50,237 pop.
Muscatine County, IA
15.0 mental score · 43,235 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Potter County's peak score of 15.0?
- "LI - Potter County" leads the active set (score 15.0; mental health; 31,200 people in the service area; ~1.8 FTE still needed on the record; designated 01/10/2020). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental.
- Why is Potter County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Potter 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 Potter County's severity reading?
- After "LI - Potter County", the next active names on this release are "LI - Potter County", "CF - William P. Clements Unit" and "Potter County/N Randall Co SA". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~4.9 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Potter County's high-severity geography?
- Potter County's 5 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 "LI - Potter County".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 48375. 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 48375 (Potter County, TX), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 15.0; signature peak score 15.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.