TX · Healthcare shortage profile
Mitchell County, TX
Peak severity leads this reading: Mitchell County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 8,990.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 8,990
- Peak shortage score
- 15.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Mitchell County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 3 active HPSA designations, more than 20% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 3
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 15
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Mitchell County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Mitchell County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell County's active designations would take about 1.5 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.4 primary care, 0.4 mental health, 0.6 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Mitchell County's 3 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 3).
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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, Mitchell County carries 3 active designations, above 20% 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. Mitchell County falls in the upper half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 98 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: 48335. Population: 8,990.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Mitchell 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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Mitchell County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell County | mental_health | 15.0 |
| LI - Mitchell County | primary_care | 14.0 |
| LI - Mitchell County | dental | 13.0 |
Light-burden reading for Mitchell County
Peak severity leads this reading: Mitchell County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Mitchell 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 14.0 of 25; Dental care reads 13.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Mitchell County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Mitchell County carries 3 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 20% 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.
Mitchell County falls in the upper half of TX counties by active-designation volume, at rank 98 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 Mitchell County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Mitchell County's active designations: about 1.5 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Mitchell 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 “Mitchell County”).
Chambers County, TX
15.0 mental score · 46,571 pop.
Travis County, TX
15.0 mental score · 1,290,188 pop.
Anoka County, MN
15.0 mental score · 363,887 pop.
Delaware County, OH
15.0 mental score · 214,124 pop.
Cache County, UT
15.0 mental score · 133,154 pop.
Wise County, TX
15.0 mental score · 68,632 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Mitchell County's peak score of 15.0?
- "Mitchell County" leads the active set (score 15.0; mental health; 7,561 people in the service area; ~0.4 FTE still needed on the record; designated 02/28/2020). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 3 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Why is Mitchell County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Mitchell 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 Mitchell County's severity reading?
- After "Mitchell County", the next active names on this release are "Mitchell County", "LI - Mitchell County" and "LI - Mitchell County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~1.5 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 48335. 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 48335 (Mitchell County, TX), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 15.0; signature peak score 15.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.