TX · Healthcare shortage profile
Taylor County, TX
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Taylor County's active designations would take about 20 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 143,208.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 143,208
- Peak shortage score
- 15.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Taylor 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
- Primary-care shortages
- 15
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- 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 Taylor County
Taylor 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 Taylor 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 Taylor County's active designations would take about 20 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 8.9 primary care, 2.5 mental health, 9 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Taylor 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, Taylor 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. Taylor 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: 48441. Population: 143,208.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Taylor 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 Taylor County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI-Taylor County | primary_care | 15.0 |
| LI - Taylor County | dental | 15.0 |
| Taylor County | mental_health | 11.0 |
Light-burden reading for Taylor County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Taylor County's active designations would take about 20 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Taylor County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and dental care: both scored 15.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Mental health reads 11.0 of 25. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Taylor County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Taylor 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.
Taylor 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 Taylor County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 20 FTE across Taylor County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Counties with a matching designation count to Taylor County's 3
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 3 - the inventory behind the ~20 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is the largest clinician FTE gap inside Taylor County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~20 FTE, with dental the largest slice (9). "LI-Taylor County" is the highest-scored active row (score 15.0; primary care; 20,173 people in the service area; ~8.9 FTE still needed on the record; designated 08/02/2018). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Why is Taylor County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Taylor County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- Which named designations drive Taylor County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "LI-Taylor County", "LI - Taylor County" and "Taylor County". Discipline counts: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental across 3 designated rows.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 48441. 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 48441 (Taylor County, TX), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 15.0; signature 20 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.