CO · Healthcare shortage profile
Sedgwick County, CO
Peak severity leads this reading: Sedgwick County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 2,404.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 2,404
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- 54.9
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Sedgwick 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
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Sedgwick County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County, CO 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 Sedgwick County's active designations would take about 2.9 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.3 primary care, 2.6 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Sedgwick 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 16.0 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, Sedgwick 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. Sedgwick County falls in the upper half of CO counties by active-designation volume, at rank 28 of 64. 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: 08115. Population: 2,404.
Below high-priority line
Sedgwick 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 16.0. 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.
Medically Underserved Area
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. 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 Sedgwick County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Valley Medical Clinic | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Valley Medical Clinic | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Valley Medical Clinic | dental | 15.0 |
| Centennial Mental Health Catchment Area | mental_health | 13.0 |
| LI Sedgwick County | primary_care | 7.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Sedgwick County
Peak severity leads this reading: Sedgwick County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Sedgwick County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 16.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 15.0 of 25; Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 54.9, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Sedgwick 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.
Sedgwick County falls in the upper half of CO counties by active-designation volume, at rank 28 of 64. 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 Sedgwick County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Sedgwick County's active designations: about 2.9 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Sedgwick County's mental score of 16.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “VALLEY MEDICAL CLINIC”).
Roanoke County, VA
16.0 mental score · 96,929 pop.
Kent County, MI
16.0 mental score · 657,974 pop.
Smith County, TX
16.0 mental score · 233,479 pop.
Iredell County, NC
16.0 mental score · 186,693 pop.
Houston County, GA
16.0 mental score · 163,633 pop.
Wichita County, TX
16.0 mental score · 129,350 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Sedgwick County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Sedgwick County carries an MUA designation (index 54.9; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Which record sets Sedgwick County's peak score of 16.0?
- "VALLEY MEDICAL CLINIC" leads the active set (score 16.0; mental health; 11,391 people in the service area; designated 11/05/2024). 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.
- Which other active designations sit under Sedgwick County's severity reading?
- After "VALLEY MEDICAL CLINIC", the next active names on this release are "VALLEY MEDICAL CLINIC", "VALLEY MEDICAL CLINIC", "VALLEY MEDICAL CLINIC" and "Centennial Mental Health Catchment Area". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~2.9 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Sedgwick County's high-severity geography?
- Sedgwick 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 "VALLEY MEDICAL CLINIC".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 08115. 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 08115 (Sedgwick County, CO), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.