ID · Healthcare shortage profile
Latah County, ID
Designation volume is the standout signal for Latah County: 17 active HPSA records, above 93% of real US counties. Population 39,517.
- Active HPSAs
- 17
- Population
- 39,517
- Peak shortage score
- 17.0
- MUA Index
- 61.2
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Latah County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 17 active HPSA designations, more than 93% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 17
- Active HPSA designations
- 6
- Mental-health shortages
- 17
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 7%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Latah County, ID 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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Peak HPSA score 17.0 clears HRSA's 17-point high-priority line.
Scores at or above 17 on the 0–25/26 scales open NHSC placement priority for the matching provider type; eligibility still follows the designated area, not the county boundary alone.
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Closing Latah County's active designations would take about 7.7 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 3.5 primary care, 4.3 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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35.3% of Latah County's 17 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 6 primary care, 6 mental health, 5 dental (denominator 17).
Latah County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
14 Census ZCTAs intersect Latah 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
6 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.
Latah County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
17 Top 7% higher than 93% of 3,289 real US counties
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more real US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source HRSA Data Warehouse, designated HPSAs · 2026
State peer position. Latah County sits among the top three county rank positions in ID, at rank 2 of 44. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 16057. Population: 39,517.
Medically Underserved Area
Peak severity 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 17 active (designated) HPSAs in Latah County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kendrick Clinic | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Moscow Family Medicine Westside Care Clinic | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Gritman Internal Medicine Clinc | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Potlatch Clinic | dental | 17.0 |
| Moscow Medical, P A | dental | 17.0 |
| Moscow Family Medicine Westside Care Clinic | dental | 17.0 |
| Gritman Internal Medicine Clinc | dental | 17.0 |
| Kendrick Clinic | dental | 17.0 |
| LI - Latah County | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Potlatch Clinic | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Moscow Medical, P A | mental_health | 16.0 |
| North Central District 2 | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Potlatch Clinic | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Moscow Family Medicine Westside Care Clinic | primary_care | 14.0 |
| Gritman Internal Medicine Clinc | primary_care | 14.0 |
| Moscow Medical, P A | primary_care | 14.0 |
| Kendrick Clinic | primary_care | 13.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Latah County
Designation volume is the standout signal for Latah County: 17 active HPSA records, above 93% of real US counties. Latah County's shortage runs equally deep in mental health and dental care: both scored 17.0 by HRSA, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 16.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 61.2, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Latah County above 93% of real US counties (17 active designations: 6 primary care, 6 mental health, 5 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 17.0. The table on this page lists the highest-severity records first so a reader can see which named facilities, geographies, or population groups drive that burden without treating the county total as a personal appointment forecast.
Latah County sits among the top three county rank positions in ID, at rank 2 of 44. Heavy-burden counties are where NHSC placement, Community Health Center grant geography, and related federal instruments concentrate; eligibility still follows the designated area and provider type, not the county boundary alone.
Latah County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Mental health
Mental health
6 designations
- Dental
Dental
5 designations
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Latah County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Latah County's active designations: about 7.7 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Latah County, ID · 2026 HRSA designation data updated quarterly; HPSA scores 0-25 (primary/mental) and 0-26 (dental); higher = greater shortage severity. Coverage tiers from U.S. Census ACS PUMS + KFF state tracker.
Acting on a heavy-burden county
Latah County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Latah County's 17 active designations make providers here eligible for National Health Service Corps loan repayment, estimate the award and service terms. NHSC estimator
- See how the county's primary care burden compares with the rest of ID before you draw conclusions from a single score. ID overview
- Check whether an area clears HRSA's 3,500:1 population-to-provider threshold with the provider-to-population ratio behind an HPSA score. HPSA score lookup
HPSA scores describe shortage severity within HRSA's designation criteria, not the availability of any individual provider. For a specific appointment, contact a provider or your insurer; use HRSA's current tools to verify a designation.
Counties With a Similar Mental Health Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA mental-health HPSA score is closest to Latah County's 17.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Lafourche County, LA and Dane County, WI.
Showing 6 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
High-volume peers of Latah County (17 active)
One peer set for this volume-led county: nearest active designation count to 17 across the national corpus.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Latah County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Latah County carries an MUA designation (index 61.2; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- What makes up Latah County's 17 active HPSA designations?
- 17 Designated rows (6 primary care, 6 mental health, 5 dental). Highest-scored name on this release: "KENDRICK CLINIC" (score 17.0; mental health; 41,110 people in the service area; designated 12/05/2014). Also active: "MOSCOW FAMILY MEDICINE WESTSIDE CARE CLINIC", "GRITMAN INTERNAL MEDICINE CLINC", "POTLATCH CLINIC". Above 93% of real US counties by volume.
- What does volume-plus-score look like for Latah County?
- Peak active score 17.0 in mental health and dental care clears the 17-point line while volume sits at 17 rows.
- What clinician need sits behind Latah County's designation volume?
- Closing published gaps would take about 7.7 additional clinician FTEs (id-de-duped providers_needed). "KENDRICK CLINIC" is the severity lead inside that inventory.
- Which federal programs follow Latah County's designation volume?
- 17 active designations can open NHSC placement, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers, by designated area and provider type, not by county line alone.
- How does Latah County's volume compare inside ID?
- 17 active HPSA rows · peak 17.0. Latah County sits among the top three county rank positions in ID, at rank 2 of 44. Score-nearest counties on this release include Lafourche County, LA and Dane County, WI.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 16057. 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 16057 (Latah County, ID), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 17; peak score 17.0; signature 17 active designations. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.