UT · Healthcare shortage profile
Box Elder County, UT
Peak severity leads this reading: Box Elder County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 57,666.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 57,666
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- -
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Box Elder 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
- Primary-care shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Box Elder County
Box Elder County intersects 20 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
8 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 Box Elder County, UT 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 Box Elder County's active designations would take about 8.2 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2 primary care, 6.1 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Box Elder 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, Box Elder 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. Box Elder County falls in the upper half of UT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 14 of 29. 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: 49003. Population: 57,666.
Below high-priority line
Box Elder 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.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Box Elder 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 Box Elder County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Brigham Bear River Family Dental | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Brigham Bear River Family Dental | dental | 15.0 |
| Bear River Mental Health Catchment Area | mental_health | 14.0 |
| Brigham Bear River Family Dental | mental_health | 14.0 |
| Box Elder County | primary_care | 9.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Box Elder County
Peak severity leads this reading: Box Elder County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Primary care is where Box Elder County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 16.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Mental health reads 14.0 of 25; Dental care reads 15.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Box Elder County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Box Elder 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.
Box Elder County falls in the upper half of UT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 14 of 29. 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 Box Elder County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Box Elder County's active designations: about 8.2 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Box Elder County's primary score of 16.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “Brigham Bear River Family Dental”).
Dubuque County, IA
16.0 primary score · 99,266 pop.
Dane County, WI
16.0 primary score · 561,504 pop.
Lake County, FL
16.0 primary score · 383,956 pop.
Jefferson County, MO
16.0 primary score · 226,739 pop.
Lee County, AL
16.0 primary score · 174,241 pop.
Berkshire County, MA
16.0 primary score · 129,026 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Box Elder County's peak score of 16.0?
- "Brigham Bear River Family Dental" leads the active set (score 16.0; primary care; 8,645 people in the service area; designated 08/14/2025). 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 Box Elder County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Box Elder 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 Box Elder County's severity reading?
- After "Brigham Bear River Family Dental", the next active names on this release are "Brigham Bear River Family Dental", "Brigham Bear River Family Dental", "Bear River Mental Health Catchment Area" and "Brigham Bear River Family Dental". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~8.2 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Box Elder County's high-severity geography?
- Box Elder 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 "Brigham Bear River Family Dental".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 49003. 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 49003 (Box Elder County, UT), 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.