UT · Healthcare shortage profile
Cache County, UT
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Cache County's active designations would take about 20 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 133,154.
- Active HPSAs
- 4
- Population
- 133,154
- Peak shortage score
- 15.0
- MUA Index
- -
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Cache County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 4 active HPSA designations, more than 44% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 4
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Mental-health shortages
- 15
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 56%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Cache County
Cache County intersects 18 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
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.
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Cache 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 Cache County's active designations would take about 20 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 7.1 primary care, 6.3 mental health, 6.3 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Cache County's 4 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 4).
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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, Cache County carries 4 active designations, above 44% 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. Cache County falls in the lower half of UT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 19 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: 49005. Population: 133,154.
Below high-priority line
Cache County is designated, but no active score clears 17
4 active designations sit on this FIPS (1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental), and the peak severity is 15.0. 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 Cache 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 4 active (designated) HPSAs in Cache County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| CF-Cache Valley Youth Center | mental_health | 15.0 |
| Bear River Mental Health Catchment Area | mental_health | 14.0 |
| LI - Cache County | dental | 14.0 |
| LI - Cache County | primary_care | 13.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Cache County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Cache County's active designations would take about 20 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Cache 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 13.0 of 25; Dental care reads 14.0 of 26. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Cache County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Cache County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 44% of counties) with 4 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (1/2/1) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Cache County falls in the lower half of UT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 19 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 Cache County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 20 FTE across Cache County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Counties with a matching designation count to Cache County's 4
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 4 - the inventory behind the ~20 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is the largest clinician FTE gap inside Cache County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~20 FTE, with primary care the largest slice (7.1). "CF-Cache Valley Youth Center" is the highest-scored active row (score 15.0; mental health; 260 people in the service area; ~0.1 FTE still needed on the record; designated 08/19/2023). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Why is Cache County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Cache County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- Which named designations drive Cache County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "CF-Cache Valley Youth Center", "Bear River Mental Health Catchment Area", "LI - Cache County" and "LI - Cache County". Discipline counts: 1 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental across 4 designated rows.
- Do Cache County's FTE gaps unlock federal programs?
- Yes where an ACTIVE designation exists, NHSC, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers follow the designated geography and provider type. A published FTE gap without an active row does not, by itself, open those pathways.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 49005. 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 49005 (Cache County, UT), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 4; peak score 15.0; signature 20 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.