UT · Healthcare shortage profile
Carbon County, UT
Peak severity leads this reading: Carbon County's highest active HPSA score is 17.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 20,412.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 20,412
- Peak shortage score
- 17.0
- MUA Index
- 53.0
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Carbon 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
- 17
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Carbon County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 6 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Carbon County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
1 additional ZCTA 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 Carbon 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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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 Carbon County's active designations would take about 3.3 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.6 primary care, 1.6 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Carbon 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).
Carbon County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
5 Top 53% higher than 47% 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. Carbon County falls in the upper half of UT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 14 of 29. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 49007. Population: 20,412.
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 Carbon County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Price PC | primary_care | 17.0 |
| Carbon Medical Service Association, Incorporated | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Carbon Medical Service Association, Incorporated | dental | 16.0 |
| Carbon Medical Service Association, Incorporated | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Four Corners Mhca | mental_health | 15.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Carbon County
Peak severity leads this reading: Carbon County's highest active HPSA score is 17.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Carbon County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and mental health: both scored 17.0 by HRSA, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Dental care reads 16.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 53.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Carbon 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.
Carbon 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.
Carbon County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Primary care
Primary care
2 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
2 designations
Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Carbon County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Carbon County's active designations: about 3.3 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 Carbon County, UT · 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 Carbon County's designations
Carbon County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Carbon County's 5 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 UT before you draw conclusions from a single score. UT 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.
Nearby primary-care score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active primary-care HPSA score to Carbon County's 17.0. Open Hawaii County, HI or Kent County, RI next.
Showing 3 of 2932 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Carbon County's primary score of 17.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 17.0 (severity lead on this page is “Price PC”).
Hawaii County, HI
17.0 primary score · 200,629 pop.
Kent County, RI
17.0 primary score · 170,363 pop.
Brunswick County, NC
17.0 primary score · 136,693 pop.
Norfolk County, MA
17.0 primary score · 725,981 pop.
Genesee County, MI
17.0 primary score · 406,211 pop.
San Juan County, PR
17.0 primary score · 342,259 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Carbon County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Carbon County carries an MUA designation (index 53.0; 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 Carbon County's peak score of 17.0?
- "Price PC" leads the active set (score 17.0; primary care; 10,500 people in the service area; ~1.6 FTE still needed on the record; designated 08/27/2025). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 1 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Carbon County's severity reading?
- After "Price PC", the next active names on this release are "Price PC", "CARBON MEDICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED", "CARBON MEDICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED" and "CARBON MEDICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~3.3 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Carbon County's high-severity geography?
- Carbon 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 "Price PC".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 49007. 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 49007 (Carbon County, UT), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 17.0; signature peak score 17.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.