UT · Healthcare shortage profile
Utah County, UT
Peak severity leads this reading: Utah County's highest active HPSA score is 20.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 659,399.
- Active HPSAs
- 5
- Population
- 659,399
- Peak shortage score
- 20.0
- MUA Index
- MUA
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Utah County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 5 active HPSA designations, more than 47% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 5
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Dental shortages
- 20
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 53%
- US counties by volume
Dense ZCTA lattice over Utah County
Utah County intersects 26 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
14 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 Utah 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 20.0 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 Utah County's active designations would take about 9.7 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 9.7 mental health. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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60% of Utah County's 5 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 3 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 5).
Corpus placement
Active-designation volume placement
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Utah County carries 5 active designations, above 47% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Utah 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: 49049. Population: 659,399.
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 Utah County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Mountainlands Community Health Center, Inc. | dental | 20.0 |
| Mountainlands Community Health Center, Inc. | mental_health | 19.0 |
| Mountainlands Community Health Center, Inc. | primary_care | 18.0 |
| LI - Utah County | mental_health | 15.0 |
| CF-Slate Canyon Youth Center | mental_health | 6.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Utah County
Peak severity leads this reading: Utah County's highest active HPSA score is 20.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Utah County's deepest shortage reading, 20.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 18.0 of 25; Mental health reads 19.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, a separate HRSA designation from the HPSA records above.
Utah 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 (1/3/1) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Utah 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.
Utah 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
3 designations
- Primary care 1
Primary care
1 designations
- Dental 1
Dental
1 designations
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Utah 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 Utah County's designations
Utah County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Utah 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 mental health 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 dental score peers
Closest U.S. counties on active dental HPSA score to Utah County's 20.0. Open Isabella County, MI or Carroll County, NH next.
Showing 3 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Utah County's dental score of 20.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 20.0 (severity lead on this page is “MOUNTAINLANDS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.”).
Isabella County, MI
20.0 dental score · 64,394 pop.
Carroll County, NH
20.0 dental score · 50,107 pop.
Gadsden County, FL
20.0 dental score · 43,826 pop.
Clackamas County, OR
20.0 dental score · 421,401 pop.
Canadian County, OK
20.0 dental score · 154,405 pop.
Josephine County, OR
20.0 dental score · 88,090 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Utah County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Utah County carries an MUA designation in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Which record sets Utah County's peak score of 20.0?
- "MOUNTAINLANDS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC." leads the active set (score 20.0; dental; 102,135 people in the service area; designated 10/26/2002). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 5 active rows: 1 primary care, 3 mental health, 1 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Utah County's severity reading?
- After "MOUNTAINLANDS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", the next active names on this release are "MOUNTAINLANDS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", "MOUNTAINLANDS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.", "MOUNTAINLANDS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC." and "LI - Utah County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~9.7 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Utah County's high-severity geography?
- Utah 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 "MOUNTAINLANDS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 49049. 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 49049 (Utah County, UT), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 5; peak score 20.0; signature peak score 20.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.