UT · Healthcare shortage profile
Beaver County, UT
Peak severity leads this reading: Beaver County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 7,072.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 7,072
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- -
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Beaver County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 2 active HPSA designations, more than 10% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 2
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Dental shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Beaver County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Beaver County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
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 Beaver 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 Beaver County's active designations would take about 7.2 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 6.8 mental health, 0.4 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Beaver County's 2 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 2).
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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, Beaver County carries 2 active designations, above 10% 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. Beaver County falls in the lower half of UT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 25 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: 49001. Population: 7,072.
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Beaver 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 2 active (designated) HPSAs in Beaver County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI-Beaver County | dental | 16.0 |
| Five County (Southwest) Mhca | mental_health | 11.0 |
Light-burden reading for Beaver County
Peak severity leads this reading: Beaver County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Beaver County's deepest shortage reading, 16.0 on HRSA's 0–26 dental scale, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Mental health reads 11.0 of 25. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Beaver County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Beaver County carries 2 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 10% of counties). A light footprint still matters: a single high-score dental or mental-health record can open program geography even when the county total looks small next to heavy peers.
Beaver County falls in the lower half of UT counties by active-designation volume, at rank 25 of 29. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Light-volume FTE gap for Beaver County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Beaver County's active designations: about 7.2 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Beaver County's dental score of 16.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI-Beaver County”).
Elko County, NV
16.0 dental score · 53,702 pop.
Stokes County, NC
16.0 dental score · 44,520 pop.
Clinton County, OH
16.0 dental score · 42,018 pop.
Randolph County, NC
16.0 dental score · 144,171 pop.
Lenawee County, MI
16.0 dental score · 99,423 pop.
Franklin County, NC
16.0 dental score · 68,573 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which record sets Beaver County's peak score of 16.0?
- "LI-Beaver County" leads the active set (score 16.0; dental; 782 people in the service area; ~0.4 FTE still needed on the record; designated 12/30/1998). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 2 active rows: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Why is Beaver County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Beaver 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 Beaver County's severity reading?
- After "LI-Beaver County", the next active names on this release are "LI-Beaver County" and "Five County (Southwest) MHCA". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~7.2 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 49001. This county’s designations come from 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 49001 (Beaver County, UT), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.