NM · Healthcare shortage profile
Mora County, NM
Peak severity leads this reading: Mora County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 4,189.
- Active HPSAs
- 6
- Population
- 4,189
- Peak shortage score
- 25.0
- MUA Index
- 47.3
Mid-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Mora County holds a moderate federal shortage burden - 6 active HPSA designations, more than 54% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 6
- Active HPSA designations
- 2
- Dental shortages
- 25
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 46%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Mora County, NM 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 25.0 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 Mora County's active designations would take about 2 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.2 primary care, 0.3 mental health, 0.5 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Mora County's 6 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental (denominator 6).
Mora County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
14 Census ZCTAs intersect Mora County, between the 9 and 15 ZIP cuts across published counties: neither a postage-stamp footprint nor a metro-scale lattice.
Largest land-share ZCTAs
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.
Corpus placement
Active-designation volume placement
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Mora County carries 6 active designations, above 54% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Mora County falls in the upper half of NM counties by active-designation volume, at rank 12 of 32. 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: 35033. Population: 4,189.
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 6 active (designated) HPSAs in Mora County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Mora Valley Community Health Services, Inc | dental | 25.0 |
| Mora Valley Community Health Services, Inc | primary_care | 24.0 |
| Mora Valley Community Health Services, Inc | mental_health | 19.0 |
| Mora County | primary_care | 18.0 |
| Mora County | dental | 17.0 |
| Mora County | mental_health | 11.0 |
Moderate-burden reading for Mora County
Peak severity leads this reading: Mora County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Mora County's deepest shortage reading, 25.0 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 24.0 of 25; Mental health reads 19.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 47.3, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Mora County sits in the middle of the national designation-volume distribution (above 54% of counties) with 6 active records. That is enough for a formal shortage footprint without landing in the heaviest US tier. Compare the three discipline counts (2/2/2) before assuming every care category is equally short.
Mora County falls in the upper half of NM counties by active-designation volume, at rank 12 of 32. For moderate counties, the useful move is usually a state peer check plus the score cards above, not a national superlative claim.
Mora 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
- Dental
Dental
2 designations
Mid-pack clinician FTE gap for Mora County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Mora County's active designations: about 2 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 Mora County, NM · 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 Mora County's designations
Mora County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Mora County's 6 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 NM before you draw conclusions from a single score. NM 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 Mora County's 25.0. Open Wayne County, MI or Travis County, TX next.
Showing 3 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Mora County's dental score of 25.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 25.0 (severity lead on this page is “MORA VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC”).
Wayne County, MI
25.0 dental score · 1,793,561 pop.
Travis County, TX
25.0 dental score · 1,290,188 pop.
Wake County, NC
25.0 dental score · 1,129,410 pop.
Capitol County, CT
25.0 dental score · 977,165 pop.
Macomb County, MI
25.0 dental score · 881,217 pop.
San Diego County, CA
25.0 dental score · 3,298,634 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Mora County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Mora County carries an MUA designation (index 47.3; 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 Mora County's peak score of 25.0?
- "MORA VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC" leads the active set (score 25.0; dental; 8,910 people in the service area; designated 05/20/2003). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 6 active rows: 2 primary care, 2 mental health, 2 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Mora County's severity reading?
- After "MORA VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC", the next active names on this release are "MORA VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC", "MORA VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC", "MORA VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC" and "Mora County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~2 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Mora County's high-severity geography?
- Mora County's 6 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 "MORA VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC".
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 35033. 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 35033 (Mora County, NM), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 6; peak score 25.0; signature peak score 25.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.