NV · Healthcare shortage profile
Clark County, NV
Peak severity leads this reading: Clark County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 2,265,461.
- Active HPSAs
- 41
- Population
- 2,265,461
- Peak shortage score
- 25.0
- MUA Index
- 56.2
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Clark County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 41 active HPSA designations, more than 99% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 41
- Active HPSA designations
- 12
- Dental shortages
- 25
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 1%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Clark County, NV 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 Clark County's active designations would take about 159 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 94 primary care, 23 mental health, 42 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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36.6% of Clark County's 41 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 15 primary care, 14 mental health, 12 dental (denominator 41).
Dense ZCTA lattice over Clark County
Clark County intersects 76 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
64 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, Clark County carries 41 active designations, above 99% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Clark County is tied for the highest active-designation count among 17 real counties in NV. 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: 32003. Population: 2,265,461.
Medically Underserved Area
Peak severity 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
Showing the 40 most-severe of 41 active (designated) HPSAs in Clark County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Christian Health Center | dental | 25.0 |
| Firstmed Health And Wellness Center | dental | 25.0 |
| Southern Nevada Health Dist | dental | 25.0 |
| Hope Christian Health Center | primary_care | 22.0 |
| CF-Southern Desert Correctional Center | mental_health | 21.0 |
| High Desert State Prison | mental_health | 21.0 |
| First Person Care Clinic | dental | 21.0 |
| Southern Nevada Health Dist | primary_care | 20.0 |
| Firstmed Health And Wellness Center | primary_care | 20.0 |
| Hope Christian Health Center | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Firstmed Health And Wellness Center | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Las Vegas Paiute HS | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Las Vegas Paiute HS | mental_health | 19.0 |
| Las Vegas Paiute HS | dental | 19.0 |
| LI - Paradise | primary_care | 18.0 |
| First Person Care Clinic | primary_care | 18.0 |
| First Person Care Clinic | mental_health | 18.0 |
| Spring Valley | mental_health | 18.0 |
| LI - North Las Vegas | primary_care | 17.0 |
| South Rural Clark | primary_care | 17.0 |
| Enterprise Area | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Southern Nevada Health Dist | mental_health | 17.0 |
| LI - Paradise | dental | 17.0 |
| LI-West Central Las Vegas | primary_care | 16.0 |
| LI - Paradise Area | mental_health | 16.0 |
| LI-North Las Vegas | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Safe Harbor Medical, Inc. | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Safe Harbor Medical, Inc. | mental_health | 15.0 |
| LI North Las Vegas | dental | 15.0 |
| Safe Harbor Medical, Inc. | dental | 15.0 |
| North Rural Clark County | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Southern Desert Correctional Center | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Moapa Health Station | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Florence McClure Correctional Center | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Moapa Health Station | primary_care | 11.0 |
| Moapa Health Station | dental | 11.0 |
| Florence McClure Correctional Center | primary_care | 6.0 |
| CF-High Desert State Prison | primary_care | 3.0 |
| CF-High Desert State Prison | dental | 3.0 |
| Florence McClure Correctional Center | dental | 3.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Clark County
Peak severity leads this reading: Clark County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Clark 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 22.0 of 25; Mental health reads 21.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 56.2, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Clark County above 99% of real US counties (41 active designations: 15 primary care, 14 mental health, 12 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 25.0. The table on this page lists the highest-severity records first so a reader can see which named facilities, geographies, or population groups drive that burden without treating the county total as a personal appointment forecast.
Clark County is tied for the highest active-designation count among 17 real counties in NV. Heavy-burden counties are where NHSC placement, Community Health Center grant geography, and related federal instruments concentrate; eligibility still follows the designated area and provider type, not the county boundary alone.
Clark 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
15 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
14 designations
- Dental
Dental
12 designations
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Clark County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Clark County's active designations: about 159 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 Clark County, NV · 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 a heavy-burden county
Clark County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Clark County's 41 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 NV before you draw conclusions from a single score. NV 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.
Counties With a Similar Dental Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA dental HPSA score is closest to Clark County's 25.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Cook County, IL and Riverside County, CA.
Showing 6 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Clark 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 “HOPE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER”).
Cook County, IL
25.0 dental score · 5,275,541 pop.
Riverside County, CA
25.0 dental score · 2,418,185 pop.
Santa Clara County, CA
25.0 dental score · 1,936,259 pop.
Hillsborough County, FL
25.0 dental score · 1,459,762 pop.
Contra Costa County, CA
25.0 dental score · 1,165,927 pop.
Westchester County, NY
25.0 dental score · 1,004,457 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Clark County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Clark County carries an MUA designation (index 56.2; 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 Clark County's peak score of 25.0?
- "HOPE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER" leads the active set (score 25.0; dental; 195,898 people in the service area; designated 08/01/2015). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 41 active rows: 15 primary care, 14 mental health, 12 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Clark County's severity reading?
- After "HOPE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER", the next active names on this release are "HOPE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER", "FIRSTMED HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER", "SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTH DIST" and "HOPE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~159 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Clark County's high-severity geography?
- Clark County's 41 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 "HOPE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER".
- How does Clark County's peak severity sit inside NV?
- Clark County holds 41 active HPSA rows with peak 25.0. Clark County is tied for the highest active-designation count among 17 real counties in NV. Score-nearest national peers appear below when the peer module renders. Score-nearest counties on this release include Cook County, IL and Riverside County, CA.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 32003. 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 32003 (Clark County, NV), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 41; peak score 25.0; signature peak score 25.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.