CA · Healthcare shortage profile
Shasta County, CA
Peak severity leads this reading: Shasta County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 182,155.
- Active HPSAs
- 40
- Population
- 182,155
- Peak shortage score
- 25.0
- MUA Index
- 58.8
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Shasta County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 40 active HPSA designations, more than 99% of the 3,289 real US counties, with dental the deepest gap.
- 40
- Active HPSA designations
- 16
- 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 Shasta County, CA 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 Shasta County's active designations would take about 22 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 3.6 primary care, 4.9 mental health, 13 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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40% of Shasta County's 40 active designations are dental.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 13 primary care, 11 mental health, 16 dental (denominator 40).
Dense ZCTA lattice over Shasta County
Shasta County intersects 30 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
18 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, Shasta County carries 40 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. Shasta County falls in the upper quarter of CA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 11 of 58. 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: 06089. Population: 182,155.
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
All 40 active (designated) HPSAs in Shasta County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hill Country Community Clinic | dental | 25.0 |
| Shasta Community Health Center | dental | 23.0 |
| Redding Rancheria Indian Health Clinic | dental | 21.0 |
| Hill Country Community Clinic | primary_care | 18.0 |
| Redding Rancheria Indian Health Clinic | primary_care | 18.0 |
| ME Mssa 188.1- Big Bend/Montgomery Creek/Oak Run/Round Mount | dental | 18.0 |
| Shasta Community Health Center | primary_care | 17.0 |
| Hill Country Community Clinic | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Redding Rancheria Indian Health Clinic | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Central Valley Health Care | dental | 17.0 |
| Shingletown Medical Center | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Central Valley Health Care | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Churn Creek Healthcare | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Churn Creek Healthcare | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Shasta Community Health Center | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Central Valley Health Care | mental_health | 16.0 |
| ME - Mssa 189.2/Redding | dental | 16.0 |
| Mssa 188.2 - Shingletown | dental | 16.0 |
| LI-Mssa 186 - Anderson | dental | 16.0 |
| LI-Mssa 189.3 - City of Shasta Lake | dental | 16.0 |
| Mayers Rural Health Center | dental | 15.0 |
| Shingletown Medical Center | dental | 15.0 |
| Churn Creek Healthcare | dental | 15.0 |
| Pit River Health Service, Inc | dental | 15.0 |
| Mayers Rural Health Center | primary_care | 14.0 |
| Pit River Health Service, Inc | primary_care | 14.0 |
| Shingletown Medical Center | mental_health | 14.0 |
| Dignity Health Lassen Medical Clinic- Cottonwood | mental_health | 14.0 |
| Dignity Health Lassen Medical Clinic- Cottonwood | primary_care | 13.0 |
| LI-Mfw/mssa 186 Anderson | primary_care | 13.0 |
| Pit River Health Service, Inc. (Burney) | mental_health | 13.0 |
| Mayers Rural Health Center | mental_health | 13.0 |
| Pit River Health Service, Inc | mental_health | 13.0 |
| Shasta County | mental_health | 13.0 |
| Pit River Health Service, Inc. (Burney) | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Mssa 190 - Burney | primary_care | 12.0 |
| Pit River Health Service, Inc. (Burney) | dental | 12.0 |
| Mssa 187-Castella | dental | 12.0 |
| Dignity Health Lassen Medical Clinic- Cottonwood | dental | 11.0 |
| Mssa 187/Castella/Lakehead/O | primary_care | 10.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Shasta County
Peak severity leads this reading: Shasta County's highest active HPSA score is 25.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Shasta 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 18.0 of 25; Mental health reads 17.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 58.8, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Shasta County above 99% of real US counties (40 active designations: 13 primary care, 11 mental health, 16 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.
Shasta County falls in the upper quarter of CA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 11 of 58. 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.
Shasta County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Dental
Dental
16 designations
- Primary care
Primary care
13 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
11 designations
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Shasta County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Shasta County's active designations: about 22 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 Shasta County, CA · 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
Shasta County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Shasta County's 40 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 dental burden compares with the rest of CA before you draw conclusions from a single score. CA 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 Shasta County's 25.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Fulton County, GA and Erie County, NY.
Showing 6 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Shasta 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 “HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY CLINIC”).
Fulton County, GA
25.0 dental score · 1,066,710 pop.
Erie County, NY
25.0 dental score · 954,236 pop.
El Paso County, TX
25.0 dental score · 865,657 pop.
Miami-Dade County, FL
25.0 dental score · 2,701,767 pop.
Tarrant County, TX
25.0 dental score · 2,110,640 pop.
Philadelphia County, PA
25.0 dental score · 1,603,797 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Shasta County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Shasta County carries an MUA designation (index 58.8; 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 Shasta County's peak score of 25.0?
- "HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY CLINIC" leads the active set (score 25.0; dental; 48,628 people in the service area; designated 09/30/2004). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 40 active rows: 13 primary care, 11 mental health, 16 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Shasta County's severity reading?
- After "HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY CLINIC", the next active names on this release are "HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY CLINIC", "SHASTA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER", "Redding Rancheria Indian Health Clinic" and "HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY CLINIC". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~22 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Shasta County's high-severity geography?
- Shasta County's 40 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 "HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY CLINIC".
- How does Shasta County's peak severity sit inside CA?
- Shasta County holds 40 active HPSA rows with peak 25.0. Shasta County falls in the upper quarter of CA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 11 of 58. Score-nearest national peers appear below when the peer module renders. Score-nearest counties on this release include Fulton County, GA and Erie County, NY.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 06089. 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 06089 (Shasta County, CA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 40; peak score 25.0; signature peak score 25.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.