CA · Healthcare shortage profile
Siskiyou County, CA
Designation volume is the standout signal for Siskiyou County: 36 active HPSA records, above 98% of real US counties. Population 44,076.
- Active HPSAs
- 36
- Population
- 44,076
- Peak shortage score
- 23.0
- MUA Index
- 47.7
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Siskiyou County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 36 active HPSA designations, more than 98% of the 3,289 real US counties, with dental the deepest gap.
- 36
- Active HPSA designations
- 13
- Dental shortages
- 23
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 2%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Siskiyou 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 23.0 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 Siskiyou County's active designations would take about 5.3 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.4 primary care, 1.3 mental health, 1.6 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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36.1% of Siskiyou County's 36 active designations are dental.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 12 primary care, 11 mental health, 13 dental (denominator 36).
Dense ZCTA lattice over Siskiyou County
Siskiyou County intersects 23 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
11 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, Siskiyou County carries 36 active designations, above 98% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Siskiyou County falls in the upper half of CA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 16 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: 06093. Population: 44,076.
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 36 active (designated) HPSAs in Siskiyou County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Karuk Tribe OF California | dental | 23.0 |
| Yreka - Karuk Tribal Health Clinic | dental | 22.0 |
| Anav Tribal Health Clinic | dental | 20.0 |
| Karuk Tribe OF California | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Yreka - Karuk Tribal Health Clinic | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Mccloud Healthcare Clinic, Inc | dental | 19.0 |
| Fairchild Medical Clinic | mental_health | 18.0 |
| Mssa 196 and 200 Tulelake/Dorris | dental | 18.0 |
| Mccloud Healthcare Clinic, Inc | primary_care | 17.0 |
| Mercy Mt Shasta Community Clinic | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Pine Street Clinic | mental_health | 17.0 |
| Mercy Lake Shastina Community Clinic | dental | 17.0 |
| Pine Street Clinic | dental | 17.0 |
| Mercy Mt Shasta Community Clinic | dental | 17.0 |
| Scott Valley Rural Health Clinic | dental | 17.0 |
| Scott Valley Rural Health Clinic | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Mssa 194/Etna | primary_care | 16.0 |
| Anav Tribal Health Clinic | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Yreka - Karuk Tribal Health Clinic | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Happy Camp | dental | 16.0 |
| Mercy Mt Shasta Community Clinic | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Fairchild Medical Clinic | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Pine Street Clinic | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Mercy Lake Shastina Community Clinic | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Karuk Tribe OF California | mental_health | 15.0 |
| Mercy Lake Shastina Community Clinic | mental_health | 15.0 |
| Happy Camp | mental_health | 15.0 |
| Fairchild Medical Clinic | dental | 15.0 |
| Anav Tribal Health Clinic | primary_care | 14.0 |
| Li/mfw/h - MSSAs197/198/199/Weed/Dunsmuir/McCloud | primary_care | 14.0 |
| Siskiyou County | mental_health | 14.0 |
| LI-Mssa 197/198-Weed/Dunsmuir | dental | 14.0 |
| Scott Valley Rural Health Clinic | mental_health | 13.0 |
| Mccloud Healthcare Clinic, Inc | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Happy Camp | primary_care | 10.0 |
| LI Mssa 199-McCloud | dental | 8.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Siskiyou County
Designation volume is the standout signal for Siskiyou County: 36 active HPSA records, above 98% of real US counties. Dental care carries Siskiyou County's deepest shortage reading, 23.0 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 19.0 of 25; Mental health reads 18.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 47.7, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Siskiyou County above 98% of real US counties (36 active designations: 12 primary care, 11 mental health, 13 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 23.0. 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.
Siskiyou County falls in the upper half of CA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 16 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.
Siskiyou County designations by care type
Active Health Professional Shortage Area designations in the county, by provider category (high-priority disciplines emphasized).
- Dental
Dental
13 designations
- Primary care
Primary care
12 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
11 designations
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Siskiyou County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Siskiyou County's active designations: about 5.3 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 Siskiyou 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
Siskiyou County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Siskiyou County's 36 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 Siskiyou County's 23.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Spartanburg County, SC and McLennan County, TX.
Showing 6 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
High-volume peers of Siskiyou County (36 active)
One peer set for this volume-led county: nearest active designation count to 36 across the national corpus.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Siskiyou County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Siskiyou County carries an MUA designation (index 47.7; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- What makes up Siskiyou County's 36 active HPSA designations?
- 36 Designated rows (12 primary care, 11 mental health, 13 dental). Highest-scored name on this release: "KARUK TRIBE OF CALIFORNIA" (score 23.0; dental; 8,741 people in the service area; designated 09/30/2004). Also active: "Yreka - Karuk Tribal Health Clinic", "Anav Tribal Health Clinic", "KARUK TRIBE OF CALIFORNIA". Above 98% of real US counties by volume.
- What does volume-plus-score look like for Siskiyou County?
- Peak active score 23.0 in dental care clears the 17-point line while volume sits at 36 rows.
- What clinician need sits behind Siskiyou County's designation volume?
- Closing published gaps would take about 5.3 additional clinician FTEs (id-de-duped providers_needed). "KARUK TRIBE OF CALIFORNIA" is the severity lead inside that inventory.
- Which federal programs follow Siskiyou County's designation volume?
- 36 active designations can open NHSC placement, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers, by designated area and provider type, not by county line alone.
- How does Siskiyou County's volume compare inside CA?
- 36 active HPSA rows · peak 23.0. Siskiyou County falls in the upper half of CA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 16 of 58. Score-nearest counties on this release include Spartanburg County, SC and McLennan County, TX.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 06093. 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 06093 (Siskiyou County, CA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 36; peak score 23.0; signature 36 active designations. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.