HI · Healthcare shortage profile
Maui County, HI
Peak severity leads this reading: Maui County's highest active HPSA score is 26.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 164,754.
- Active HPSAs
- 21
- Population
- 164,754
- Peak shortage score
- 26.0
- MUA Index
- 57.4
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Maui County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 21 active HPSA designations, more than 95% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 21
- Active HPSA designations
- 7
- Dental shortages
- 26
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 5%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Maui County, HI 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 26.0 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 Maui County's active designations would take about 18 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 3.2 primary care, 4.3 mental health, 11 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Maui County's 21 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 7 primary care, 7 mental health, 7 dental (denominator 21).
Maui County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
14 Census ZCTAs intersect Maui 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, Maui County carries 21 active designations, above 95% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Maui County sits among the top three county rank positions in HI, at rank 3 of 5. 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: 15009. Population: 164,754.
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 21 active (designated) HPSAs in Maui County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Community Clinic OF Maui, Inc. | dental | 26.0 |
| Molokai Ohana Health Care Inc | dental | 22.0 |
| Maui Community Correctional Center | primary_care | 21.0 |
| Molokai Ohana Health Care Inc | mental_health | 18.0 |
| Lanai Community Health Center | mental_health | 16.0 |
| Hana Health | mental_health | 16.0 |
| ME - Maui County | dental | 16.0 |
| Lanai Community Health Center | dental | 16.0 |
| Hana Health | dental | 16.0 |
| Molokai Ohana Health Care Inc | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Molokai General Hospital | mental_health | 14.0 |
| Molokai General Hospital | dental | 14.0 |
| Lanai Community Health Center | primary_care | 13.0 |
| Maui County | mental_health | 13.0 |
| Community Clinic OF Maui, Inc. | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Maui Community Correctional Center | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Maui Community Correctional Center | dental | 12.0 |
| Molokai General Hospital | primary_care | 11.0 |
| Hana Health | primary_care | 11.0 |
| Community Clinic OF Maui, Inc. | primary_care | 11.0 |
| Maui County | primary_care | 10.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Maui County
Peak severity leads this reading: Maui County's highest active HPSA score is 26.0, clearing HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Dental care carries Maui County's deepest shortage reading, 26.0 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 21.0 of 25; Mental health reads 18.0 of 25. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 57.4, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Maui County above 95% of real US counties (21 active designations: 7 primary care, 7 mental health, 7 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 26.0. 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.
Maui County sits among the top three county rank positions in HI, at rank 3 of 5. 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.
Maui 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
7 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
7 designations
- Dental
Dental
7 designations
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Maui County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Maui County's active designations: about 18 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 Maui County, HI · 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
Maui County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Maui County's 21 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 HI before you draw conclusions from a single score. HI 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 Maui County's 26.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Tulare County, CA and Frederick County, MD.
Showing 6 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties near Maui County's dental score of 26.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active dental HPSA score to 26.0 (severity lead on this page is “COMMUNITY CLINIC OF MAUI, INC.”).
Tulare County, CA
26.0 dental score · 473,117 pop.
Frederick County, MD
26.0 dental score · 271,717 pop.
Ouachita County, LA
26.0 dental score · 160,368 pop.
Wicomico County, MD
26.0 dental score · 103,588 pop.
Jefferson County, AR
26.0 dental score · 67,260 pop.
Marion County, IN
26.0 dental score · 977,203 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Maui County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Maui County carries an MUA designation (index 57.4; 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 Maui County's peak score of 26.0?
- "COMMUNITY CLINIC OF MAUI, INC." leads the active set (score 26.0; dental; 23,027 people in the service area; designated 10/26/2002). Clearing 17 opens NHSC high-priority placement for the matching provider type on the designated geography. Discipline mix across 21 active rows: 7 primary care, 7 mental health, 7 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Maui County's severity reading?
- After "COMMUNITY CLINIC OF MAUI, INC.", the next active names on this release are "COMMUNITY CLINIC OF MAUI, INC.", "MOLOKAI OHANA HEALTH CARE INC", "Maui Community Correctional Center" and "MOLOKAI OHANA HEALTH CARE INC". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~18 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
- Which federal pathways follow Maui County's high-severity geography?
- Maui County's 21 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 "COMMUNITY CLINIC OF MAUI, INC.".
- How does Maui County's peak severity sit inside HI?
- Maui County holds 21 active HPSA rows with peak 26.0. Maui County sits among the top three county rank positions in HI, at rank 3 of 5. Score-nearest national peers appear below when the peer module renders. Score-nearest counties on this release include Tulare County, CA and Frederick County, MD.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 15009. 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 15009 (Maui County, HI), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 21; peak score 26.0; signature peak score 26.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.