OR · Healthcare shortage profile
Curry County, OR
Peak severity leads this reading: Curry County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 23,446.
- Active HPSAs
- 3
- Population
- 23,446
- Peak shortage score
- 16.0
- MUA Index
- 61.4
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Curry County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 3 active HPSA designations, more than 20% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 3
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Primary-care shortages
- 16
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 80%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Curry County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Curry County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
2 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.
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Curry County, OR 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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Closing Curry County's active designations would take about 9.2 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.6 primary care, 4.6 mental health, 2.1 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Curry County's 3 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 3).
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Peak HPSA score 16.0 sits below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line.
Below-17 designations still count as shortages for program geography, but they do not clear the high-priority NHSC placement threshold on this release.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Curry County carries 3 active designations, above 20% of real US counties. None of those scores clear HRSA's high-priority line of 17 on this release, so the page leads with severity reading rather than a national distribution chart.
State peer position. Curry County falls in the lower half of OR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 36 of 36. 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: 41015. Population: 23,446.
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 3 active (designated) HPSAs in Curry County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Low Income - Curry County | primary_care | 16.0 |
| South Coast - Coos/Curry Counties | mental_health | 16.0 |
| LI - Curry County | dental | 16.0 |
Light-burden reading for Curry County
Peak severity leads this reading: Curry County's highest active HPSA score is 16.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Curry County's shortage runs equally deep in primary care and mental health and dental care: both scored 16.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 61.4, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Curry County carries 3 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 20% of counties). A light footprint still matters: a single high-score dental or mental-health record can open program geography even when the county total looks small next to heavy peers.
Curry County falls in the lower half of OR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 36 of 36. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Light-volume FTE gap for Curry County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Curry County's active designations: about 9.2 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Curry County's primary score of 16.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active primary HPSA score to 16.0 (severity lead on this page is “Low Income - Curry County”).
Dubuque County, IA
16.0 primary score · 99,266 pop.
Dane County, WI
16.0 primary score · 561,504 pop.
Lake County, FL
16.0 primary score · 383,956 pop.
Jefferson County, MO
16.0 primary score · 226,739 pop.
Lee County, AL
16.0 primary score · 174,241 pop.
Berkshire County, MA
16.0 primary score · 129,026 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Curry County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Curry County carries an MUA designation (index 61.4; 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 Curry County's peak score of 16.0?
- "Low Income - Curry County" leads the active set (score 16.0; primary care; 604 people in the service area; ~2.6 FTE still needed on the record; designated 03/30/2012). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 3 active rows: 1 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Curry County's severity reading?
- After "Low Income - Curry County", the next active names on this release are "Low Income - Curry County", "South Coast - Coos/Curry Counties" and "LI - Curry County". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~9.2 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 41015. 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 41015 (Curry County, OR), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 3; peak score 16.0; signature peak score 16.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.