OR · Healthcare shortage profile
Umatilla County, OR
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Umatilla County's active designations would take about 25 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Population 80,075.
- Active HPSAs
- 18
- Population
- 80,075
- Peak shortage score
- 24.0
- MUA Index
- 61.3
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Umatilla County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 18 active HPSA designations, more than 94% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 18
- Active HPSA designations
- 6
- Mental-health shortages
- 24
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 6%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Umatilla 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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Peak HPSA score 24.0 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 Umatilla County's active designations would take about 25 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 12 primary care, 7.9 mental health, 5 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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38.9% of Umatilla County's 18 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 7 primary care, 6 mental health, 5 dental (denominator 18).
Umatilla County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
14 Census ZCTAs intersect Umatilla 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.
Umatilla County vs. every real US county
Total active HPSA designations, including counties with none
18 Top 6% higher than 94% of 3,289 real US counties
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more real US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source HRSA Data Warehouse, designated HPSAs · 2026
State peer position. Umatilla County falls in the upper quarter of OR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 6 of 36. Ties share a rank; the comparison uses the same current designated records as the national chart.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 41059. Population: 80,075.
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 18 active (designated) HPSAs in Umatilla County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| CF-Eastern Oregon | mental_health | 24.0 |
| CF-Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution | mental_health | 21.0 |
| CF-Two Rivers Correctional Institution | mental_health | 21.0 |
| Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center | dental | 20.0 |
| Chi St Anthony Hospital Family Clinic | mental_health | 18.0 |
| Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center | primary_care | 17.0 |
| East Columbia | mental_health | 17.0 |
| LI-Umatilla County | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center | mental_health | 15.0 |
| Chi St Anthony Hospital Family Clinic | primary_care | 13.0 |
| CF-Two Rivers | primary_care | 12.0 |
| CF-Eastern Oregon Institution | primary_care | 12.0 |
| CF-Two Rivers Correctional Institution | primary_care | 12.0 |
| LI-Umatilla County | dental | 12.0 |
| Chi St Anthony Hospital Family Clinic | dental | 12.0 |
| CF-Eastern Oregon Institution (eoci) | dental | 6.0 |
| CF-Two Rivers Correctional Institution (trci) | dental | 6.0 |
| CF-Eastern Oregon | primary_care | 3.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Umatilla County
The clinician FTE gap is the sharpest number here: closing Umatilla County's active designations would take about 25 additional FTEs on HRSA's providers_needed estimate. Umatilla County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 24.0 of 25, past the 17-point line HRSA uses to open National Health Service Corps placement and enhanced Medicare reimbursement. Primary care reads 17.0 of 25; Dental care reads 20.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 61.3, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Umatilla County above 94% of real US counties (18 active designations: 7 primary care, 6 mental health, 5 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 24.0. 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.
Umatilla County falls in the upper quarter of OR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 6 of 36. 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.
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Umatilla County
Signature reading: HRSA providers_needed sums to about 25 FTE across Umatilla County's active designations (once per HPSA id), a federal gap estimate, not practising headcount.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) + Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) HPSA primary-care, mental-health, and dental designations for Umatilla County, OR · 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
Umatilla County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Umatilla County's 18 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 OR before you draw conclusions from a single score. OR 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 Mental Health Shortage Score
Other U.S. counties whose active HRSA mental-health HPSA score is closest to Umatilla County's 24.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with Providence County, RI and Fresno County, CA.
Showing 6 of 3081 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
Counties with a matching designation count to Umatilla County's 18
One peer set for this FTE-led county: nearest active designation count to 18 - the inventory behind the ~25 FTE published need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Umatilla County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Umatilla County carries an MUA designation (index 61.3; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Where is the largest clinician FTE gap inside Umatilla County?
- Id-de-duped providers_needed across active HPSAs totals ~25 FTE, with primary care the largest slice (12). "CF-Eastern Oregon" is the highest-scored active row (score 24.0; mental health; 2,310 people in the service area; ~1.2 FTE still needed on the record; designated 10/01/2013). This is HRSA's published gap, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
- Which named designations drive Umatilla County's FTE reading?
- Active names on this release include "CF-Eastern Oregon", "CF-Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution", "CF-Two Rivers Correctional Institution" and "Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center". Discipline counts: 7 primary care, 6 mental health, 5 dental across 18 designated rows.
- Do Umatilla County's FTE gaps unlock federal programs?
- Yes where an ACTIVE designation exists, NHSC, CHC grants, Medicare bonus and J-1 waivers follow the designated geography and provider type. A published FTE gap without an active row does not, by itself, open those pathways.
- How does Umatilla County's FTE burden compare inside OR?
- 18 active designations and ~25 FTE published need. Umatilla County falls in the upper quarter of OR counties by active-designation volume, at rank 6 of 36. Score-nearest counties on this release include Providence County, RI and Fresno County, CA.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 41059. 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 41059 (Umatilla County, OR), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 18; peak score 24.0; signature 25 FTE gap. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.