AK · Healthcare shortage profile
Lake and Peninsula County, AK
Designation volume is the standout signal for Lake and Peninsula County: 44 active HPSA records, above 99% of real US counties. Population 1,476.
- Active HPSAs
- 44
- Population
- 1,476
- Peak shortage score
- 15.0
- MUA Index
- 58.0
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Lake and Peninsula County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 44 active HPSA designations, more than 99% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 44
- Active HPSA designations
- 14
- Primary-care shortages
- 15
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 1%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Lake and Peninsula County, AK 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 Lake and Peninsula County's active designations would take about 1.1 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 0.3 primary care, 0.3 mental health, 0.5 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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34.1% of Lake and Peninsula County's 44 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 14 primary care, 15 mental health, 15 dental (denominator 44).
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Peak HPSA score 15.0 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.
Lake and Peninsula County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
14 Census ZCTAs intersect Lake and Peninsula 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
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Lake and Peninsula County carries 44 active designations, above 99% 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. Lake and Peninsula County falls in the upper half of AK counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 of 31. 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: 02164. Population: 1,476.
Below high-priority line
Lake and Peninsula County is designated, but no active score clears 17
44 active designations sit on this FIPS (14 primary care, 15 mental health, 15 dental), and the peak severity is 15.0. That is a formal shortage footprint without HRSA's high-priority (≥17) tier, so NHSC placement geography is usually weaker here than on counties whose lead score clears the line.
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
Showing the 40 most-severe of 44 active (designated) HPSAs in Lake and Peninsula County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| New Halen Health Clinic | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Chignik Bay Subregional Clinic | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Ugashik Village Clinic | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Levelock Village Clinic | primary_care | 15.0 |
| Bristol Bay/Dillingham/Lake Peninsula | mental_health | 14.0 |
| Port Alsworth Health Center | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Perryville Village Clinic | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Ugashik Village Clinic | dental | 12.0 |
| Levelock Village Clinic | dental | 12.0 |
| New Halen Health Clinic | dental | 12.0 |
| Chignik Lake Village Clinic | dental | 12.0 |
| Port Heiden Village Clinic | dental | 12.0 |
| Egegik Village Clinic | dental | 12.0 |
| Chignik Bay Subregional Clinic | dental | 12.0 |
| Pilot Point Village Clinic | dental | 12.0 |
| Ugashik Village Clinic | mental_health | 11.0 |
| Levelock Village Clinic | mental_health | 11.0 |
| Nilavena Subregional Clinic | mental_health | 11.0 |
| New Halen Health Clinic | mental_health | 11.0 |
| Kokhanok Village Clinic | mental_health | 11.0 |
| Chignik Bay Subregional Clinic | mental_health | 11.0 |
| Port Heiden Village Clinic | primary_care | 10.0 |
| Chignik Lake Village Clinic | primary_care | 10.0 |
| Perryville Village Clinic | primary_care | 10.0 |
| Pilot Point Village Clinic | primary_care | 10.0 |
| Egegik Village Clinic | primary_care | 10.0 |
| Egegik Village Clinic | mental_health | 10.0 |
| Nondalton Health Clinic | mental_health | 10.0 |
| Chignik Lake Village Clinic | mental_health | 10.0 |
| Port Heiden Village Clinic | mental_health | 10.0 |
| Pilot Point Village Clinic | mental_health | 10.0 |
| Pedro Bay Health Clinic | dental | 10.0 |
| Bristol Bay/Lake and Peninsula Boroughs | dental | 10.0 |
| Nondalton Health Clinic | dental | 10.0 |
| Perryville Village Clinic | dental | 10.0 |
| Nilavena Subregional Clinic | dental | 10.0 |
| Port Alsworth Health Center | dental | 10.0 |
| Kokhanok Village Clinic | dental | 10.0 |
| Pedro Bay Health Clinic | mental_health | 9.0 |
| ME - Lake and Peninsula Borough | primary_care | 8.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Lake and Peninsula County
Designation volume is the standout signal for Lake and Peninsula County: 44 active HPSA records, above 99% of real US counties. Primary care is where Lake and Peninsula County is stretched thinnest: HRSA scores it 15.0 of 25, the county's highest severity reading and still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Mental health reads 14.0 of 25; Dental care reads 12.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 58.0, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Lake and Peninsula County above 99% of real US counties (44 active designations: 14 primary care, 15 mental health, 15 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 15.0. 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.
Lake and Peninsula County falls in the upper half of AK counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 of 31. 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 Lake and Peninsula County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Lake and Peninsula County's active designations: about 1.1 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
High-volume peers of Lake and Peninsula County (44 active)
One peer set for this volume-led county: nearest active designation count to 44 across the national corpus.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Lake and Peninsula County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Lake and Peninsula County carries an MUA designation (index 58.0; 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 Lake and Peninsula County's 44 active HPSA designations?
- 44 Designated rows (14 primary care, 15 mental health, 15 dental). Highest-scored name on this release: "New Halen Health Clinic" (score 15.0; primary care; 1,041 people in the service area; designated 08/18/2019). Also active: "Chignik Bay Subregional Clinic", "Ugashik Village Clinic", "Levelock Village Clinic". Above 99% of real US counties by volume.
- What does volume-plus-score look like for Lake and Peninsula County?
- Peak active score 15.0 in primary care stays under the 17-point line while volume sits at 44 rows.
- What clinician need sits behind Lake and Peninsula County's designation volume?
- Closing published gaps would take about 1.1 additional clinician FTEs (id-de-duped providers_needed). "New Halen Health Clinic" is the severity lead inside that inventory.
- Which federal programs follow Lake and Peninsula County's designation volume?
- 44 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 Lake and Peninsula County's volume compare inside AK?
- 44 active HPSA rows · peak 15.0. Lake and Peninsula County falls in the upper half of AK counties by active-designation volume, at rank 10 of 31. Score-nearest counties on this release include Fairbanks North Star County, AK and Putnam County, TN.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 02164. 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 02164 (Lake and Peninsula County, AK), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 44; peak score 15.0; signature 44 active designations. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.