AK · Healthcare shortage profile
Kusilvak County, AK
Designation volume is the standout signal for Kusilvak County: 48 active HPSA records, above 99% of real US counties. Population 8,368.
- Active HPSAs
- 48
- Population
- 8,368
- Peak shortage score
- 24.0
- MUA Index
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Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Kusilvak County ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 48 active HPSA designations, more than 99% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 48
- Active HPSA designations
- 16
- Dental shortages
- 24
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 1%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Kusilvak 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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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 Kusilvak County's active designations would take about 4.4 additional clinician FTEs, with primary care the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 2.3 primary care, 0.4 mental health, 1.6 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Kusilvak County's 48 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 16 primary care, 16 mental health, 16 dental (denominator 48).
Kusilvak County's mid-pack ZIP footprint
12 Census ZCTAs intersect Kusilvak 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
4 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, Kusilvak County carries 48 active designations, above 99% of real US counties. Use the state peer line below before treating the national percentile as a local access verdict.
State peer position. Kusilvak County falls in the upper quarter of AK counties by active-designation volume, at rank 7 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: 02158. Population: 8,368.
Peak severity scores
Current designated records only. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Kusilvak County in the current HRSA release, federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone. 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 48 active (designated) HPSAs in Kusilvak County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Emmonak Mental Health Clinic | dental | 24.0 |
| Emmonak (Pearl E. Johnson Sub-Regional Clinic) | dental | 24.0 |
| Mountain Village Clinic | dental | 24.0 |
| Agnes Boliver Health Clinic (Marshall) | dental | 24.0 |
| Nunam Iqua Village Clinic | dental | 24.0 |
| Alakanuk Village Clinic | dental | 24.0 |
| Thecla Friday-Tuluk Health Clinic | dental | 24.0 |
| Hooper Bay Sub-Regional Clinic | dental | 24.0 |
| Pilot Station Village Clinic | dental | 24.0 |
| Hooper Bay Mental Health Clinic | dental | 24.0 |
| Scammon Bay Health Clinic | dental | 24.0 |
| Russian Mission-Yukon Village Clinic | dental | 24.0 |
| Kotlik Community Health Clinic | dental | 24.0 |
| Pitkas Point Village Clinic | dental | 22.0 |
| Kusilvak Census Area | dental | 22.0 |
| Alakanuk Village Clinic | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Emmonak (Pearl E. Johnson Sub-Regional Clinic) | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Hooper Bay Sub-Regional Clinic | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Pilot Station Village Clinic | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Mountain Village Clinic | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Agnes Boliver Health Clinic (Marshall) | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Kotlik Community Health Clinic | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Emmonak Mental Health Clinic | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Russian Mission-Yukon Village Clinic | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Scammon Bay Health Clinic | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Thecla Friday-Tuluk Health Clinic | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Hooper Bay Mental Health Clinic | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Nunam Iqua Village Clinic | mental_health | 20.0 |
| Saint Mary's Sub-Regional Clinic | dental | 20.0 |
| Thecla Friday-Tuluk Health Clinic | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Scammon Bay Health Clinic | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Hooper Bay Mental Health Clinic | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Emmonak Mental Health Clinic | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Mountain Village Clinic | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Emmonak (Pearl E. Johnson Sub-Regional Clinic) | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Russian Mission-Yukon Village Clinic | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Nunam Iqua Village Clinic | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Hooper Bay Sub-Regional Clinic | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Pilot Station Village Clinic | primary_care | 19.0 |
| Agnes Boliver Health Clinic (Marshall) | primary_care | 19.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Kusilvak County
Designation volume is the standout signal for Kusilvak County: 48 active HPSA records, above 99% of real US counties. Dental care carries Kusilvak County's deepest shortage reading, 24.0 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 20.0 of 25. No Medically Underserved Area designation covers Kusilvak County, so federal support here runs through the HPSA route alone.
Volume places Kusilvak County above 99% of real US counties (48 active designations: 16 primary care, 16 mental health, 16 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.
Kusilvak County falls in the upper quarter of AK counties by active-designation volume, at rank 7 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.
Kusilvak 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
16 designations
- Mental health
Mental health
16 designations
- Dental
Dental
16 designations
Heavy-volume FTE gap in Kusilvak County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Kusilvak County's active designations: about 4.4 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 Kusilvak County, AK · 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
Kusilvak County's shortage designations unlock specific federal programs and comparisons, here is how to act on them.
- Kusilvak County's 48 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 AK before you draw conclusions from a single score. AK 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 Kusilvak County's 24.0. This compares the designation score only, not local appointment availability or care quality. Start with El Paso County, CO and Jackson County, OR.
Showing 6 of 2744 counties nationally with an active designation this severe.
High-volume peers of Kusilvak County (48 active)
One peer set for this volume-led county: nearest active designation count to 48 across the national corpus.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What makes up Kusilvak County's 48 active HPSA designations?
- 48 Designated rows (16 primary care, 16 mental health, 16 dental). Highest-scored name on this release: "Emmonak Mental Health Clinic" (score 24.0; dental; 7,853 people in the service area; designated 08/18/2019). Also active: "Emmonak (Pearl E. Johnson Sub-Regional Clinic)", "Mountain Village Clinic", "Agnes Boliver Health Clinic (Marshall)". Above 99% of real US counties by volume.
- Why is Kusilvak County not listed as a Medically Underserved Area?
- Kusilvak County has no MUA designation on this release. Federal shortage support here runs through the active HPSA record set alone.
- What does volume-plus-score look like for Kusilvak County?
- Peak active score 24.0 in dental care clears the 17-point line while volume sits at 48 rows.
- What clinician need sits behind Kusilvak County's designation volume?
- Closing published gaps would take about 4.4 additional clinician FTEs (id-de-duped providers_needed). "Emmonak Mental Health Clinic" is the severity lead inside that inventory.
- Which federal programs follow Kusilvak County's designation volume?
- 48 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 Kusilvak County's volume compare inside AK?
- 48 active HPSA rows · peak 24.0. Kusilvak County falls in the upper quarter of AK counties by active-designation volume, at rank 7 of 31. Score-nearest counties on this release include El Paso County, CO and Jackson County, OR.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 02158. 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 02158 (Kusilvak County, AK), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 48; peak score 24.0; signature 48 active designations. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.