AK · Healthcare shortage profile
Bristol Bay County, AK
Designation volume is the standout signal for Bristol Bay County: 18 active HPSA records, above 94% of real US counties. Population 844.
- Active HPSAs
- 18
- Population
- 844
- Peak shortage score
- 14.0
- MUA Index
- 60.3
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Bristol Bay 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
- 14
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 6%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Bristol Bay 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 Bristol Bay County's active designations would take about 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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33.3% of Bristol Bay County's 18 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 6 primary care, 6 mental health, 6 dental (denominator 18).
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Peak HPSA score 14.0 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.
Few Census ZCTAs touch Bristol Bay County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Bristol Bay County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
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, Bristol Bay County carries 18 active designations, above 94% 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. Bristol Bay County falls in the lower half of AK counties by active-designation volume, at rank 21 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: 02060. Population: 844.
Below high-priority line
Bristol Bay County is designated, but no active score clears 17
18 active designations sit on this FIPS (6 primary care, 6 mental health, 6 dental), and the peak severity is 14.0. 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
All 18 active (designated) HPSAs in Bristol Bay County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol Bay/Dillingham/Lake Peninsula | mental_health | 14.0 |
| Igiugig Village Clinic | mental_health | 12.0 |
| Naknek Clinic | mental_health | 11.0 |
| King Salmon Village Clinic | mental_health | 10.0 |
| South Naknek Village Clinic | mental_health | 10.0 |
| Bristol Bay/Lake and Peninsula Boroughs | dental | 10.0 |
| Bristol Bay Borough Of | mental_health | 8.0 |
| Naknek Clinic | dental | 8.0 |
| Bristol Bay Borough | primary_care | 7.0 |
| Naknek Clinic | primary_care | 6.0 |
| King Salmon Village Clinic | dental | 6.0 |
| South Naknek Village Clinic | dental | 6.0 |
| Igiugig Village Clinic | dental | 6.0 |
| Bristol Bay Borough Of | dental | 6.0 |
| King Salmon Village Clinic | primary_care | 5.0 |
| Igiugig Village Clinic | primary_care | 5.0 |
| Bristol Bay Borough Of | primary_care | 5.0 |
| South Naknek Village Clinic | primary_care | 5.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Bristol Bay County
Designation volume is the standout signal for Bristol Bay County: 18 active HPSA records, above 94% of real US counties. Bristol Bay County's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 14.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 7.0 of 25; Dental care reads 10.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 60.3, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Volume places Bristol Bay County above 94% of real US counties (18 active designations: 6 primary care, 6 mental health, 6 dental). Peak severity on the current designated set is 14.0. 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.
Bristol Bay County falls in the lower half of AK counties by active-designation volume, at rank 21 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 Bristol Bay County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Bristol Bay County's active designations: about 1 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
High-volume peers of Bristol Bay County (18 active)
One peer set for this volume-led county: nearest active designation count to 18 across the national corpus.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Bristol Bay County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Bristol Bay County carries an MUA designation (index 60.3; 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 Bristol Bay County's 18 active HPSA designations?
- 18 Designated rows (6 primary care, 6 mental health, 6 dental). Highest-scored name on this release: "Bristol Bay/Dillingham/Lake Peninsula" (score 14.0; mental health; 6,596 people in the service area; ~0.3 FTE still needed on the record; designated 01/21/2010). Also active: "Igiugig Village Clinic", "Naknek Clinic", "King Salmon Village Clinic". Above 94% of real US counties by volume.
- What does volume-plus-score look like for Bristol Bay County?
- Peak active score 14.0 in mental health stays under the 17-point line while volume sits at 18 rows.
- What clinician need sits behind Bristol Bay County's designation volume?
- Closing published gaps would take about 1 additional clinician FTEs (id-de-duped providers_needed). "Bristol Bay/Dillingham/Lake Peninsula" is the severity lead inside that inventory.
- Which federal programs follow Bristol Bay County's designation volume?
- 18 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 Bristol Bay County's volume compare inside AK?
- 18 active HPSA rows · peak 14.0. Bristol Bay County falls in the lower half of AK counties by active-designation volume, at rank 21 of 31. Score-nearest counties on this release include St. Clair County, MI and Calvert County, MD.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 02060. 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 02060 (Bristol Bay County, AK), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 18; peak score 14.0; signature 18 active designations. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.