AK · Healthcare shortage profile
Wrangell City and Borough, AK
Designation volume is the standout signal for Wrangell City and Borough: 12 active HPSA records, above 85% of real US counties. Population 2,127.
- Active HPSAs
- 12
- Population
- 2,127
- Peak shortage score
- 15.0
- MUA Index
- MUA
Heavy-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Wrangell City and Borough ranks among the most underserved counties in the country - 12 active HPSA designations, more than 85% of the 3,289 real US counties, with primary care the deepest gap.
- 12
- Active HPSA designations
- 4
- Mental-health shortages
- 15
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 15%
- US counties by volume
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Wrangell City and Borough, 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 Wrangell City and Borough's active designations would take about 5.4 additional clinician FTEs, with dental the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 1.3 primary care, 1.3 mental health, 2.8 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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33.3% of Wrangell City and Borough's 12 active designations are primary care.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 4 primary care, 4 mental health, 4 dental (denominator 12).
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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.
Few Census ZCTAs touch Wrangell City and Borough
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Wrangell City and Borough, 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, Wrangell City and Borough carries 12 active designations, above 85% 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. Wrangell City and Borough falls in the lower half of AK counties by active-designation volume, at rank 24 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: 02275. Population: 2,127.
Below high-priority line
Wrangell City and Borough is designated, but no active score clears 17
12 active designations sit on this FIPS (4 primary care, 4 mental health, 4 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
All 12 active (designated) HPSAs in Wrangell City and Borough, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Searhc Wrangell Medical Clinic | mental_health | 15.0 |
| Searhc Wrangell Medical Center | mental_health | 15.0 |
| Southeast Alaska MH Catchment Area | mental_health | 14.0 |
| Searhc Wrangell Dental Clinic | mental_health | 13.0 |
| Southern Southeast Alaska | dental | 12.0 |
| ME-Southern Southeast Alaska | primary_care | 11.0 |
| Searhc Wrangell Medical Clinic | dental | 10.0 |
| Searhc Wrangell Medical Center | dental | 10.0 |
| Searhc Wrangell Dental Clinic | dental | 9.0 |
| Searhc Wrangell Medical Center | primary_care | 7.0 |
| Searhc Wrangell Dental Clinic | primary_care | 7.0 |
| Searhc Wrangell Medical Clinic | primary_care | 7.0 |
Heavy-burden reading for Wrangell City and Borough
Designation volume is the standout signal for Wrangell City and Borough: 12 active HPSA records, above 85% of real US counties. Wrangell City and Borough's severest measured gap is in mental health, scored 15.0 of 25, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. Primary care reads 11.0 of 25; Dental care reads 12.0 of 26. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, a separate HRSA designation from the HPSA records above.
Volume places Wrangell City and Borough above 85% of real US counties (12 active designations: 4 primary care, 4 mental health, 4 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.
Wrangell City and Borough falls in the lower half of AK counties by active-designation volume, at rank 24 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 Wrangell City and Borough
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Wrangell City and Borough's active designations: about 5.4 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
High-volume peers of Wrangell City and Borough (12 active)
One peer set for this volume-led county: nearest active designation count to 12 across the national corpus.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Wrangell City and Borough's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Wrangell City and Borough carries an MUA designation in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- What makes up Wrangell City and Borough's 12 active HPSA designations?
- 12 Designated rows (4 primary care, 4 mental health, 4 dental). Highest-scored name on this release: "SEARHC Wrangell Medical Clinic" (score 15.0; mental health; 701 people in the service area; designated 02/11/2020). Also active: "SEARHC Wrangell Medical Center", "Southeast Alaska MH Catchment Area", "SEARHC Wrangell Dental Clinic". Above 85% of real US counties by volume.
- What does volume-plus-score look like for Wrangell City and Borough?
- Peak active score 15.0 in mental health stays under the 17-point line while volume sits at 12 rows.
- What clinician need sits behind Wrangell City and Borough's designation volume?
- Closing published gaps would take about 5.4 additional clinician FTEs (id-de-duped providers_needed). "SEARHC Wrangell Medical Clinic" is the severity lead inside that inventory.
- Which federal programs follow Wrangell City and Borough's designation volume?
- 12 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 Wrangell City and Borough's volume compare inside AK?
- 12 active HPSA rows · peak 15.0. Wrangell City and Borough falls in the lower half of AK counties by active-designation volume, at rank 24 of 31. Score-nearest counties on this release include Anchorage County, AK and Cass County, ND.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 02275. 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 02275 (Wrangell City and Borough, AK), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 12; peak score 15.0; signature 12 active designations. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.