A Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) is a county that has a physician-to-population ratio of less than 1:3,500. This set of state maps illustrates federally designated Primary Care HPSA counties as of December 2002.
Primary Care HPSA Maps
Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area Maps
Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area Maps After Withdrawal of Family Physicians
This set of state maps features counties that would become Primary Care HPSAs if family physicians were withdrawn.