Health professional shortage designations in Wisconsin

Mental Health is the heavy designation count in Wisconsin: 157 designated shortage-area IDs.

The Wisconsin rollup is 458 distinct IDs, or 7.7 for every 100,000 civilian residents.

Dental Health is the smaller Wisconsin count, at 145.

Civilian population is 5,971,589.

An ID is a designation, not an open job.

Each discipline

Ranked table

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Takeaways

• The Wisconsin discipline with the most designated IDs is Mental Health, at 157.
• Roll the Wisconsin disciplines up and the distinct ID count is 458.
• The Wisconsin rate to quote is 7.7 per 100,000 civilian residents.
• The trailing Wisconsin discipline is Dental Health at 145.

For recruiters

• Cite Mental Health before the other disciplines.
• Do not add the IDs into the offer math.

Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Area detail files (primary care, dental, mental health), 2026-09-30.

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Methodology

Counts are distinct HPSA IDs with status Designated in the HRSA primary-care, dental, and mental-health detail files, last modified 2026-09-30. Component rows that repeat an ID are counted once. Withdrawn and proposed rows are excluded. Population is not summed from the HPSA file, because shortage areas overlap. The per-resident count uses Census civilian population on July 1, 2025, which is 5,971,589 in Wisconsin, divided into the ID count per 100,000 residents. Rural-status fields are not added in this table, because one ID can carry more than one rural status. Wisconsin has 458 distinct designated IDs across the three disciplines, which is 7.7 per 100,000 civilian residents. Areas are ordered by that per-resident count. Wisconsin is 24 of 51.

Sources

• HRSA Health Professional Shortage Area detail files (primary care, dental, mental health) · 2026-09-30
• Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, civilian population by age and sex · July 1, 2025