Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas

County

Primary Care Service Area (PCSA)

Population to Physician Ratio

Total FTEs

Last Update/ Designation

Shortage FTE

Score

Cayuga

Low Income Population of Auburn

Aurora

Cato

Low Income Population of Groton-Moravia

5,060:1

4,061:1

8,933:1

--

2.9

2.1

1.0

.3

2007

2005

2005

2000

2.0

.3

1.3

1.1

8

8

9

14

Cortland

Low Income Population of Cortland County

4,421:1

3.7

2005

1.8

8

Herkimer

Entire County

4,319:1

14.4

2005

3.4

10

Jefferson

Alexandria Bay

Low Income Population of Carthage

Low Income Population of Watertown

7,291:1

3,887:1

3,967:1

2.9

1.2

5.8

2005

2007

2005

1.9

.1

1.9

12

6

6

Boonville (also in Oneida County)

Low Income Population of Lowville

2008

2005

3

1.3

12

11

Oneida

Boonville (also in Lewis County)

Low Income Population of Rome

Low Income Population of City of Utica (16 Census Tracts)

11,348:1

6,704:1

4,028:1

1

3.0

6.7

2008

2003

2005

3

3.7

2.3

12

9

10

Onondaga

Low Income Population of Central Syracuse  (34 Census Tracts)

4,010:1

12.4

2003

4.2

15

Oswego

Low Income Population of Entire County

3,461:1

12.1

2007

1.0

4

St. Lawrence

Low Income Population of Canton-Potsdam

Gouverneur

Low Income Population of Massena

Low Income Population of Ogdensburg

Star Lake

4,798:1

4,167:1

3,075:1

3,761:1

4,994:0

2.8

3.6

2.9

2.3

.0

2006

2006

2005

2006

2007

1.7

.7

.1

.6

1.4

12

12

8

10

16

February 2008

Notes:
    Primary Care Physicians include:  Family Practitioners, General Internists, Pediatricians, and Obstetricians
    CNYHSA counties which do note have Primary Care HPSA designations include:  Madison, Tompkins
    Bolded areas are those which have been submitted for update.