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Colorado County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for Colorado, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 64 counties by combined need so a health department or rural-health office can see where high burden and thin provider supply overlap.
Pre-rendered county priority rankings for CO (64 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bent | 83.4 | Health burden |
| 2 | Costilla | 80.8 | Health burden |
| 3 | Otero | 76.8 | Health burden |
| 4 | Baca | 73.2 | Health burden |
| 5 | Las Animas | 69.2 | Health burden |
| 6 | Alamosa | 67.9 | Provider shortage |
| 7 | Pueblo | 67.8 | Provider shortage |
| 8 | Saguache | 65.9 | Health burden |
| 9 | Conejos | 65.9 | Health burden |
| 10 | Rio Grande | 65.9 | Provider shortage |
| 11 | Crowley | 65.4 | Provider shortage |
| 12 | Prowers | 65.1 | Health burden |
| 13 | Huerfano | 58.6 | Health burden |
| 14 | Delta | 58.4 | Health burden |
| 15 | Dolores | 58.2 | Provider shortage |
| 16 | Fremont | 57.2 | Provider shortage |
| 17 | Sedgwick | 56.9 | Health burden |
| 18 | Montezuma | 56.3 | Provider shortage |
| 19 | Lincoln | 54.5 | Provider shortage |
| 20 | Kit Carson | 54.4 | Health burden |
| 21 | Morgan | 54.3 | Health burden |
| 22 | Mesa | 54.3 | Provider shortage |
| 23 | Moffat | 54.2 | Provider shortage |
| 24 | Phillips | 54.0 | Health burden |
| 25 | Logan | 52.2 | Health burden |