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Michigan County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for Michigan, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 83 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 MI (83 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake | 83.2 | Health burden |
| 2 | Wayne | 80.4 | Provider shortage |
| 3 | Mackinac | 70.8 | Health burden |
| 4 | Clare | 69.5 | Health burden |
| 5 | Oscoda | 68.3 | Health burden |
| 6 | Montmorency | 67.8 | Health burden |
| 7 | Saginaw | 67.0 | Provider shortage |
| 8 | Iosco | 65.8 | Health burden |
| 9 | Luce | 65.1 | Provider shortage |
| 10 | Ogemaw | 63.2 | Health burden |
| 11 | Muskegon | 63.0 | Provider shortage |
| 12 | Baraga | 62.2 | Health burden |
| 13 | Genesee | 61.9 | Provider shortage |
| 14 | St. Joseph | 61.8 | Provider shortage |
| 15 | Iron | 61.7 | Health burden |
| 16 | Calhoun | 61.5 | Provider shortage |
| 17 | Schoolcraft | 61.5 | Health burden |
| 18 | Alpena | 61.4 | Health burden |
| 19 | Arenac | 61.0 | Health burden |
| 20 | Osceola | 60.6 | Health burden |
| 21 | Roscommon | 60.3 | Health burden |
| 22 | Van Buren | 60.0 | Provider shortage |
| 23 | Gladwin | 60.0 | Health burden |
| 24 | Berrien | 59.7 | Provider shortage |
| 25 | Chippewa | 59.7 | Provider shortage |