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Montana County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for Montana, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 56 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 MT (56 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glacier | 84.4 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 2 | Roosevelt | 77.1 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 3 | Big Horn | 76.6 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 4 | Blaine | 71.1 | Provider shortage |
| 5 | Rosebud | 65.0 | Health burden |
| 6 | Pondera | 64.6 | Provider shortage |
| 7 | Prairie | 62.0 | Health burden |
| 8 | Toole | 60.6 | Provider shortage |
| 9 | Liberty | 60.0 | Health burden |
| 10 | Hill | 59.8 | Provider shortage |
| 11 | Lincoln | 57.3 | Health burden |
| 12 | Lake | 53.3 | Provider shortage |
| 13 | Sanders | 53.2 | Health burden |
| 14 | Deer Lodge | 52.3 | Provider shortage |
| 15 | Wheatland | 52.1 | Health burden |
| 16 | Cascade | 50.5 | Provider shortage |
| 17 | Chouteau | 49.3 | Provider shortage |
| 18 | Silver Bow | 48.9 | Provider shortage |
| 19 | Musselshell | 48.4 | Health burden |
| 20 | Mineral | 48.3 | Provider shortage |
| 21 | Powell | 45.5 | Provider shortage |
| 22 | Golden Valley | 44.4 | Health burden |
| 23 | Yellowstone | 44.2 | Provider shortage |
| 24 | Judith Basin | 43.6 | Health burden |
| 25 | Teton | 43.2 | Provider shortage |