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Vermont County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for Vermont, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 14 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 VT (14 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essex | 72.8 | Health burden |
| 2 | Rutland | 55.4 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 3 | Bennington | 52.0 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 4 | Caledonia | 51.4 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 5 | Franklin | 48.8 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 6 | Windham | 48.3 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 7 | Windsor | 43.7 | Provider shortage |
| 8 | Orleans | 43.4 | Health burden |
| 9 | Orange | 39.4 | Health burden |
| 10 | Grand Isle | 31.7 | Provider shortage |
| 11 | Lamoille | 28.9 | Health burden |
| 12 | Addison | 28.5 | Provider shortage |
| 13 | Washington | 28.4 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 14 | Chittenden | 25.4 | Access & SDOH barriers |