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Washington County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for Washington, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 39 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 WA (39 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adams | 71.0 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 2 | Ferry | 65.9 | Health burden |
| 3 | Okanogan | 65.1 | Provider shortage |
| 4 | Yakima | 64.3 | Health burden |
| 5 | Grant | 60.0 | Provider shortage |
| 6 | Grays Harbor | 59.2 | Health burden |
| 7 | Pacific | 58.5 | Health burden |
| 8 | Wahkiakum | 58.2 | Health burden |
| 9 | Cowlitz | 55.6 | Provider shortage |
| 10 | Franklin | 55.5 | Provider shortage |
| 11 | Stevens | 54.4 | Provider shortage |
| 12 | Pend Oreille | 53.6 | Health burden |
| 13 | Mason | 52.9 | Provider shortage |
| 14 | Lewis | 51.7 | Health burden |
| 15 | Spokane | 50.7 | Provider shortage |
| 16 | Klickitat | 50.3 | Provider shortage |
| 17 | Asotin | 50.1 | Health burden |
| 18 | Clallam | 49.9 | Provider shortage |
| 19 | Jefferson | 49.3 | Health burden |
| 20 | Pierce | 48.2 | Provider shortage |
| 21 | Columbia | 46.7 | Health burden |
| 22 | Skagit | 46.7 | Provider shortage |
| 23 | Walla Walla | 46.0 | Provider shortage |
| 24 | Whitman | 44.3 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 25 | Benton | 43.9 | Provider shortage |