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Chippewa County, WI

Healthcare providers per resident, insurance coverage and preventive care, with state and US comparisons.

Population 67,614 (Census, 2025)Provider data: NPPES, September 2026FIPS 55017

Healthcare providers

Dentists

66.6 per 100K

1,503:1 · 45 providers

Wisconsin 80.7 · US 80.5

Medicare-enrolled: 0% (CMS Doctors & Clinicians, August 2026)

HRSA AHRF benchmark: 41 (2024 data, AHRF 2024-2025)

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Mental health providers

124.2 per 100K

805:1 · 84 providers

Wisconsin 326.2 · US 396.3

Medicare-enrolled: 17% (CMS Doctors & Clinicians, August 2026)

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Other primary care providers

103.5 per 100K

966:1 · 70 providers

Wisconsin 191.5 · US 169.7

Medicare-enrolled: 63% (CMS Doctors & Clinicians, August 2026)

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Primary care physicians

93.2 per 100K

1,073:1 · 63 providers

Wisconsin 122.9 · US 119.6

Medicare-enrolled: 43% (CMS Doctors & Clinicians, August 2026)

HRSA AHRF benchmark: 43 (2023 data, AHRF 2024-2025)

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Trend: June 2021 to September 2026. State and US figures are pooled (total providers ÷ total population) for the same period.

Coverage and preventive care

Wisconsin 50.0% · US 44.0% · CMS Office of Minority Health, Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool, 2023

Wisconsin 41.0% · US 36.0% · CMS Office of Minority Health, Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool, 2023

Wisconsin 2,596 · US 2,769 · CMS Office of Minority Health, Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool, 2023

Wisconsin 6.4% · US — · U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE), 2024

Wisconsin 7.3% · US — · U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE), 2024

Wisconsin 4.1% · US — · U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE), 2024

Clinicians needed?

Supply and demand

  • Population: 66,334 in 2020, 67,614 in 2025 (+1.9%).
  • Primary care physicians: 64 in 2021, 63 now (-1.6%), 93.2 per 100,000 residents (US 119.6).
  • Residents 65 and older: 13,188 (Census ACS, 2024).
  • Median household income: $74,680 (Census ACS, 2024).
  • Rurality: Metro area under 250,000 (USDA, 2023).

Health Professional Shortage Area designations

  • Primary care: 3 facilities are designated (highest score 15).
  • Mental health: 3 facilities are designated (highest score 16).
  • Dental: 3 facilities are designated (highest score 13).

Per HRSA, as of October 21, 2026. Designations change, and HRSA is the authority (HPSA Find).

Programs for clinicians in designated areas

  • Medicare HPSA bonus. Medicare pays a 10% bonus for physicians' services in geographic primary care and mental health HPSAs. CMS (checked October 21, 2026)
  • NHSC Loan Repayment Program. The 2026 cycle offered up to $80,000 for two years of full-time primary care service at an NHSC-approved site in an HPSA (up to $55,000 in other disciplines). Terms for the next cycle are not yet published. HRSA (checked October 21, 2026)
  • State loan repayment programs. HRSA funds state-run loan repayment programs for clinicians in shortage areas. Which states have awards, and their terms, vary by cycle. HRSA (checked October 21, 2026)

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Registered, not necessarily practicing. Provider counts come from the national provider registry (NPPES): active individual clinicians, counted once under their primary specialty at their practice-location county. Some registered clinicians are retired or see few patients. Counts under 10, or places with fewer than 10,000 residents, are flagged and left out of rankings. Nothing is estimated or imputed. Methodology

Sources: NPPES (CMS), September 2026; Census population estimates; Census SAHIE; CMS Mapping Medicare Disparities; HRSA shortage designations; Census ACS; USDA rural-urban codes. Ltrl is not affiliated with County Health Rankings & Roadmaps.