Rural Health
Resources by Topic: County-by-county data
Suicide Mortality in Idaho
Presents data on suicide mortality in Idaho. Compares data from rural, urban, and remote areas and by county.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
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Presents data on suicide mortality in Idaho. Compares data from rural, urban, and remote areas and by county.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
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South Dakota Health Status Profiles by County
Provides 2021 demographic data and 2017-2021 health status data including natality and mortality for the state of South Dakota and its counties.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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Provides 2021 demographic data and 2017-2021 health status data including natality and mortality for the state of South Dakota and its counties.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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A Snapshot of Housing Supports in Rural Contexts
Examines available housing, housing supports, housing challenges and needs, and opportunities to strengthen services that promote secure housing in rural areas. Includes a county-level U.S. map that depicts the percentage of rural households that are cost-burdened. Discusses the impact of housing on human services needs as well as social and economic well-being.
Author(s): Emma Ward, James Murdoch, Corianne Payton Scally, Anna Morgan, Neel Chakraborti
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: 2M Research, Administration for Children and Families, Urban Institute
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Examines available housing, housing supports, housing challenges and needs, and opportunities to strengthen services that promote secure housing in rural areas. Includes a county-level U.S. map that depicts the percentage of rural households that are cost-burdened. Discusses the impact of housing on human services needs as well as social and economic well-being.
Author(s): Emma Ward, James Murdoch, Corianne Payton Scally, Anna Morgan, Neel Chakraborti
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: 2M Research, Administration for Children and Families, Urban Institute
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Broadband Mapping
Offers access to interactive maps displaying FCC broadband data and internet speeds for the continuous U.S. by state and county.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organizations: Institute for Digital Health & Innovation, Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center
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Offers access to interactive maps displaying FCC broadband data and internet speeds for the continuous U.S. by state and county.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organizations: Institute for Digital Health & Innovation, Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center
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Roles of Race and Residence on the Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in South Carolina: Improving STD Prevention and Care Through Partnerships
Slides that depict information from two presentations. The first explores the associations of race and rurality in relationship to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among Medicaid beneficiaries in South Carolina. Utilizes South Carolina Medicaid administrative claims data from 2019 to 2021 to examine STI and HIV incidence with data broken down by age, gender, race/ethnicity, comorbidity index, urban versus rural location, and county. The second analyzes the need to provide STI care in primary health clinics and reports on case studies from 4 rural clinics who discuss a gap in STI screening and treatment as well as barriers such as workforce capacity, structural issues, and stigma.
Author(s): Elizabeth Crouch, Theodoros V. Giannouchos, Melinda A. Merrell
Date: 12/2022
Type: Presentation Slides
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Slides that depict information from two presentations. The first explores the associations of race and rurality in relationship to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among Medicaid beneficiaries in South Carolina. Utilizes South Carolina Medicaid administrative claims data from 2019 to 2021 to examine STI and HIV incidence with data broken down by age, gender, race/ethnicity, comorbidity index, urban versus rural location, and county. The second analyzes the need to provide STI care in primary health clinics and reports on case studies from 4 rural clinics who discuss a gap in STI screening and treatment as well as barriers such as workforce capacity, structural issues, and stigma.
Author(s): Elizabeth Crouch, Theodoros V. Giannouchos, Melinda A. Merrell
Date: 12/2022
Type: Presentation Slides
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Spotlight: Telehealth in Minnesota
Examines changes in telehealth use before COVID-19 compared to 2021 through 2022 in Minnesota. Provides data on telehealth use by profession, healthcare setting, frequency, and urban, micropolitan, small town, or rural/isolated location.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Examines changes in telehealth use before COVID-19 compared to 2021 through 2022 in Minnesota. Provides data on telehealth use by profession, healthcare setting, frequency, and urban, micropolitan, small town, or rural/isolated location.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Addressing Food Access In Arkansas: A Report & Recommendations From The 2022 Arkansas Governor's Food Desert Working Group
Reports on actionable steps at the community and policy level to eliminate food deserts in Arkansas. Provides county-level data on food insecurity and benefits programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutritional Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), as well as working models to alleviate food insecurity in both urban and rural areas.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Winthrop Rockefeller Institute
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Reports on actionable steps at the community and policy level to eliminate food deserts in Arkansas. Provides county-level data on food insecurity and benefits programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutritional Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), as well as working models to alleviate food insecurity in both urban and rural areas.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Winthrop Rockefeller Institute
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Counties with Continuous High Poverty Since 1960 Are Largely Rural
Map showing counties with consecutive decades of high poverty since 1960. Covers 1960 through 2019.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Map showing counties with consecutive decades of high poverty since 1960. Covers 1960 through 2019.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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U.S. Poverty Rates Differ by Age and County
Presents a series of U.S. county-level maps that show poverty rates among children and older adults using American Community Service (ACS) 5-year estimates for 2017-2021.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Presents a series of U.S. county-level maps that show poverty rates among children and older adults using American Community Service (ACS) 5-year estimates for 2017-2021.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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2022 Florida Physician Workforce Annual Report
Summary and analysis of the 2021 and 2022 Florida Physician Workforce Surveys, providing data on Florida physicians involved in direct patient care. Features statistics on demographics and practice characteristics, and includes a section on the Florida Office of Rural Health. Appendix B features tables showing number of practicing physicians and the percent increase or decrease by county by year from 2013-2022, with breakdowns by rural or nonrural county.
Date: 11/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Florida Health
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Summary and analysis of the 2021 and 2022 Florida Physician Workforce Surveys, providing data on Florida physicians involved in direct patient care. Features statistics on demographics and practice characteristics, and includes a section on the Florida Office of Rural Health. Appendix B features tables showing number of practicing physicians and the percent increase or decrease by county by year from 2013-2022, with breakdowns by rural or nonrural county.
Date: 11/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Florida Health
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