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Resources by Topic: County-by-county data

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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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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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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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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Indiana's Behavioral Health Workforce Report Series: Psychiatrists and Psychiatric APRNs
Information on 2021 demographics, education and practice characteristics, and distribution of Indiana physicians and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who report having a practice specialty in psychiatry. Includes a county-level map showing geographic distribution of psychiatrists, with shadings indicating counties that are Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 11/2022
Type: Document
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The Living Conditions of Elderly in Nonmetro Illinois and East North Central Division of the Midwest Region
Research brief that provides data on the living conditions for elderly populations in Illinois. Includes statistics and data broken down by metro and nonmetro areas, including demographic information, self-reported ambulatory difficulties, and housing status, accommodations, and quality. Appendix 1 compares changes in elderly population from 2010 to 2020 by metro and nonmetro county.
Date: 11/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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State and Local Estimates of the Uninsured Population in the U.S. Using the Census Bureau's 2021 American Community Survey
Uses data from the 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) to present state, county, and local estimates of the number of U.S. residents without health insurance and their demographic characteristics. Analyzes the population of uninsured individuals ages 0-64 by family income levels.
Date: 11/2022
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Enduring Poverty Counties, 2015–19
Map showing counties with enduring poverty from 1960 through 2015-2019 and from 1980 through 2015-2019. Also identifies counties with persistent poverty from 1990 through 2015-2019.
Date: 11/2022
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Persistent Poverty Counties and Census Tracts, 2015–19
Map showing counties and census tracts with poverty rates of 20% or higher in 4 consecutive reporting periods spanning roughly 30 years, from 1990 to 2015-2019.
Date: 11/2022
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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High and Extreme Poverty Census Tracts Within and Outside of High Poverty Counties, 2015–19
Map showing census tracts with poverty of 20% or higher in one measurement period and census tracts with poverty 40% or higher in one measurement period, within and outside of high poverty counties during 2015-2019.
Date: 11/2022
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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