Rural Health
Resources by Topic: County-by-county data
Identification of Rural Communities with Limited Access to Safety Net Health Care Providers
Fact sheet examining rural access to core safety net providers using 2017 data. Offers a county-level map of rural counties depicting distribution of Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers. Discusses rural health needs in relation to access to facilities in their counties.
Date: 2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Fact sheet examining rural access to core safety net providers using 2017 data. Offers a county-level map of rural counties depicting distribution of Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers. Discusses rural health needs in relation to access to facilities in their counties.
Date: 2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Rural Profile of Arkansas 2021
Describes the rural social, demographic, and economic structure of Arkansas with a portion addressing health status, including infant mortality, obesity, health outcomes, and food insecurity. Compares rural to urban areas of the state.
Date: 2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Research & Extension
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Describes the rural social, demographic, and economic structure of Arkansas with a portion addressing health status, including infant mortality, obesity, health outcomes, and food insecurity. Compares rural to urban areas of the state.
Date: 2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Research & Extension
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Illinois Counties by Rural/Urban Classification
A state map showing the rural and urban counties in Illinois.
Date: 12/2020
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Primary Health Care Association
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A state map showing the rural and urban counties in Illinois.
Date: 12/2020
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Primary Health Care Association
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Maternal Mortalities and Severe Maternal Morbidity in Arizona
Provides an overview of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in Arizona as related to issues such as access to healthcare, social determinants of health, and quality of care. Utilizes 2016-2017 data to examine adverse maternal outcomes by county as well as by demographic information such as age, race/ethnicity, rural versus urban geographic location, and more.
Date: 12/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Provides an overview of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in Arizona as related to issues such as access to healthcare, social determinants of health, and quality of care. Utilizes 2016-2017 data to examine adverse maternal outcomes by county as well as by demographic information such as age, race/ethnicity, rural versus urban geographic location, and more.
Date: 12/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: 2019
Highlights from the 2019 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), which provides single-year median household income and poverty statistics. Includes county-level maps showing income and poverty rates in 2019 and changes from 2007 to 2019.
Author(s): Staci Bell, Sara Robinson
Date: 12/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Highlights from the 2019 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), which provides single-year median household income and poverty statistics. Includes county-level maps showing income and poverty rates in 2019 and changes from 2007 to 2019.
Author(s): Staci Bell, Sara Robinson
Date: 12/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Disease Control & Prevention STI/HIV Program
Highlights the rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis across the state of Kansas. Features rates by age, race, gender, as well as county-level data.
Date: 12/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Highlights the rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis across the state of Kansas. Features rates by age, race, gender, as well as county-level data.
Date: 12/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Oral Health in Missouri – 2020
Reports on oral health trends and disparities in Missouri. Provides state and national comparisons of oral healthcare use for children, adults, and older adults, as well as tobacco use, cancer incidence and mortality, access to care, and hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) use. Includes county-level information on the oral health workforce.
Author(s): John Dane, Julie Boeckman, Mahlet Gemechu, et al.
Date: 11/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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Reports on oral health trends and disparities in Missouri. Provides state and national comparisons of oral healthcare use for children, adults, and older adults, as well as tobacco use, cancer incidence and mortality, access to care, and hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) use. Includes county-level information on the oral health workforce.
Author(s): John Dane, Julie Boeckman, Mahlet Gemechu, et al.
Date: 11/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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Iowa Board of Nursing Annual Report: July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020
Provides an overview of the nursing workforce in Iowa as of June 2020. Includes county-level data on active Registered Nurse (RN) licenses, highest-level educational attainment for RNs, active Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) licenses, and active Advance Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARPN) licenses.
Author(s): Kathleen R. Weinberg
Date: 11/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Board of Nursing
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Provides an overview of the nursing workforce in Iowa as of June 2020. Includes county-level data on active Registered Nurse (RN) licenses, highest-level educational attainment for RNs, active Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) licenses, and active Advance Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARPN) licenses.
Author(s): Kathleen R. Weinberg
Date: 11/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Board of Nursing
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Estimated Number of Eligible Part B Beneficiaries for the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program at the County Level and by Urban–Rural Classification
Utilizes data from 2011-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys to estimate the number of Medicare beneficiaries that were eligible for the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP). Provides county-level beneficiary estimates and estimated proportions of prediabetes among older adults by sex, age, and race/ethnicity.
Author(s): Boon Peng Ng, Yiling J. Cheng, Stephanie Rutledge, et al.
Citation: PLoS One, 15(11)
Date: 11/2020
Type: Document
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Utilizes data from 2011-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys to estimate the number of Medicare beneficiaries that were eligible for the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP). Provides county-level beneficiary estimates and estimated proportions of prediabetes among older adults by sex, age, and race/ethnicity.
Author(s): Boon Peng Ng, Yiling J. Cheng, Stephanie Rutledge, et al.
Citation: PLoS One, 15(11)
Date: 11/2020
Type: Document
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Broadband in Rural Wisconsin: Identifying Gaps, Highlighting Successes
Examines gaps and successes regarding broadband in rural Wisconsin. Discusses basic broadband information, rural access by county, and different strategies for success. Features county- and state-level data and statistics from 2019 on the percent of rural population with broadband access at different speeds.
Author(s): Dale Knapp, Jack Votava
Date: 11/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Forward Analytics
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Examines gaps and successes regarding broadband in rural Wisconsin. Discusses basic broadband information, rural access by county, and different strategies for success. Features county- and state-level data and statistics from 2019 on the percent of rural population with broadband access at different speeds.
Author(s): Dale Knapp, Jack Votava
Date: 11/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Forward Analytics
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