Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
North Carolina Farmworker Health Program: 2025 Profile
Fact sheet on funding, performance measures, and economic impact of the North Carolina Farmworker Health Program. Includes a county-level map showing farmworker health service delivery sites and other grant-supported partners.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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Fact sheet on funding, performance measures, and economic impact of the North Carolina Farmworker Health Program. Includes a county-level map showing farmworker health service delivery sites and other grant-supported partners.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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North Carolina Community Health Grants: 2025 Profile
Fact sheet on funding, performance measures, and economic impact of the North Carolina Community Health Grant program. Includes a county-level map showing grantee locations.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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Fact sheet on funding, performance measures, and economic impact of the North Carolina Community Health Grant program. Includes a county-level map showing grantee locations.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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North Carolina Health Care Provider Placement Services: 2025 Profile
Fact sheet on funding, performance measures, and economic impact of the North Carolina Health Care Provider Placement Services program. Includes a county-level map showing provider placement and financial incentive locations.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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Fact sheet on funding, performance measures, and economic impact of the North Carolina Health Care Provider Placement Services program. Includes a county-level map showing provider placement and financial incentive locations.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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North Carolina Medication Assistance Program: 2025 Profile
Fact sheet on funding, performance measures, and economic impact of the North Carolina Medication Assistance Program. Includes a county-level map showing Medication Assistance Program sites as of state fiscal year 2025.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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Fact sheet on funding, performance measures, and economic impact of the North Carolina Medication Assistance Program. Includes a county-level map showing Medication Assistance Program sites as of state fiscal year 2025.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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North Carolina Rural Hospital Program: 2025 Profile
Fact sheet with North Carolina rural hospital-related statistics on grants, return on investment and economic impact, technical assistance, and total program funding. Includes a county-level map showing locations of Critical Access Hospitals and small rural hospitals.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Fact sheet with North Carolina rural hospital-related statistics on grants, return on investment and economic impact, technical assistance, and total program funding. Includes a county-level map showing locations of Critical Access Hospitals and small rural hospitals.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Medicare Telehealth Trends Report
Describes the trends of telehealth utilization among Medicare beneficiaries between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2025. Presents data on the percentage of Medicare beneficiaries that used a telehealth service by calendar quarter and by Medicaid eligibility, type of Medicare eligibility, demographic characteristics, and rural/urban residence.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Describes the trends of telehealth utilization among Medicare beneficiaries between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2025. Presents data on the percentage of Medicare beneficiaries that used a telehealth service by calendar quarter and by Medicaid eligibility, type of Medicare eligibility, demographic characteristics, and rural/urban residence.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Career Pathways and Employment Experiences of Certified Nurse-Midwives Compared With Other Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in the United States
Examines how certified nurse midwife (CNM) demographics, career pathways, and job experiences changed from 2018-2022 and in comparison with other advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Uses data from the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses. Features demographics and statistics including percentages of CNMs working in rural areas and Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Author(s): Paula M. Kett, Kyla F. Woodward, Shahida Shahrir, Selina A. Mohammed
Citation: Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 0(1)
Date: 04/2026
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Examines how certified nurse midwife (CNM) demographics, career pathways, and job experiences changed from 2018-2022 and in comparison with other advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Uses data from the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses. Features demographics and statistics including percentages of CNMs working in rural areas and Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Author(s): Paula M. Kett, Kyla F. Woodward, Shahida Shahrir, Selina A. Mohammed
Citation: Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 0(1)
Date: 04/2026
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Expanding Mobility Options in Rural Western South Carolina: Upper Savannah Transit and Mobility Feasibility Study for Abbeville, Laurens, and Saluda Counties
Examines transportation in rural South Carolina counties and the impact of transportation gaps on employment, healthcare, education, and overall community well-being. Provides information and data on transportation needs, demographic profile of rural residents, and transit/mobility options, such as fixed and flexible transit, volunteer driving programs, carpooling, and more. Includes resources on medical and rural health transportation needs.
Author(s): Rebecca Gleason, David Kack, Jennifer MacFarlane
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: Western Transportation Institute
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Examines transportation in rural South Carolina counties and the impact of transportation gaps on employment, healthcare, education, and overall community well-being. Provides information and data on transportation needs, demographic profile of rural residents, and transit/mobility options, such as fixed and flexible transit, volunteer driving programs, carpooling, and more. Includes resources on medical and rural health transportation needs.
Author(s): Rebecca Gleason, David Kack, Jennifer MacFarlane
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: Western Transportation Institute
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Risk Factors Associated with Physical Inactivity among Adults with Arthritis
Provides self-reported data on Vermont adults with arthritis who had not participated in leisure time physical activity in the month prior to completing the survey. Features statistics including breakdowns by co-occurring chronic conditions, food and housing insecurity, and residence in urban, large rural, or small rural areas.
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Provides self-reported data on Vermont adults with arthritis who had not participated in leisure time physical activity in the month prior to completing the survey. Features statistics including breakdowns by co-occurring chronic conditions, food and housing insecurity, and residence in urban, large rural, or small rural areas.
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Demographic Profiles and Disparities in All Liver Diseases and Diabetes Mellitus Patients - Related Mortality among Older Adults (≥ 65) in the United States, 1999 to 2020
Examines mortality rates of diabetes mellitus (DM) and all liver diseases (All-LD) in older adults from 1999 to 2020 in the United States. Utilizes the CDC-WONDER Multiple Cause of Death database to analyze 95,870 deaths related to All-LD and DM according to demographics, census region, place of death, and metro versus nonmetro location.
Author(s): Mansuor A. Alanazi, Saeed Ali Alshahrani, Ali Elkarouri, et al.
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology, 26, 287
Date: 04/2026
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Examines mortality rates of diabetes mellitus (DM) and all liver diseases (All-LD) in older adults from 1999 to 2020 in the United States. Utilizes the CDC-WONDER Multiple Cause of Death database to analyze 95,870 deaths related to All-LD and DM according to demographics, census region, place of death, and metro versus nonmetro location.
Author(s): Mansuor A. Alanazi, Saeed Ali Alshahrani, Ali Elkarouri, et al.
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology, 26, 287
Date: 04/2026
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