Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Frontier and Remote (FAR) Level 4 Census Tracts, 2020
Printable map that identifies the frontier and remote (FAR) level four ZIP code areas in the United States. Data source: USDA Economic Research Service
Additional links: Level 4 Census Tracts Data Table
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Printable map that identifies the frontier and remote (FAR) level four ZIP code areas in the United States. Data source: USDA Economic Research Service
Additional links: Level 4 Census Tracts Data Table
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Frontier and Remote (FAR) Level 3 Census Tracts, 2020
Printable map that identifies the frontier and remote (FAR) level three ZIP code areas in the United States. Data source: USDA Economic Research Service
Additional links: Level 3 Census Tracts Data Table
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Printable map that identifies the frontier and remote (FAR) level three ZIP code areas in the United States. Data source: USDA Economic Research Service
Additional links: Level 3 Census Tracts Data Table
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Frontier and Remote (FAR) Level 2 Census Tracts, 2020
Printable map that identifies the frontier and remote (FAR) level two ZIP code areas in the United States. Data source: USDA Economic Research Service
Additional links: Level 2 Census Tracts Data Table
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Printable map that identifies the frontier and remote (FAR) level two ZIP code areas in the United States. Data source: USDA Economic Research Service
Additional links: Level 2 Census Tracts Data Table
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Frontier and Remote (FAR) Level 1 Census Tracts, 2020
Printable map that identifies the frontier and remote (FAR) level one ZIP code areas in the United States. Data source: USDA Economic Research Service
Additional links: Level 1 Census Tracts Data Table
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Printable map that identifies the frontier and remote (FAR) level one ZIP code areas in the United States. Data source: USDA Economic Research Service
Additional links: Level 1 Census Tracts Data Table
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Association of DNA Methyltransferase Polymorphisms with Breast Cancer: A Nested Case‒Control Study of the Arkansas Rural Community Health Study
Examines how DNMT1, DNMT3A, and DNMT3B polymorphisms influence breast cancer risk using data of 2,407 participants in the Arkansas Rural Community Health cohort study.
Author(s): Sarah A. Mayberry, Ping-Ching Hsu, Hui-Yi Lin, et al.
Citation: BMC Cancer, 26, 357
Date: 02/2026
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Examines how DNMT1, DNMT3A, and DNMT3B polymorphisms influence breast cancer risk using data of 2,407 participants in the Arkansas Rural Community Health cohort study.
Author(s): Sarah A. Mayberry, Ping-Ching Hsu, Hui-Yi Lin, et al.
Citation: BMC Cancer, 26, 357
Date: 02/2026
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Community Health Services Development: An Aggregate Report of the Community Health Needs Assessments and Implementation Plans of Montana's Critical Access Hospitals, 2021-2024
Report presents the aggregate data from community health needs assessments and community health implementation plans from Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) throughout Montana. Breaks down data on health concerns, desired healthcare services, and healthcare utilization, among other community-level health measurements.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Montana Office of Rural Health
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Report presents the aggregate data from community health needs assessments and community health implementation plans from Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) throughout Montana. Breaks down data on health concerns, desired healthcare services, and healthcare utilization, among other community-level health measurements.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Montana Office of Rural Health
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Designing Communication Strategies to Increase Rural Participation in Clinical Trials using the Health Belief Model and Strategic Communication
Evaluates communication strategies for increasing participation in clinical trials among people in rural areas using health beliefs survey data drawn from 402 West Virginians. Discusses how rural and Appalachian culture, access to care, personal beliefs, and more influence clinical trial utilization.
Author(s): Dannell Boatman, Stephenie Kennedy-Rea, Jay Mason, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 50, 101610
Date: 02/2026
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Evaluates communication strategies for increasing participation in clinical trials among people in rural areas using health beliefs survey data drawn from 402 West Virginians. Discusses how rural and Appalachian culture, access to care, personal beliefs, and more influence clinical trial utilization.
Author(s): Dannell Boatman, Stephenie Kennedy-Rea, Jay Mason, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 50, 101610
Date: 02/2026
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Virginia's Dental Hygienist Workforce: 2025
An overview of the Virginia dental hygienist workforce based on data from the 2025 Dental Hygienist Workforce Survey. Features statistics on the number of dental hygienists working in rural Virginia as well as how many grew up in rural areas of Virginia.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the Virginia dental hygienist workforce based on data from the 2025 Dental Hygienist Workforce Survey. Features statistics on the number of dental hygienists working in rural Virginia as well as how many grew up in rural areas of Virginia.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Dentistry Workforce: 2025
An overview of the dentistry workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Dentistry Survey. Features statistics including the number of dentists in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the dentistry workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Dentistry Survey. Features statistics including the number of dentists in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Analysis of 340B Program Impact on Rural Hospitals
Examines the impact of the 340B program on rural hospitals and their patients. Provides data on rural versus urban payers and patient demographics, utilization of 340B drugs under Medicare Part B, financial metrics, and more.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organizations: Avalere Health, The National Grange
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Examines the impact of the 340B program on rural hospitals and their patients. Provides data on rural versus urban payers and patient demographics, utilization of 340B drugs under Medicare Part B, financial metrics, and more.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organizations: Avalere Health, The National Grange
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