Rural Health
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Rural Households Accounted for Nearly One-Sixth of U.S. Food-Insecure Households in 2023

Charts depicting the share of food insecurity in 2023 by residence area type.

Date: 02/2025
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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146 Rural Hospitals Closed or Stopped Providing Inpatient Services from 2005 to 2023 in the United States

Line chart showing the number of rural hospital closures and rural inpatient unit closures between 2005 and 2023.

Author(s): Anil Rupasingha, Julie Cho
Date: 02/2025
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Number of Census Tracts Classified Low Income and Low Access to Foodstores Increased in U.S. Urban and Rural Areas from 2015 to 2019
Bar chart comparing number of rural and urban census tracts classified as either or both low-income and low foodstore access between 2015 and 2019. Discusses reasons for the changes over time.
Author(s): Alana Rhone, Clio Polanco Cercado
Date: 01/2025
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Diagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, by Urbanization Level — United States, 2023
Bar chart showing adult COPD rates for large metropolitan, small and medium metropolitan, and nonmetro areas.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 773(46), 1067
Date: 11/2024
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Poverty Rates Highest for Rural Children under 5 Years Old in 2023
Bar chart comparing rural and urban 2023 rates of poverty for age groups ranging from under 5 to 75 or older. Notes potential reasons for disparate rates of poverty for rural and urban children under 5.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Adults Aged 25–54 in Rural Areas Had Increase in Mortality Rates in Recent Decades
Bar chart showing rural and urban changes in natural-cause and external-cause mortality rates among prime working-age adults (aged 25 to 54), comparing 1999–2001 and 2017–2019.
Date: 10/2024
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Prevalence of Food Insecurity, 2022 and 2023
Table and graph showing food insecurity by type of household. Includes data by place of residence for metropolitan and nonmetro areas. Based on 2022 and 2023 Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement data.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Prevalence of Very Low Food Security, 2022 and 2023
Table and graph showing very low food security by type of household. Includes data by place of residence for metropolitan and nonmetro areas. Based on 2022 and 2023 Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement data.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Walked for Transportation and Walked for Leisure in the Past 7 Days, by Urban-Rural Status — United States, 2022
Bar chart showing the percent of the adult population that walks for transportation and for leisure in rural and urban areas.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(28), 631
Date: 07/2024
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Prime Working Age Natural-Cause Mortality Increases with Rurality, Especially for Females
Bar chart comparing change in natural cause mortality from 1999-2001 to 2017-2019 among working age women and men, with data broken down by county level of rurality.
Date: 06/2024
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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