Rural Health
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Rural Areas Have More Older People Exposed to Greater Wildfire Risk

Bar chart comparing the number of adults 60 or older with moderate, high, or highest risk of wildfire exposure by rurality.

Author(s): Richelle L. Winkler
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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As Older Rural Population Grew, Ratio of Rural U.S. Eldercare Establishments Fell

Bar chart comparing the number of eldercare establishments per 1,000 adults 65 or older in rural and urban areas between 2010 and 2023. Eldercare establishments include those that provide home health, long-term care, or assisted living services, as noted in the 2024 Rural America At a Glance report.

Author(s): Brandon Genetin
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Chronic Pain in the Past 3 Months, by Sex and Urbanization Level — United States, 2023
Bar chart showing the percentage of men and percentage of women that experienced chronic pain in the last three months in metropolitan compared to nonmetro areas.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(7), 125
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Private Childcare Establishments per 1,000 Children in Rural Areas Have Increased but Are Now Less than in Urban Areas

Bar chart comparing the number of private childcare establishments in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas between 2013-2017 and 2018-2022.

Author(s): Brandon Genetin, Kelsey L. Thomas (Conley)
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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