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Georgia

State Office of Rural Health

Georgia State Office of Rural Health

Phone: (229) 401-3081

Works to improve access to healthcare in rural areas and reduce health status disparities. A division of the Georgia Department of Community Health.
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Georgia Nonmetro Population

10,822,590
Estimated population
1,800,949 (16.6%)
People living in nonmetro areas

Georgia Rural Healthcare Facilities

30
Critical Access Hospitals
3
Rural Emergency Hospitals
94
Rural Health Clinics
184
Federally Qualified Health Centers*
45
Short Term/PPS Hospitals*
*Sites according to data.HRSA.gov (October 2024), showing only locations outside of U.S. Census Bureau Urban Areas with a population of 50,000 or more

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural Georgia

11.7% of Georgia residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2022). According to the Economic Research Service, the average per capita income for Georgia residents in 2021 was $55,786, with the rural per capita income at $42,273. The ERS reports, based on 2021 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Georgia is 19.4%, compared with 13.2% in urban areas of the state. 17.3% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 10.6% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2017-2021 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Georgia is 3.2%, and in urban Georgia it is 3.0% (USDA-ERS, 2022).

For a national comparison, please see an overview of the United States.

Data Sources
Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts; USDA Economic Research Service: State Fact Sheets

Contacts

There are more organizations related to Georgia in the organizations section.


Last Reviewed: 9/21/2023