Georgia

State Office of Rural Health

Georgia State Office of Rural Health

Phone: 299.401.3090

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

10,722,325

Estimated population

1,789,335 (16.7%)

People living in nonmetro areas

Source: U.S. Census ACS 2022 5-year estimate

Georgia Rural Healthcare Facilities

30

Critical Access Hospitals

2

Rural Emergency Hospitals

95

Rural Health Clinics

181

Federally Qualified Health Centers*

46

Short Term/PPS Hospitals*

*Sites according to data.HRSA.gov (July 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).