Iowa

Iowa Rural Healthcare Facilities

83

Critical Access Hospitals

0

Rural Emergency Hospitals

212

Rural Health Clinics

56

Federally Qualified Health Centers*

11

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 Iowa

4.1% of Iowa residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2022). According to the USDA Economic Research Service, the average per capita income for Iowans in 2021 was $57,163, with the rural per capita at $55,006. The ERS reports, based on 2021 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Iowa is 11.0%, compared with 11.0% in urban areas of the state. 8.2% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 6.5% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2017-2021 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Iowa is at 2.8% while in urban Iowa it is at 2.7% (USDA-ERS, 2022).