Am I Rural? – Report

Report produced by the Rural Health Information Hub on 12/06/23.

Location
Report Address:
Kinder, LA *

Latitude: 30.48568
Longitude: -92.85017

Census Tract:
    22003950500 (2010)
    22003950501 (2020)

County:
Allen Parish, LA

* Report is for a specific point in Kinder, LA. Results may not be the same for all points in Kinder, LA.

Common Rural Definitions
How Your Location is Defined
Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), 2023

Data Source: 2023 TIGER/Line, U.S. Census Bureau

Nonmetropolitan - not located in a metropolitan or micropolitan area.
Urban Areas, 2020

Data Source: 2023 TIGER/Line, U.S. Census Bureau

Not located in an Urban Area.
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) defined rural areas

Data Source: List provided by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

Allen Parish, LA has been designated by FORHP as rural.
Frontier and Remote Area (FAR) 2010

Data Source: Frontier and Remote Area Codes, Economic Research Service

Not located in a Frontier and/or Remote area.
Rural Urban Commuting Areas (RUCAs)
by 2010 census tract

Data Source: Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes, Economic Research Service

  • RUCA Code: 2.0
  • Primary Description: Metropolitan area high commuting: primary flow 30% or more to a UA
Rural Urban Continuum Codes (RUCCs)

Data Source: Economic Research Service

RUCCs are assigned at the county level.

Information for Allen Parish

  • RUCC Code: 6
  • RUCC Description: Nonmetro - Urban population of 2,500 to 19,999, adjacent to a metro area
Urban Influence Codes (UICs) 2013

Data Source: Economic Research Service

 Information for Allen Parish
  • Urban Influence Code: 6
  • UIC Description: Noncore adjacent to a small metro with town of at least 2,500 residents
Census 2020, Percent Rural

Data Source: Urban and Rural, U.S. Census Bureau

Information for Allen Parish
  • Percent of County Population that is Rural: 70.55
Program Eligibility
The information provided by this service addresses only the rural aspect of a program's requirements. Your Am I Rural? report is not a guarantee of your rural status. Please check with the program contacts directly to verify your eligibility for specific federal programs.
Program Rural?
FORHP - Grant Programs YES This location is eligible for Federal Office of Rural Health Policy grant programs.

Allen Parish, LA has been designated by FORHP as rural. (For FY23 grant cycle)
CMS - Rural Health Clinics (RHC) Program YES CMS interim guidance considers a location to meet the rural location requirement for the RHC program if it is outside of an urbanized area in the 2010 Census Bureau data OR if it is outside of an urban area in the 2020 Census Bureau data.
  • This location is outside of 2010 Urbanized Areas
  • Also, this location is outside of 2020 Urban Areas
Shortage Designations

For data sources and definitions, see the Rural Classifications help section.