Am I Rural? – Report

Report produced by the Rural Health Information Hub on 07/15/25.

Location

Report Address:
Gallup, NM *

Latitude: 35.51912
Longitude: -108.73977

Census Tract:
35031945400 (2010 & 2020)

County:
McKinley County, NM

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

Common Rural Definitions

	How Your Location is Defined
Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), 2023 Data Source: 2023 TIGER/Line, U.S. Census Bureau	CBSA Type: Micropolitan CBSA Name: Gallup, NM Micro Area CBSA ID: 23700
Urban Areas, 2020 Data Source: 2023 TIGER/Line, U.S. Census Bureau	Located within an Urban Area. Urban Area Name: Gallup, NM Urban Area UA Number: 32437
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) defined rural areas Data Source: List provided by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy - updated 11/21/2024	McKinley County, NM has been designated by FORHP as rural.
Frontier and Remote Area (FAR) 2010 Data Source: Frontier and Remote Area Codes, Economic Research Service	Note: FAR levels are based on 2010 ZIP codes, which may be different than what the location currently uses ZIP code (2010): 87301 FAR Level: 2 FAR Description: Areas where the majority of the populations lives 60 minutes or more from Urbanized Areas (50,000 or more population) and 45 minutes or more from Urban Clusters (25,000-49,999 population). Note: Urbanized Areas and Urban Clusters are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau prior to the 2020 Census. For a full list of FAR ZIP codes, see: Frontier and Remote Area Codes, Economic Research Service.
Rural Urban Commuting Areas (RUCAs) by 2010 census tract Data Source: Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes, Economic Research Service	RUCA Code: 4.0 Primary Description: Micropolitan area core: primary flow within an Urban Cluster (UC) of 10,000 through 49,999 (large UC)
Rural Urban Continuum Codes (RUCCs) 2023 Data Source: Economic Research Service	RUCCs are assigned at the county level. Information for McKinley County RUCC Code: 5 RUCC Description: Nonmetro - Urban population of 20,000 or more, not adjacent to a metro area
Urban Influence Codes (UICs) 2024 Data Source: Economic Research Service	Information for McKinley County Urban Influence Code: 7 UIC Description: Micropolitan, not adjacent to a metro area
Census 2020, Percent Rural Data Source: Urban and Rural, U.S. Census Bureau	Information for McKinley County Percent of County Population that is Rural: 66.46

Program Eligibility

Program	Rural?	Explanation
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.
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

Shortage Designations

Area Type		Details
Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)	YES	Name: McKinley County ID: 1358768476 Type: High Needs Geographic HPSA Score: 17 Date of Designation: May 30, 1979 Last Update: September 10, 2021
Dental Care HPSA	YES	Name: Low Income - McKinley County ID: 6359587218 Type: HPSA Population Population: Low Income Population HPSA Score: 21 Date of Designation: August 22, 2013 Last Update: September 10, 2021
Mental Health HPSA	YES	Name: Catchment Area 1 ID: 7352716392 Type: High Needs Geographic HPSA Score: 19 Date of Designation: May 13, 1992 Last Update: September 10, 2021
Medically Underserved Area/Population	YES	Name: MCKINLEY SERVICE AREA ID: 02158 Type: Medically Underserved Area Score: 37.7999992 Date of Designation: November 1, 1978 Last Update: November 1, 1978

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