Am I Rural? – Report

Report produced by the Rural Health Information Hub on 05/15/26.

Location
Report Address:
Poplar, CA *

Latitude: 36.05142
Longitude: -119.14309

Census Tract:
06107003401 (2020)

County:
Tulare County, CA

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

Common Rural Definitions
How Your Location is Defined
Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), 2025

Data Source: 2025 TIGER/Line, U.S. Census Bureau

  • CBSA Type: Metropolitan
  • CBSA Name: Visalia, CA Metro Area
  • CBSA ID: 47300
Urban Areas, 2020

Data Source: 2025 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 - updated 9/12/2025

Not in a county or 2020 census tract that has been designated by FORHP as rural.
Frontier and Remote Area (FAR)
by 2020 census tract

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 2020 census tract

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

  • RUCA Code: 3.0
  • Primary Description: Metropolitan low commuting: primary commuting flow is 10 percent to 30 percent to a metro UA
Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCCs) 2023

Data Source: Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, Economic Research Service

RUCCs are assigned at the county level.

Information for Tulare County

  • RUCC Code: 2
  • RUCC Description: Metro - Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population
Urban Influence Codes (UICs) 2024

Data Source: Urban Influence Codes, Economic Research Service

 Information for Tulare County
  • Urban Influence Code: 4
  • UIC Description: Small metro (in a metro area with fewer than 1 million residents)
Census 2020, Percent Rural

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

Information for Tulare County
  • Percent of County Population that is Rural: 20.06
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? Explanation
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
Area Type Details
Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) YES
Name: MSSA 231/Porterville/Alpaugh
ID: 1064566306
Type: Geographic HPSA
Score: 14
Date of Designation: October 22, 2025
Last Update: October 22, 2025
Name: MSSA 231/Porterville/Alpaugh
ID: 1065081974
Type: High Needs Geographic HPSA
Score: 11
Date of Designation: September 30, 1992
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Dental Care HPSA YES
Name: ME - MSSA 231-Alpaugh/Earlimart/Pixley/Porterville/Rich Grove
ID: 6063431367
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Medicaid Eligible Population HPSA
Score: 18
Date of Designation: September 7, 2021
Last Update: September 7, 2021
Mental Health HPSA YES
Name: Tulare County
ID: 7063352046
Type: High Needs Geographic HPSA
Score: 16
Date of Designation: August 2, 2018
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Name: LI - Tulare County
ID: 7067160232
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 17
Date of Designation: April 8, 2026
Last Update: April 8, 2026
Medically Underserved Area/Population YES
Name: Tulare Service Area
ID: 00357
Type: Medically Underserved Area
Score: 56.2000008
Date of Designation: February 25, 1988
Last Update: May 2, 1994

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