Am I Rural? – Report

Report produced by the Rural Health Information Hub on 05/12/26.

Location
Report Address:
Johnson City, TN *

Latitude: 36.32096
Longitude: -82.34176

Census Tract:
47179060902 (2020)

County:
Washington County, TN

* Report is for a specific point in Johnson City, TN. Results may not be the same for all points in Johnson City, TN.

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: Johnson City, TN Metro Area
  • CBSA ID: 27740
Urban Areas, 2020

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

Located within an Urban Area.
  • Urban Area Name: Johnson City, TN Urban Area
  • UA Number: 43210
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: 1.0
  • Primary Description: Metropolitan core: primary commuting flow is within an urban area of 50,000 or more people (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 Washington County

  • RUCC Code: 3
  • RUCC Description: Metro - Counties in metro areas of fewer than 250,000 population
Urban Influence Codes (UICs) 2024

Data Source: Urban Influence Codes, Economic Research Service

 Information for Washington 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 Washington County
  • Percent of County Population that is Rural: 25.76
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 NO 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 in a 2010 Urbanized Area (Johnson City, TN Urbanized Area) AND is in a 2020 Urban Area (Johnson City, TN Urban Area)
Shortage Designations
Area Type Details
Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) YES
Name: LI - Washington/Carter/Unicoi Counties
ID: 1474771558
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 15
Date of Designation: February 4, 2022
Last Update: June 3, 2025
Dental Care HPSA YES
Name: LI-Washington County
ID: 6477540389
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 17
Date of Designation: March 31, 1998
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Mental Health HPSA YES
Name: LI-MHCA 1
ID: 7477020699
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 17
Date of Designation: May 11, 2022
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Medically Underserved Area/Population YES
Name: LI - Washington County
ID: 1476751091
Type: Medically Underserved Population
Population: MUP Low Income
Score: 58
Date of Designation: July 6, 2018
Last Update: September 7, 2024

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