Am I Rural? – Report

Report produced by the Rural Health Information Hub on 06/17/26.

Location
Report Address:
Talbot County *

Latitude: 38.74913
Longitude: -76.17857

Census Tract:
24041960600 (2020)

County:
Talbot County, MD

* Report is for a specific point in Talbot County. Results may not be the same for all points in Talbot County.

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: Micropolitan
  • CBSA Name: Easton, MD Micro Area
  • CBSA ID: 20660
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

Talbot County, MD 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: 10.0
  • Primary Description: Rural areas: primary commuting flow is to a tract outside an 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 Talbot County

  • RUCC Code: 6
  • RUCC Description: Nonmetro - Urban population of 5,000 to 20,000, adjacent to a metro area
Urban Influence Codes (UICs) 2024

Data Source: Urban Influence Codes, Economic Research Service

 Information for Talbot County
  • Urban Influence Code: 2
  • UIC Description: Micropolitan, adjacent to a large metro area
Census 2020, Percent Rural

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

Information for Talbot County
  • Percent of County Population that is Rural: 51.95
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) NO  
Dental Care HPSA YES
Name: Talbot County
ID: 6244962197
Type: Geographic HPSA
Score: 15
Date of Designation: December 10, 2018
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Mental Health HPSA YES
Name: Talbot County
ID: 7248751237
Type: High Needs Geographic HPSA
Score: 13
Date of Designation: July 26, 2022
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Medically Underserved Area/Population YES
Name: Western Talbot County
ID: 07102
Type: Medically Underserved Area
Score: 55.4000015
Date of Designation: November 9, 2001
Last Update: April 16, 2010

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