Am I Rural? – Report

Report produced by the Rural Health Information Hub on 07/01/25.

Location
Report Address:
Salina, KS *

Latitude: 38.84054
Longitude: -97.6097

Census Tract:
    20169000100 (2010)
    20169000102 (2020)

County:
Saline County, KS

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

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: Salina, KS Micro Area
  • CBSA ID: 41460
Urban Areas, 2020

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

Located within an Urban Area.
  • Urban Area Name: Salina, KS Urban Area
  • UA Number: 78283
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

Saline County, KS 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): 67401

  • Not located in a Frontier and/or Remote area.

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 Saline 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 Saline 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 Saline County
  • Percent of County Population that is Rural: 14.28
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
Shortage Designations
Area Type Details
Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) YES
Name: LI - Saline County
ID: 1208647452
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 13
Date of Designation: March 26, 2021
Last Update: September 10, 2021
Dental Care HPSA YES
Name: LI - Saline County
ID: 6204511210
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 13
Date of Designation: February 14, 2013
Last Update: September 10, 2021
Mental Health HPSA YES
Name: MHCA-15
ID: 7209654421
Type: Geographic HPSA
Score: 15
Date of Designation: February 3, 2022
Last Update: February 3, 2022
Medically Underserved Area/Population YES
Name: Low Inc - Northern Salina
ID: 07074
Type: Medically Underserved Population
Population: MUP Low Income
Score: 60.7000008
Date of Designation: September 10, 2001
Last Update: September 10, 2001

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