Am I Rural? – Report

Report produced by the Rural Health Information Hub on 10/07/26.

Location
Report Address:
Plainville, KS *

Latitude: 39.23441
Longitude: -99.29829

Census Tract:
20163974700 (2020)

County:
Rooks County, KS

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

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

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

Nonmetropolitan - not located in a metropolitan or micropolitan area.
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

Rooks County, KS 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

  • FAR Level: 2
  • FAR Description: Rural areas and urban areas up to 25,000 people may be classified as frontier and remote (FAR). Level 2 FAR areas are 45 minutes or more from an urban area of 25,000–49,999 people, and 60 minutes or more from an urban area of 50,000 or more people.
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 Rooks County

  • RUCC Code: 9
  • RUCC Description: Nonmetro - Urban population of fewer than 5,000, not adjacent to a metro area
Urban Influence Codes (UICs) 2024

Data Source: Urban Influence Codes, Economic Research Service

 Information for Rooks County
  • Urban Influence Code: 9
  • UIC Description: Noncore, not adjacent to a metro area and does not contain a town of at least 5,000 residents
Census 2020, Percent Rural

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

Information for Rooks County
  • Percent of County Population that is Rural: 100.00
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: Rooks County
ID: 1207230236
Type: Geographic HPSA
Score: 10
Date of Designation: February 19, 2026
Last Update: February 19, 2026
Name: LI-Rooks County
ID: 1209992050
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 7
Date of Designation: June 6, 2022
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Dental Care HPSA YES
Name: LI - Rooks County
ID: 6202916139
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 8
Date of Designation: February 28, 2002
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Mental Health HPSA YES
Name: MHCA 23
ID: 7203258896
Type: Geographic HPSA
Score: 17
Date of Designation: December 29, 1980
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Medically Underserved Area/Population YES
Name: ROOKS SERVICE AREA
ID: 01163
Type: Medically Underserved Area
Score: 55.0999985
Date of Designation: April 1, 1994
Last Update: April 1, 1994

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