Am I Rural? – Report

Report produced by the Rural Health Information Hub on 06/01/23.

Location
Report Address:
Bedford, PA *

Latitude: 40.02401
Longitude: -78.50233

Census Tract:
    42009960700 (2010 & 2020)

County:
Bedford County, PA

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

Common Rural Definitions
How Your Location is Defined
Urban Areas, 2020

Data Source: 2020 TIGER/Line, U.S. Census Bureau

Located within an Urban Area.
  • Urban Area Name: Bedford, PA Urban Area
  • UA Number: 06193
Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), 2021

Data Source: 2021 TIGER/Line, U.S. Census Bureau

Nonmetropolitan - not located in a metropolitan or micropolitan area.
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) defined rural areas

Data Source: List provided by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

Bedford County, PA has been designated by FORHP as rural.
Frontier and Remote Area (FAR) 2010

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 2010 census tract

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

  • RUCA Code: 7.0
  • Primary Description: Small town core: primary flow within an Urban Cluster of 2,500 through 9,999 (small UC)
Rural Urban Continuum Codes (RUCCs)

Data Source: Economic Research Service

RUCCs are assigned at the county level.

Information for Bedford County

  • RUCC Code: 6
  • RUCC Description: Nonmetro - Urban population of 2,500 to 19,999, adjacent to a metro area
Urban Influence Codes (UICs) 2013

Data Source: Economic Research Service

 Information for Bedford County
  • Urban Influence Code: 6
  • UIC Description: Noncore adjacent to a small metro with town of at least 2,500 residents
Census 2010, Percent Rural

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Information for Bedford County
  • Percent of County Population that is Rural: 83.79
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?
FORHP - Grant Programs YES This location is eligible for Federal Office of Rural Health Policy grant programs.

Bedford County, PA has been designated by FORHP as rural. (For FY23 grant cycle)
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

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