Am I Rural? – Report

Report produced by the Rural Health Information Hub on 04/18/26.

Location
Report Address:
Crawford County *

Latitude: 41.68469
Longitude: -80.10625

Census Tract:
42039110700 (2020)

County:
Crawford County, PA

* Report is for a specific point in Crawford County. Results may not be the same for all points in Crawford 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: Meadville, PA Micro Area
  • CBSA ID: 32740
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

Crawford County, PA 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: 5.0
  • Primary Description: Micropolitan high commuting: primary commuting flow is 30 percent or more to a micro 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 Crawford County

  • RUCC Code: 4
  • RUCC Description: Nonmetro - Urban population of 20,000 or more, adjacent to a metro area
Urban Influence Codes (UICs) 2024

Data Source: Urban Influence Codes, Economic Research Service

 Information for Crawford County
  • Urban Influence Code: 5
  • UIC Description: Micropolitan, adjacent to a small metro area
Census 2020, Percent Rural

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

Information for Crawford County
  • Percent of County Population that is Rural: 65.79
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? 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: LI-Meadville
ID: 1422386211
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 8
Date of Designation: December 8, 2017
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Dental Care HPSA YES
Name: LI - Crawford County
ID: 6426803188
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 12
Date of Designation: February 23, 2006
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Mental Health HPSA NO  
Medically Underserved Area/Population NO  

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