Am I Rural? – Report

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

Location
Report Address:
Viroqua, WI *

Latitude: 43.55713
Longitude: -90.88873

Census Tract:
    55123960400 (2010 & 2020)

County:
Vernon County, WI

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

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: Metropolitan
  • CBSA Name: La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area
  • CBSA ID: 29100
Urban Areas, 2020

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

Located within an Urban Area.
  • Urban Area Name: Viroqua, WI Urban Area
  • UA Number: 90919
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

Census Tract 55123960400 (2010) in Vernon County, WI 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): 54665

  • 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: 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) 2023

Data Source: Economic Research Service

RUCCs are assigned at the county level.

Information for Vernon County

  • RUCC Code: 3
  • RUCC Description: Metro - Counties in metro areas of fewer than 250,000 population
Urban Influence Codes (UICs) 2024

Data Source: Economic Research Service

 Information for Vernon County
  • Urban Influence Code: 4
  • UIC Description: Small metro (in a metro area with fewer than 1 million residents)
Census 2020, Percent Rural

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

Information for Vernon County
  • Percent of County Population that is Rural: 86.83
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-Vernon County
ID: 1558353350
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 12
Date of Designation: March 14, 2022
Last Update: March 14, 2022
Dental Care HPSA YES
Name: LI - Vernon County
ID: 6553424925
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 18
Date of Designation: March 3, 2022
Last Update: March 3, 2022
Mental Health HPSA YES
Name: LI - Vernon County
ID: 7551316591
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 19
Date of Designation: January 3, 2022
Last Update: January 3, 2022
Medically Underserved Area/Population YES
Name: VERNON SERVICE AREA
ID: 03773
Type: Medically Underserved Area
Score: 60.2999992
Date of Designation: June 1, 1993
Last Update: June 1, 1993

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