Am I Rural? – Report

Report produced by the Rural Health Information Hub on 01/12/26.

Location
Report Address:
Madras, OR *

Latitude: 44.62901
Longitude: -121.13064

Census Tract:
41031960201 (2020)

County:
Jefferson County, OR

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

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: Metropolitan
  • CBSA Name: Bend, OR Metro Area
  • CBSA ID: 13460
Urban Areas, 2020

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

Located within an Urban Area.
  • Urban Area Name: Madras, OR Urban Area
  • UA Number: 53308
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

Jefferson County, OR 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): 97741

  • 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 2020 census tract

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

  • RUCA Code: 7.0
  • Primary Description: Small town core: primary comuting flow is within an urban area of 9,999 or fewer people (small town UA)
Rural Urban Continuum Codes (RUCCs) 2023

Data Source: Economic Research Service

RUCCs are assigned at the county level.

Information for Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
  • Percent of County Population that is Rural: 66.99
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 - Jefferson County
ID: 1412105635
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 15
Date of Designation: September 20, 2017
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Dental Care HPSA YES
Name: LI-Jefferson County
ID: 6414295298
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 16
Date of Designation: May 21, 2014
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Mental Health HPSA YES
Name: Crook & Jefferson Counties
ID: 7412907053
Type: High Needs Geographic HPSA
Score: 17
Date of Designation: December 30, 1997
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Medically Underserved Area/Population YES
Name: Medically Indigent & MFW Population
ID: 04055
Type: Medically Underserved Area – Governor’s Exception
Score: 0
Date of Designation: December 29, 1992
Last Update: December 29, 1992

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