Am I Rural? – Report

Report produced by the Rural Health Information Hub on 02/16/26.

Location
Report Address:
Missoula, MT *

Latitude: 46.87278
Longitude: -113.99625

Census Tract:
30063000300 (2020)

County:
Missoula County, MT

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

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: Missoula, MT Metro Area
  • CBSA ID: 33540
Urban Areas, 2020

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

Located within an Urban Area.
  • Urban Area Name: Missoula, MT Urban Area
  • UA Number: 57736
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

Not in a county or 2020 census tract that 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): 59802

  • 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: 1.0
  • Primary Description: Metropolitan core: primary commuting flow is within an urban area of 50,000 or more people (metro 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 Missoula County

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

Data Source: Urban Influence Codes, Economic Research Service

 Information for Missoula 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 Missoula County
  • Percent of County Population that is Rural: 25.28
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 NO 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 in a 2010 Urbanized Area (Missoula, MT Urbanized Area) AND is in a 2020 Urban Area (Missoula, MT Urban Area)
Shortage Designations
Area Type Details
Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) YES
Name: LI-Missoula County
ID: 1302816790
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 14
Date of Designation: March 3, 2022
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Dental Care HPSA YES
Name: LI - Missoula County
ID: 6301874835
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 12
Date of Designation: August 2, 2018
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Mental Health HPSA YES
Name: LI - Missoula County
ID: 7307316283
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 17
Date of Designation: November 20, 2007
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Medically Underserved Area/Population YES
Name: MISSOULA SERVICE AREA
ID: 01986
Type: Medically Underserved Area – Governor’s Exception
Score: 0
Date of Designation: June 24, 1992
Last Update: February 3, 1994

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