Am I Rural? – Report

Report produced by the Rural Health Information Hub on 07/11/26.

Location
Report Address:
Ketchikan, AK *

Latitude: 55.34209
Longitude: -131.64781

Census Tract:
02130000300 (2020)

County:
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK

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

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: Ketchikan, AK Micro Area
  • CBSA ID: 28540
Urban Areas, 2020

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

Located within an Urban Area.
  • Urban Area Name: Ketchikan, AK Urban Area
  • UA Number: 44668
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

Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK 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

  • FAR Level: 2
  • FAR Description: Rural areas and urban areas up to 25,000 people may be classified as frontier and remote (FAR). Level 2 FAR areas are 45 minutes or more from an urban area of 25,000–49,999 people, and 60 minutes or more from an urban area of 50,000 or more people.
Rural-Urban Commuting Areas (RUCAs)
by 2020 census tract

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

  • RUCA Code: 4.0
  • Primary Description: Micropolitan core: primary flow is within an urban area of 10,000 to 49,999 people (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 Ketchikan Gateway Borough

  • RUCC Code: 7
  • RUCC Description: Nonmetro - Urban population of 5,000 to 20,000, not adjacent to a metro area
Urban Influence Codes (UICs) 2024

Data Source: Urban Influence Codes, Economic Research Service

 Information for Ketchikan Gateway Borough
  • Urban Influence Code: 7
  • UIC Description: Micropolitan, not adjacent to a metro area
Census 2020, Percent Rural

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

Information for Ketchikan Gateway Borough
  • Percent of County Population that is Rural: 14.15
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: Southern Southeast Alaska
ID: 1021342764
Type: Geographic HPSA
Score: 13
Date of Designation: March 24, 2022
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Name: ME-Southern Southeast Alaska
ID: 1022088083
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Medicaid Eligible Population HPSA
Score: 11
Date of Designation: April 15, 2026
Last Update: April 15, 2026
Dental Care HPSA YES
Name: Southern Southeast Alaska
ID: 6028651369
Type: Geographic HPSA
Score: 10
Date of Designation: April 15, 2022
Last Update: September 22, 2025
Name: Southern Southeast Alaska
ID: 6029458185
Type: High Needs Geographic HPSA
Score: 12
Date of Designation: April 14, 2026
Last Update: April 14, 2026
Mental Health HPSA YES
Name: Southern Southeast Alaska
ID: 7023339606
Type: High Needs Geographic HPSA
Score: 18
Date of Designation: April 29, 2011
Last Update: April 15, 2026
Name: Southeast Alaska MH Catchment Area
ID: 7023515824
Type: High Needs Geographic HPSA
Score: 14
Date of Designation: April 15, 2026
Last Update: April 15, 2026
Medically Underserved Area/Population YES
Name: Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Area
ID: 06181
Type: Medically Underserved Area
Score: 60.4000015
Date of Designation: February 8, 2001
Last Update: February 8, 2001

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