Rural Health
Resources by State: State-by-state
Child and Youth Homelessness Data Profiles
Provides state, county, and school district data profiles of child and youth homelessness in the United States. Includes data breakdowns according to age of homeless youth, homelessness funding, chronic absenteeism, and rates of homelessness in special populations, such as rural, youth on their own, and special education students.
Sponsoring organizations: Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan, SchoolHouse Connection
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Provides state, county, and school district data profiles of child and youth homelessness in the United States. Includes data breakdowns according to age of homeless youth, homelessness funding, chronic absenteeism, and rates of homelessness in special populations, such as rural, youth on their own, and special education students.
Sponsoring organizations: Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan, SchoolHouse Connection
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Rural Data Central
Provides rural-focused data on population demographics, social characteristics, economic characteristics, housing and loans, and federal housing assistance. Includes interactive maps that present data at the national, state, county, census tract, congressional district, and tribal tract levels, as well as by small town and rural, suburban and exurban, urban, or all areas. Requires users to create a free profile and sign in to access data.
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Provides rural-focused data on population demographics, social characteristics, economic characteristics, housing and loans, and federal housing assistance. Includes interactive maps that present data at the national, state, county, census tract, congressional district, and tribal tract levels, as well as by small town and rural, suburban and exurban, urban, or all areas. Requires users to create a free profile and sign in to access data.
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Disability Data Dashboard
Provides interactive, county-level data on percent of people with a disability. Users can search by state, metropolitan statistical area, micropolitan statistical area, and not in a metropolitan statistical area.
Additional links: Data Lookup Tool, Institutionalized Populations
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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Provides interactive, county-level data on percent of people with a disability. Users can search by state, metropolitan statistical area, micropolitan statistical area, and not in a metropolitan statistical area.
Additional links: Data Lookup Tool, Institutionalized Populations
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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Health Workforce Legislation Database
Identifies state legislation addressing health workforce issues, including specific professions, education and training, licensure and certification, recruitment and retention, and scope of practice. Updated every two weeks, with information on legislation starting in 2024. Searchable by year, state, topic or keyword.
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Identifies state legislation addressing health workforce issues, including specific professions, education and training, licensure and certification, recruitment and retention, and scope of practice. Updated every two weeks, with information on legislation starting in 2024. Searchable by year, state, topic or keyword.
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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U.S. Demographics of Dual-Eligible Individuals
Offers national and state data on dual-eligible Medicare and Medicaid individuals. Includes a summary of spending, demographic data including rurality, pathways to eligibility, coverage arrangements, and services used. Data varies between 2021 and 2025.
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Offers national and state data on dual-eligible Medicare and Medicaid individuals. Includes a summary of spending, demographic data including rurality, pathways to eligibility, coverage arrangements, and services used. Data varies between 2021 and 2025.
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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NRHA National Rural Oral Health Initiative
Features resources, information, and best practices for policy makers, educators, and providers on delivering oral healthcare in rural communities. Presents resources on special topics, such as rural veterans oral health, water fluorination, and pediatric oral health, among other topics.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Features resources, information, and best practices for policy makers, educators, and providers on delivering oral healthcare in rural communities. Presents resources on special topics, such as rural veterans oral health, water fluorination, and pediatric oral health, among other topics.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Behavioral Health Careers by State
Tool provides information on basic requirements for careers in the fields of mental health and substance use. Includes details on licensure needed, issuing agency, and license renewal requirements for each state.
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Tool provides information on basic requirements for careers in the fields of mental health and substance use. Includes details on licensure needed, issuing agency, and license renewal requirements for each state.
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Missouri Census Data Center
A data center that allows the user to search data sets by state or county, including the American Community Survey, Census, Regional Economic Profiles, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Migration Profiles, and more. Includes access to Missouri county fact sheets.
Sponsoring organization: University of Missouri Center for Health Policy
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A data center that allows the user to search data sets by state or county, including the American Community Survey, Census, Regional Economic Profiles, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Migration Profiles, and more. Includes access to Missouri county fact sheets.
Sponsoring organization: University of Missouri Center for Health Policy
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National Center for Interstate Compacts
Offers information about the National Center for Interstate Compacts, a technical assistance provider for states regarding interstate compacts. Includes the NCIC Database, which tracks interstate compacts and can be filtered by search term, category, and state.
Sponsoring organization: Council of State Governments
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Offers information about the National Center for Interstate Compacts, a technical assistance provider for states regarding interstate compacts. Includes the NCIC Database, which tracks interstate compacts and can be filtered by search term, category, and state.
Sponsoring organization: Council of State Governments
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Biden-Harris Administration: Investing in Rural America
Provides a map of public and private investment in rural communities during the Biden-Harris Administration. Includes state-by-state data on investments and funding for infrastructure and energy investment, internet access, farmers and other agricultural producers, and health insurance made as of December 2024.
Sponsoring organization: The White House (Biden Administration)
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Provides a map of public and private investment in rural communities during the Biden-Harris Administration. Includes state-by-state data on investments and funding for infrastructure and energy investment, internet access, farmers and other agricultural producers, and health insurance made as of December 2024.
Sponsoring organization: The White House (Biden Administration)
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