Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Poverty
Oregon County Profiles
Provides interactive data on Oregon population, poverty, homeownership, rental housing, and homelessness. Allows user to view data according to select variables such as yearly income and county, among others.
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Housing and Community Services
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Provides interactive data on Oregon population, poverty, homeownership, rental housing, and homelessness. Allows user to view data according to select variables such as yearly income and county, among others.
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Housing and Community Services
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Local Data on Poverty Status and Health Insurance Coverage in Wisconsin
Provides regional and county-level data pages on poverty and insurance coverage in Wisconsin, based on the Wisconsin Family Health Survey.
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Provides regional and county-level data pages on poverty and insurance coverage in Wisconsin, based on the Wisconsin Family Health Survey.
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Indiana Youth Institute County Dashboard: A Snapshot of Youth Well-Being in Every Indiana County
An interactive dashboard that provides county-level data on Indiana youth, with a focus on topics such as family and community, health, economic well-being, and education. Users can select for county and see data broken down by age, race/ethnicity, sex, household type, social vulnerability, access to healthcare workers, poverty, suicides, educational success, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Youth Institute
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An interactive dashboard that provides county-level data on Indiana youth, with a focus on topics such as family and community, health, economic well-being, and education. Users can select for county and see data broken down by age, race/ethnicity, sex, household type, social vulnerability, access to healthcare workers, poverty, suicides, educational success, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Youth Institute
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Exploring the Health Care Challenges Rural Americans Face Across 5 States
Articles from Rural RX, a series intended to explore the forces that shape rural health care in America. Features programs in Alabama, Texas, Colorado, New York, and West Virginia.
Author(s): Nicole Ellis, William Brangham, Caleb Hellerman
Sponsoring organization: PBS News Hour
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Articles from Rural RX, a series intended to explore the forces that shape rural health care in America. Features programs in Alabama, Texas, Colorado, New York, and West Virginia.
Author(s): Nicole Ellis, William Brangham, Caleb Hellerman
Sponsoring organization: PBS News Hour
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Access Broadband Dashboard
An interactive county-level U.S. map that shows how broadband infrastructure may impact local economies. Provides percentage of households with a broadband subscription as well as data on on employment, small business establishments, wages and income, poverty, home values, population change and migration, educational attainment, and gross domestic product (GDP).
Sponsoring organizations: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Census Bureau
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An interactive county-level U.S. map that shows how broadband infrastructure may impact local economies. Provides percentage of households with a broadband subscription as well as data on on employment, small business establishments, wages and income, poverty, home values, population change and migration, educational attainment, and gross domestic product (GDP).
Sponsoring organizations: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Census Bureau
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Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) California Data Dashboards
Provides data on issues such as maternal health and prenatal care, breastfeeding and infant mortality, adverse childhood experiences, adolescent births, and more. Includes demographic data, breakdowns by county, and rural versus urban location in several categories.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Public Health
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Provides data on issues such as maternal health and prenatal care, breastfeeding and infant mortality, adverse childhood experiences, adolescent births, and more. Includes demographic data, breakdowns by county, and rural versus urban location in several categories.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Public Health
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Poverty Area Measures
Provides access to poverty area measures for counties and census tracts covering high poverty, extreme poverty, persistent poverty, and enduring poverty. Includes Decennial Census data for 1960 (county) or 1970 (census tract) through 2000 and for American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year periods of 2007-11, 2017-21, 2018-2022, and 2019-2023. Available in spreadsheet format.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Provides access to poverty area measures for counties and census tracts covering high poverty, extreme poverty, persistent poverty, and enduring poverty. Includes Decennial Census data for 1960 (county) or 1970 (census tract) through 2000 and for American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year periods of 2007-11, 2017-21, 2018-2022, and 2019-2023. Available in spreadsheet format.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Minority Health Index (MHI) Explorer
Data tool that maps social vulnerability at the county-level, which indicates communities that would most likely require support during an emergency, natural disaster, or public health crisis. Data dashboard can present data by state and can be customized based on level of vulnerability according to 6 themes, including socioeconomic status, household composition and disability status, language and minority status, healthcare infrastructure, medical vulnerability, and housing type and transportation.
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health
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Data tool that maps social vulnerability at the county-level, which indicates communities that would most likely require support during an emergency, natural disaster, or public health crisis. Data dashboard can present data by state and can be customized based on level of vulnerability according to 6 themes, including socioeconomic status, household composition and disability status, language and minority status, healthcare infrastructure, medical vulnerability, and housing type and transportation.
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health
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Children Living in Poverty Even in Healthiest Counties
Offers demographic data on child poverty at the county level based on 2021 County Health Rankings. Provides a map comparing rates of child poverty for the healthiest county per state to the national average, and offers a searchable table for all counties. Discusses links between poverty and health.
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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Offers demographic data on child poverty at the county level based on 2021 County Health Rankings. Provides a map comparing rates of child poverty for the healthiest county per state to the national average, and offers a searchable table for all counties. Discusses links between poverty and health.
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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Rural-Urban Disparities in Cancer
Provides data and maps reflecting cancer incidence and mortality, comparing rural, nonmetro urban, and metro counties. Explores urban and rural disparities regarding cancer type, access to healthcare for rural residents, risk factors for cancer incidence, and preventative care.
Sponsoring organization: National Cancer Institute
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Provides data and maps reflecting cancer incidence and mortality, comparing rural, nonmetro urban, and metro counties. Explores urban and rural disparities regarding cancer type, access to healthcare for rural residents, risk factors for cancer incidence, and preventative care.
Sponsoring organization: National Cancer Institute
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