Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural definitions
USAC Rural Health Care Eligible Rural Areas Search
Determines if an organization is located in an eligible rural area for Universal Service Administrative Company's (USACs) Rural Health Care Program. Identifies a county by urban, rural or partly rural status as defined by the program rules.
Sponsoring organization: Universal Service Administrative Company
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Determines if an organization is located in an eligible rural area for Universal Service Administrative Company's (USACs) Rural Health Care Program. Identifies a county by urban, rural or partly rural status as defined by the program rules.
Sponsoring organization: Universal Service Administrative Company
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Medicare Telehealth Payment Eligibility Analyzer
Determines geographic eligibility for Medicare telehealth services. Identifies Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) located in rural census tracts, consistent with the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's definition of rural.
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Determines geographic eligibility for Medicare telehealth services. Identifies Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) located in rural census tracts, consistent with the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's definition of rural.
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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What is Frontier?
Describes all of the major definitions of frontier and remote areas currently in use.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Frontier Communities
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Describes all of the major definitions of frontier and remote areas currently in use.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Frontier Communities
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Rural Classifications
Describes several classifications and data measures useful in determining rurality in detail and in assessing the economic and social diversity of rural America, as required for eligibility in Federal programs assisting rural areas.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Describes several classifications and data measures useful in determining rurality in detail and in assessing the economic and social diversity of rural America, as required for eligibility in Federal programs assisting rural areas.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Frontier and Remote Area Codes: Data Set
Provides access to zip code-level frontier and remote area (FAR) codes to meet the need for delineation that is geographically detailed and adjustable for applications in diverse research and policy contexts.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Provides access to zip code-level frontier and remote area (FAR) codes to meet the need for delineation that is geographically detailed and adjustable for applications in diverse research and policy contexts.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America
Illustrates a broad range of demographic, economic, and county classification data on rural and urban areas across the U.S. in an online, interactive mapping tool. Choose "Select Map to Display" to choose data.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Illustrates a broad range of demographic, economic, and county classification data on rural and urban areas across the U.S. in an online, interactive mapping tool. Choose "Select Map to Display" to choose data.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer
Determines if a community is rural according to the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's (FORHP) definition.
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Determines if a community is rural according to the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's (FORHP) definition.
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Am I Rural?
Helps determine whether a specific location is considered rural based on various definitions of rural, including definitions that are used as eligibility criteria for federal programs. Definitions covered include Rural Urban Commuting Areas (RUCAs), Core Based Statistical Areas, Urban Areas, Rural Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC), Frontier and Remote Area (FAR) Codes, and Urban Influence Codes (UICs).
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Helps determine whether a specific location is considered rural based on various definitions of rural, including definitions that are used as eligibility criteria for federal programs. Definitions covered include Rural Urban Commuting Areas (RUCAs), Core Based Statistical Areas, Urban Areas, Rural Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC), Frontier and Remote Area (FAR) Codes, and Urban Influence Codes (UICs).
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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What is Rural? Topic Guide
Provides resources, information, and frequently asked questions on the various definitions used to identify rural areas in the United States. Explains how definitions of rural are used, identifies the most common definitions, and discusses differences between definitions. Identifies data sources for identifying geographic areas as rural and lists tools for checking geographic eligibility for federal programs targeting rural areas.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Provides resources, information, and frequently asked questions on the various definitions used to identify rural areas in the United States. Explains how definitions of rural are used, identifies the most common definitions, and discusses differences between definitions. Identifies data sources for identifying geographic areas as rural and lists tools for checking geographic eligibility for federal programs targeting rural areas.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) Codes
A list of rural-urban commuting area (RUCA) code data sets, including RUCA codes by ZIP code and by census tract. RUCA codes classify U.S. census tracts using measures of population density, urbanization, and daily commuting. The most recent RUCA codes are based on data from the 2020 decennial census and the 2017–21 American Community Survey.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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A list of rural-urban commuting area (RUCA) code data sets, including RUCA codes by ZIP code and by census tract. RUCA codes classify U.S. census tracts using measures of population density, urbanization, and daily commuting. The most recent RUCA codes are based on data from the 2020 decennial census and the 2017–21 American Community Survey.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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