Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural definitions
Urban and Rural Classification
Provides an explanation of the urban and rural classification systems currently used to identify individual urban and rural areas of the U.S. Includes links to documents, maps, and facts related to 2000, 2010, and 2020 Urban Area delineations.
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Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Provides an explanation of the urban and rural classification systems currently used to identify individual urban and rural areas of the U.S. Includes links to documents, maps, and facts related to 2000, 2010, and 2020 Urban Area delineations.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Metropolitan and Micropolitan
Defines and explains the metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas for purposes of collecting, tabulating, and publishing federal data. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area definitions result from applying published standards to Census Bureau data.
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Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Defines and explains the metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas for purposes of collecting, tabulating, and publishing federal data. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area definitions result from applying published standards to Census Bureau data.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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What is Rural?
Describes the primary methods the federal government uses to define rural areas. Includes links to additional resources addressing this issue.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Information Center
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Describes the primary methods the federal government uses to define rural areas. Includes links to additional resources addressing this issue.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Information Center
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Rural-Urban Continuum Codes
Provides access to Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCCs), a classification system that distinguishes metropolitan counties by population size and nonmetro counties by degree of urbanization and adjacency to a metro area.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Provides access to Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCCs), a classification system that distinguishes metropolitan counties by population size and nonmetro counties by degree of urbanization and adjacency to a metro area.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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