Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
State of the Air
Provides a variety of tools and report cards on air quality across the United States. Includes data on cleanest cities, most polluted cities, location comparisons, and air quality data breakdowns at the state and county level. Shows number of residents per county at risk for health complications due to air quality.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: American Lung Association
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Provides a variety of tools and report cards on air quality across the United States. Includes data on cleanest cities, most polluted cities, location comparisons, and air quality data breakdowns at the state and county level. Shows number of residents per county at risk for health complications due to air quality.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: American Lung Association
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Number of Skilled Nursing Facilities by Pennsylvania County, 2024
County-level Pennsylvania map showing numbers of skilled nursing facilities as of 2024, and shadings showing counties with fewer than 5, 5-9, and 10 or more facilities.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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County-level Pennsylvania map showing numbers of skilled nursing facilities as of 2024, and shadings showing counties with fewer than 5, 5-9, and 10 or more facilities.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Georgia Farmworker Health Program: Health Services Needs Assessment
Provides a demographic description of people served by the Georgia Farmworker Health Program sites, descriptions of the most frequent diagnoses for migrant farmworkers and their dependents, an assessment of the health services provided to the farmworker population, and recommendations for improving access to care and services provided. Features statistics with breakdowns for years 2020-2024.
Author(s): Bettye A. Apenteng, Charles Owens, Angela Peden
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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Provides a demographic description of people served by the Georgia Farmworker Health Program sites, descriptions of the most frequent diagnoses for migrant farmworkers and their dependents, an assessment of the health services provided to the farmworker population, and recommendations for improving access to care and services provided. Features statistics with breakdowns for years 2020-2024.
Author(s): Bettye A. Apenteng, Charles Owens, Angela Peden
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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Georgia Counties without Primary Care/Core Practitioners Based on 2023-2024 Licensure Renewals and New Licensees
County-level Georgia maps showing counties without any physicians, and without physicians specializing in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, general surgery, psychiatry, and emergency medicine. Features statistics on numbers of these physicians with breakdowns by county.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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County-level Georgia maps showing counties without any physicians, and without physicians specializing in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, general surgery, psychiatry, and emergency medicine. Features statistics on numbers of these physicians with breakdowns by county.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Georgia Physician Workforce Report: Based on 2023-2024 Licensure Renewal Data and New Licensees, Primary Care and Core Specialties
Measures and tracks trends in physician demographics, supply, and distribution, using data from January 2023 to December 2024. Features statistics for all Georgia physicians and those specializing in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, general surgery, psychiatry, and emergency medicine, and maps showing counties with no physicians in these specialties as of 2024.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Measures and tracks trends in physician demographics, supply, and distribution, using data from January 2023 to December 2024. Features statistics for all Georgia physicians and those specializing in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, general surgery, psychiatry, and emergency medicine, and maps showing counties with no physicians in these specialties as of 2024.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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California: County Health Status Profiles 2025
Reports on health status indicators recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for monitoring state and local progress toward achieving Healthy People 2020 goals for the state of California. Includes county-specific information for causes of death, diabetes, sexually transmitted infections, teenage pregnancy, and other health conditions.
Additional links: Statewide Mortality Trends Interactive Visualization
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organizations: California Conference of Local Health Officers, California Department of Public Health
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Reports on health status indicators recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for monitoring state and local progress toward achieving Healthy People 2020 goals for the state of California. Includes county-specific information for causes of death, diabetes, sexually transmitted infections, teenage pregnancy, and other health conditions.
Additional links: Statewide Mortality Trends Interactive Visualization
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organizations: California Conference of Local Health Officers, California Department of Public Health
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Cumulative Disadvantages in Nursing Home COVID-19 Infections and Deaths: Implications of Ownership Status and Location
Explores how nursing home characteristics are related to different health outcomes and susceptibility to momentary threats in the environment, such as nursing home and community COVID-19 infection rates and staffing shortages. Compares nursing home COVID-19 infection and mortality rates by facilities' profit status and rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Sungjae Hong, Shannon T. Mejia
Citation: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 137, 105918
Date: 2025
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Explores how nursing home characteristics are related to different health outcomes and susceptibility to momentary threats in the environment, such as nursing home and community COVID-19 infection rates and staffing shortages. Compares nursing home COVID-19 infection and mortality rates by facilities' profit status and rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Sungjae Hong, Shannon T. Mejia
Citation: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 137, 105918
Date: 2025
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Bridging the Gap: Clinical Preceptors for Physicians and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in Utah
Report explores the clinical training needs and landscape for physicians and advanced practice registered nurse (APRNs) in Utah. Discusses training capacity and demand across the state and in rural areas. Makes recommendation for the future.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Utah Health Workforce Information Center
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Report explores the clinical training needs and landscape for physicians and advanced practice registered nurse (APRNs) in Utah. Discusses training capacity and demand across the state and in rural areas. Makes recommendation for the future.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Utah Health Workforce Information Center
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Alaska Native Injury Atlas, 4th Edition - Part 1: Injury Deaths
Provides data on trends in injury-related deaths among Alaska Native and American Indian people in Alaska, utilizing 2014-2023 Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records death certificate data. Breaks down data by Tribal Health Region, demographic group, injury mechanism, and injury intent.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Provides data on trends in injury-related deaths among Alaska Native and American Indian people in Alaska, utilizing 2014-2023 Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records death certificate data. Breaks down data by Tribal Health Region, demographic group, injury mechanism, and injury intent.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Comparing Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography Machine Accessibility Among Urban and Rural County Hospitals in Wisconsin
Examines radiologic services in hospitals and disparities in access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) machines in rural versus urban Wisconsin hospitals. Provides data on rural and urban counties in Wisconsin, including population, county square miles, available MRI and CT machines, and person to MRI/CT ratios. Includes maps showing county-level access to radiologic services as well as comparisons across Wisconsin's rural and urban counties, all Wisconsin counties, and all U.S. counties.
Author(s): Benjamin Burdorf, William MacDonald, Pravallika Kesarla, Samantha Burdorf
Citation: Wisconsin Medical Journal, 124(3), 243-248
Date: 2025
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Examines radiologic services in hospitals and disparities in access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) machines in rural versus urban Wisconsin hospitals. Provides data on rural and urban counties in Wisconsin, including population, county square miles, available MRI and CT machines, and person to MRI/CT ratios. Includes maps showing county-level access to radiologic services as well as comparisons across Wisconsin's rural and urban counties, all Wisconsin counties, and all U.S. counties.
Author(s): Benjamin Burdorf, William MacDonald, Pravallika Kesarla, Samantha Burdorf
Citation: Wisconsin Medical Journal, 124(3), 243-248
Date: 2025
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