Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
North Carolina Health Information Technology/Telehealth Program
Features program facts for state fiscal year 2025 on Health Information Technology/Telehealth grants and return on investment and economic impact. Includes county-level maps showing virtual behavioral health services reach and telehealth infrastructure grants reach, with shadings indicating rural and urban counties.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Features program facts for state fiscal year 2025 on Health Information Technology/Telehealth grants and return on investment and economic impact. Includes county-level maps showing virtual behavioral health services reach and telehealth infrastructure grants reach, with shadings indicating rural and urban counties.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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2025 Kentucky Rural Nursing Workforce Update
Infographic providing demographics and statistics on wages and numbers of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), registered nurses (RNs), and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in Kentucky as of 2024, with breakdowns by rural or urban location. Features percentage of state distribution of nurses with breakdowns by rural, urban, Appalachia, and Delta regions. Includes a county-level map showing distribution of APRNs and RNs by Kentucky Area Development District.
Author(s): William M. Baker, Caleb K. Williams, Beth Bowling
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health
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Infographic providing demographics and statistics on wages and numbers of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), registered nurses (RNs), and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in Kentucky as of 2024, with breakdowns by rural or urban location. Features percentage of state distribution of nurses with breakdowns by rural, urban, Appalachia, and Delta regions. Includes a county-level map showing distribution of APRNs and RNs by Kentucky Area Development District.
Author(s): William M. Baker, Caleb K. Williams, Beth Bowling
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health
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2025 North Carolina State Health Assessment: A Mid-Cycle Review of HNC 2030
Offers a comprehensive look at the health and well-being of North Carolinians and provides the mid-cycle review of Healthy North Carolina 2030 (HNC 2030). Evaluates progress on statewide health goals, identifies emerging trends, and assesses opportunities to strengthen conditions that influence health. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Offers a comprehensive look at the health and well-being of North Carolinians and provides the mid-cycle review of Healthy North Carolina 2030 (HNC 2030). Evaluates progress on statewide health goals, identifies emerging trends, and assesses opportunities to strengthen conditions that influence health. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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2024 Louisiana Health Report Card
Provides vital statistics and other health data by parish for Louisiana. Covers disease incidence, behavioral health, and mortality, with highlighted topics including cancer, teen pregnancy, low birthweight babies, infectious disease, opioid use, deaths due to suicide and violence, and more.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health
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Provides vital statistics and other health data by parish for Louisiana. Covers disease incidence, behavioral health, and mortality, with highlighted topics including cancer, teen pregnancy, low birthweight babies, infectious disease, opioid use, deaths due to suicide and violence, and more.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health
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The Rural Healthcare Landscape Survey: A Behavioral Health Needs Assessment
Analyzes survey data from 437 behavioral health professionals to identify areas of opportunity for support and increasing access to behavioral healthcare providers and patients in rural areas. Data analyzed include survey participant demographics, rurality of clients and providers, amount of provider consultations, and professional well-being. Discusses areas of future research related to provider training, distribution of providers, burnout, and provider demographics.
Author(s): Douglas Knutson, Mary Louise Cashel, Cindy Juntunen, et al.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Health, Education, and Rural Empowerment Lab at Oklahoma State University
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Analyzes survey data from 437 behavioral health professionals to identify areas of opportunity for support and increasing access to behavioral healthcare providers and patients in rural areas. Data analyzed include survey participant demographics, rurality of clients and providers, amount of provider consultations, and professional well-being. Discusses areas of future research related to provider training, distribution of providers, burnout, and provider demographics.
Author(s): Douglas Knutson, Mary Louise Cashel, Cindy Juntunen, et al.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Health, Education, and Rural Empowerment Lab at Oklahoma State University
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Oklahoma Breast & Cervical Cancer Annual Addendum: State Fiscal Year 2025
Discusses programs and initiatives supporting breast and cervical cancer prevention and treatment in Oklahoma. Includes color-coded maps showing ranges of breast and cervical cancer incidence and mortality in Oklahoma counties.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Discusses programs and initiatives supporting breast and cervical cancer prevention and treatment in Oklahoma. Includes color-coded maps showing ranges of breast and cervical cancer incidence and mortality in Oklahoma counties.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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The State of the Nation's Housing 2025
Provides an overview of the housing market in the U.S. through early 2025. Discusses demographic drivers, homeownership, rental housing, and more. Includes metro versus nonmetro migration comparisons.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
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Provides an overview of the housing market in the U.S. through early 2025. Discusses demographic drivers, homeownership, rental housing, and more. Includes metro versus nonmetro migration comparisons.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
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New Mexico Health Care Authority Data Book 2025
2025 data book providing dashboards on food security, health and wellness, housing, healthcare access and affordability, health insurance coverage, Medicaid eligibility, and more for the state of New Mexico. Includes county-level data on a variety of demographic, economic, and health topics.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Health Care Authority
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2025 data book providing dashboards on food security, health and wellness, housing, healthcare access and affordability, health insurance coverage, Medicaid eligibility, and more for the state of New Mexico. Includes county-level data on a variety of demographic, economic, and health topics.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Health Care Authority
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Maternal Mortality in Tennessee: Annual Report 2025
Findings from Tennessee's review of maternal deaths, focusing on pregnancy-related deaths from 2017-2023. Examines trends, leading causes, contributing factors, and disparities, and outlines recommendations to reduce pregnancy-related deaths and improve maternal health outcomes. Includes information on pregnancy-related mortality rate by social drivers of health by rural or urban residence on PDF page 18.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Findings from Tennessee's review of maternal deaths, focusing on pregnancy-related deaths from 2017-2023. Examines trends, leading causes, contributing factors, and disparities, and outlines recommendations to reduce pregnancy-related deaths and improve maternal health outcomes. Includes information on pregnancy-related mortality rate by social drivers of health by rural or urban residence on PDF page 18.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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2025 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
Provides an overview of Alzheimer's disease in the United States, including prevalence, mortality and morbidity, and the roles and experiences of paid and informal caregivers. Includes discussion of Alzheimer's disease prevalence and access to services in rural areas.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Alzheimer's Association
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Provides an overview of Alzheimer's disease in the United States, including prevalence, mortality and morbidity, and the roles and experiences of paid and informal caregivers. Includes discussion of Alzheimer's disease prevalence and access to services in rural areas.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Alzheimer's Association
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