Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Chronic Pain among Adults: Demographic and Behavioral Health Insights
Report explores chronic pain by demographic and behavioral health indicators. Compares rates of chronic pain by large metro, small metro, and nonmetro areas.
Citation: NSDUH Data Spotlight, 3(6)
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Report explores chronic pain by demographic and behavioral health indicators. Compares rates of chronic pain by large metro, small metro, and nonmetro areas.
Citation: NSDUH Data Spotlight, 3(6)
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Georgia Nurse Workforce Fact Sheet
Provides information on Georgia's nursing workforce, based on 2024-2025 nurse licensure data. Features a county-level map showing nurse density, as well as rural and urban county status.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Provides information on Georgia's nursing workforce, based on 2024-2025 nurse licensure data. Features a county-level map showing nurse density, as well as rural and urban county status.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Utah RHTP Awardee Announcement
Presents a list of organizations and funding amounts Utah intends to announce as grant awardees under the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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Presents a list of organizations and funding amounts Utah intends to announce as grant awardees under the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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Georgia Graduate Medical Education Exit Survey Report: Based on Responses to the 2026 GME Exit Survey
Results of a survey of 926 Georgia graduate medical education (GME) graduates, providing demographics and information on compensation and debt levels, retention rates, practice plans, assessments of the job market, and training experiences. Features statistics on practice location with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density and percent planning rural practice.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Results of a survey of 926 Georgia graduate medical education (GME) graduates, providing demographics and information on compensation and debt levels, retention rates, practice plans, assessments of the job market, and training experiences. Features statistics on practice location with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density and percent planning rural practice.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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County-Level Differences in Fee-for-Service Medicare Quality Measures by Rurality and Disability Status
Results of a study examining county-level differences in 3 fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare quality measures to address differences in quality of care by rurality and disability status. Features statistics on percent of FFS enrollees receiving flu vaccine and mammogram screening, and rate of hospital stays for ambulatory-care sensitive conditions, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Carrie Henning-Smith, Andrew Abram, Alexis Swendener, et al.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Results of a study examining county-level differences in 3 fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare quality measures to address differences in quality of care by rurality and disability status. Features statistics on percent of FFS enrollees receiving flu vaccine and mammogram screening, and rate of hospital stays for ambulatory-care sensitive conditions, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Carrie Henning-Smith, Andrew Abram, Alexis Swendener, et al.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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A Review of the Rural Health Transformation Program Year 1 Obligated Funds
Discusses states' obligation of first-year Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding through July 2026. Describes the degree to which states have committed funding across eight categories: workforce, health system innovation, technology, payment and service delivery models, disease prevention and care, accessible care, population health, and health promotion. Includes data on the percent of RHTP funding obligated by state through July 2026.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Discusses states' obligation of first-year Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding through July 2026. Describes the degree to which states have committed funding across eight categories: workforce, health system innovation, technology, payment and service delivery models, disease prevention and care, accessible care, population health, and health promotion. Includes data on the percent of RHTP funding obligated by state through July 2026.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Disparities in Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Rural Versus Urban Michigan
Compares rural and urban cancer incidence and cancer-specific mortality in Michigan, using 2017-2021 data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Includes breakdowns by cancer type for 10 leading cancers, as well as incidence by Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) stage for colorectal, female breast, lung and bronchus, and prostate cancer.
Author(s): Reba Dhillon, Stephanie Mackenzie, Austin H. Qasawa, et al.
Citation: Cancer Medicine, 15(11), e72396
Date: 10/2026
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Compares rural and urban cancer incidence and cancer-specific mortality in Michigan, using 2017-2021 data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Includes breakdowns by cancer type for 10 leading cancers, as well as incidence by Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) stage for colorectal, female breast, lung and bronchus, and prostate cancer.
Author(s): Reba Dhillon, Stephanie Mackenzie, Austin H. Qasawa, et al.
Citation: Cancer Medicine, 15(11), e72396
Date: 10/2026
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New England's Rural Economy: An Overview
Reports data on the rural economy of New England, including overall employment, employment by industry, income, poverty, and educational attainment. Includes state-level data for select indicators.
Author(s): Jeffrey P. Thompson, Nathaniel R. Nelson
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Reports data on the rural economy of New England, including overall employment, employment by industry, income, poverty, and educational attainment. Includes state-level data for select indicators.
Author(s): Jeffrey P. Thompson, Nathaniel R. Nelson
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Rural Hospital AI Use and Evaluation
Highlights a study exploring the rural and urban differences in the adoption, use, and evaluation of predictive artificial intelligence (AI) in U.S. hospitals. Bases findings on the 2023 American Hospital Association's Annual Survey Information Technology Supplement and compares AI usage across Critical Access Hospitals, Medicare-Dependent Hospitals, and Sole Community Hospitals, as well as by rural and urban location.
Author(s): Josiah A. Cruikshank, Brian E. Whitacre, Alison F. Davis
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 42(4), e70237
Date: 10/2026
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Highlights a study exploring the rural and urban differences in the adoption, use, and evaluation of predictive artificial intelligence (AI) in U.S. hospitals. Bases findings on the 2023 American Hospital Association's Annual Survey Information Technology Supplement and compares AI usage across Critical Access Hospitals, Medicare-Dependent Hospitals, and Sole Community Hospitals, as well as by rural and urban location.
Author(s): Josiah A. Cruikshank, Brian E. Whitacre, Alison F. Davis
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 42(4), e70237
Date: 10/2026
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Patient-Provider Distance in Medicare Outpatient Oncology Telehealth Versus Office Visits, 2021‐2023: Cross-Sectional Claims Analysis
Presents a study exploring the use of telehealth to extend the patient-provider geographic reach for outpatient oncology-related visits in patients aged 66 or older. Draws data from Medicare Fee-For-Service claims to compare patient-provider distance for in-office and telehealth oncology visits, by rurality and U.S. Census region.
Author(s): Lingbo Liu, Tracy Onega, Erika L. Moen, et al.
Citation: JMIR Medical Informatics, 14, e95370
Date: 10/2026
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Presents a study exploring the use of telehealth to extend the patient-provider geographic reach for outpatient oncology-related visits in patients aged 66 or older. Draws data from Medicare Fee-For-Service claims to compare patient-provider distance for in-office and telehealth oncology visits, by rurality and U.S. Census region.
Author(s): Lingbo Liu, Tracy Onega, Erika L. Moen, et al.
Citation: JMIR Medical Informatics, 14, e95370
Date: 10/2026
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