Rural Health
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Counties Most Reliant on Farming Tend to be Located in Center of the Country
Color-coded map highlighting counties with high farming concentration as of 2025. Distinguishes between rural and urban high farming-concentration counties.
Author(s): Austin Sanders
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Industry Specialization Varies Across Rural Counties, Favoring Manufacturing and Farming
Color-coded map showing industry dependence among rural counties in 2025. Provides data breakdowns on the total prevalence of rural specialization in farming, mining, manufacturing, recreation, and other industries.
Author(s): Austin Sanders, James C. Davis
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Fatal Work Injuries Fell in 2023
Bar charts showing the number of fatal work injuries and rate per 100,000 full-time workers for 2022 and 2023 by broad occupational group. For the farming, fishing, and forestry group, the number and rate increased.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Home Healthcare Establishments Serving Rural Areas Increased about 36 Percent from 2010 to 2023

Chart showing the change for home healthcare services, assisted living facilities, and skilled nursing facilities in nonmetropolitan areas between 2010 and 2023.

Author(s): Brandon Genetin
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Rural Areas Have More Older People Exposed to Greater Wildfire Risk

Bar chart comparing the number of adults 60 or older with moderate, high, or highest risk of wildfire exposure by rurality.

Author(s): Richelle L. Winkler
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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As Older Rural Population Grew, Ratio of Rural U.S. Eldercare Establishments Fell

Bar chart comparing the number of eldercare establishments per 1,000 adults 65 or older in rural and urban areas between 2010 and 2023. Eldercare establishments include those that provide home health, long-term care, or assisted living services, as noted in the 2024 Rural America At a Glance report.

Author(s): Brandon Genetin
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Chronic Pain in the Past 3 Months, by Sex and Urbanization Level — United States, 2023
Bar chart showing the percentage of men and percentage of women that experienced chronic pain in the last three months in metropolitan compared to nonmetro areas.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(7), 125
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Private Childcare Establishments per 1,000 Children in Rural Areas Have Increased but Are Now Less than in Urban Areas
Bar chart comparing the number of private childcare establishments in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas between 2013-2017 and 2018-2022.
Author(s): Brandon Genetin, Kelsey L. Thomas (Conley)
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Rural Households Accounted for Nearly One-Sixth of U.S. Food-Insecure Households in 2023

Charts depicting the share of food insecurity in 2023 by residence area type.

Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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146 Rural Hospitals Closed or Stopped Providing Inpatient Services from 2005 to 2023 in the United States

Line chart showing the number of rural hospital closures and rural inpatient unit closures between 2005 and 2023.

Author(s): Anil Rupasingha, Julie Cho
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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