Alabama

Alabama covers 50,744 square miles, with a 2019 estimated population of 4,903,185 people - 1,135,428 of whom live in rural areas (USDA-ERS). The state capital is Montgomery and the largest cities are Birmingham, Montgomery, and Mobile. According to 2018 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 69.1% of the state's population is white, 26.8% is African-American, 1.5% is Asian, 0.7% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 4.4% is of Hispanic or Latino origin.

Alabama Rural Healthcare Facilities

According to data.HRSA.gov, as of July 2020 Alabama had:

• 5 Critical Access Hospitals
• 117 Rural Health Clinics
• 104 Federally Qualified Health Center sites located outside of Urbanized Areas
• 48 short term hospitals located outside of Urbanized Areas

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural Alabama

10% of Alabama residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2017). According to the USDA Economic Research Service, the average per capita income for Alabama residents in 2018 was $42,238, although rural per capita income lagged at $35,765. The ERS reports, based on 2018 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Alabama is 20.6%, compared with 15.7% in urban areas of the state. 19.3% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 12.7% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2014-2018 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Alabama is 3.3%, while in urban Alabama it is 2.9% (USDA-ERS, 2019).

Data Sources
Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts; U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts; USDA Economic Research Service: State Fact Sheets

Contacts

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