Alabama

Alabama covers 50,744 square miles, with a 2017 estimated population of 4,874,747 people - 1,143,256 of whom live in rural areas (USDA-ERS). The state capital is Montgomery and the largest cities are Birmingham, Montgomery, and Mobile. According to 2017 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 69.2% 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 4.3% is of Hispanic or Latino origin.

Alabama Rural Healthcare Facilities

According to data.HRSA.gov, as of January 2019 Alabama had:

• 4 Critical Access Hospitals
• 112 Rural Health Clinics
• 102 Federally Qualified Health Center sites located outside of Urbanized Areas
• 52 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 2016 was $38,896, although rural per capita income lagged at $33,197. The ERS reports, based on 2017 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Alabama is 20.1%, compared with 15.9% in urban areas of the state. 20.7% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 13.5% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2012-2016 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Alabama is 4.9%, while in urban Alabama it is 4.3% (USDA-ERS, 2017).

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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