Arizona

Arizona covers 113,635 square miles, with a 2017 estimated population of 7,016,270 people – 347,797 living in rural Arizona (USDA-ERS). Phoenix, the capital, is located in the south-central region of the state. The state’s largest cities are Phoenix, Tucson and Mesa. According to 2017 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 83.1% of the state’s population is white, 5.0% is African-American, 3.5% is Asian, 5.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.3% is Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 31.4% is of Hispanic or Latino origin.

Arizona Rural Healthcare Facilities

According to data.HRSA.gov, as of July 2018 Arizona had:

• 14 Critical Access Hospitals
• 27 Rural Health Clinics
• 75 Federally Qualified Health Centers located outside of Urbanized Areas
• 22 short term hospitals located outside of Urbanized Areas

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural Arizona

Most Arizonans have some form of health insurance coverage, although 12% of the state’s residents remain uninsured (Kaiser, 2016). According to the USDA Economic Research Service, the average per capita income for Arizonans in 2016 was $40,415, although rural per capita income lagged at $31,645. The ERS reports, based on 2017 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Arizona is 26.4%, compared with 14.3% in urban areas of the state. 19.4% 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 Arizona is 7.6%, while in urban Arizona, it is 4.8% (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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