Connecticut

Connecticut covers 4,842 square miles, with a 2019 estimated population of 3,565,287 people – 180,333 living in rural areas (USDA-ERS). According to 2019 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 79.7% of the state's population is white, 12.2% is African-American, 5.0% is Asian, 0.6% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 16.9% is of Hispanic or Latino origin.

Connecticut Rural Healthcare Facilities

According to data.HRSA.gov, as of January 2021 Connecticut had:

• No Critical Access Hospitals
• No Rural Health Clinics
• 12 Federally Qualified Health Center sites located outside of Urbanized Areas
• 3 short term hospitals located outside of Urbanized Areas

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural Connecticut

5.9% of Connecticut residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2019). According to the USDA Economic Research Service, the average per capita income for residents of Connecticut in 2019 was $77,289, with the rural per capita income at $65,458. The ERS reports, based on 2019 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Connecticut is 7.1%, compared with 10.1% in urban areas of the state. 7.0% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 9.5% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2015-2019 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Connecticut is at 3.5%, while in urban Connecticut it is at 3.7% (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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