Delaware

Delaware covers 1,954 square miles, with a 2016 estimated population of 952,065 people (USDA-ERS). Dover is the state capital. The state’s largest cities are Wilmington, Dover and Newark. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 70.4% of the state’s population is white, 22.4% is Black/African American, and 9.0% is of Hispanic/Latino origin (U.S. Census, 2015).

Delaware Rural Healthcare Facilities

There are 7 hospitals in Delaware (Kaiser, 2015). The state has no hospitals identified as Critical Access Hospitals (Flex Team, 7/2017). There are zero Rural Health Clinics in Delaware (CMS, 2017), and 3 Federally Qualified Health Centers provide services at 14 sites in the state (NACHC, 2015).

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural Delaware

7% of Delaware residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2015). According to the USDA Economic Research Service, the average per-capita income for Delaware residents in 2015 was $47,633. The ERS reports, based on 2015 ACS data, that the state-wide poverty rate is 12.4%. 11.6% of the population has not completed high school according to 2011-2015 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in Delaware is 4.4% (USDA-ERS, 2016).

* Delaware does not have any nonmetro counties based on the definitions from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) June 2003 classification. However, Delaware does have pockets of rurality.

Data Sources
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Rural Health Clinic List; Flex Monitoring Team: Critical Access Hospital List; Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts; National Association of Community Health Centers: Key Health Center Data By State; U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts; USDA Economic Research Service: State Fact Sheets

Contacts

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