Key Contact for Florida

Florida Office of Rural Health

Phone: 850.245.4446

Works to improve access to high quality health care services in Florida's rural communities. A division of the Florida Department of Health.
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Florida Nonmetro Population

21,216,924

Estimated population

690,028 (3.3%)

People living in nonmetro areas

Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020 estimate

Florida Rural Healthcare Facilities

10

Critical Access Hospitals

154

Rural Health Clinics

95

Federally Qualified Health Centers*

28

Short Term/PPS Hospitals*

*Sites located outside of Urbanized Areas according to data.HRSA.gov. July 2022.

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural Florida

12.7% of Florida residents are uninsured (Kaiser, 2021). According to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS), the average per capita income for Florida residents in 2020 was $55,675, with the rural per capita income at $42,188. The ERS reports, based on 2020 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Florida is 18.9%, compared with 12.2% in urban areas of the state. 17.9% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 10.7% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2017-2021 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Florida is at 4.4%, while in urban Florida it is at 4.6% (USDA-ERS, 2021).