Key Contact for Idaho

Idaho Bureau of Rural Health and Primary Care

Phone: 208.334.0669
Email: RuralHealth@dhw.idaho.gov

Promotes access to quality healthcare through a variety of programs, services, and activities for residents in rural and underserved areas of Idaho.
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Idaho Nonmetro Population

1,754,367

Estimated population

454,544 (25.9%)

People living in nonmetro areas

Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020 estimate

Idaho Rural Healthcare Facilities

27

Critical Access Hospitals

52

Rural Health Clinics

47

Federally Qualified Health Centers*

6

Short Term/PPS Hospitals*

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

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural Idaho

While most Idahoans have some form of health insurance coverage, 9.5% of residents remain uninsured (Kaiser, 2021). According to the Economic Research Service, the average per capita income for Idahoans in 2020 was $48,759, with the rural per capita income at $46,873. The ERS reports, based on 2020 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Idaho is 12.0%, compared with 9.2% in urban areas of the state. 11.6% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 7.5% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2017-2021 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Idaho is 3.7%, while in urban Idaho it is 3.5% (USDA-ERS, 2021).