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Kansas

State Office of Rural Health

Kansas Office of Primary Care and Rural Health

Email: kdhe.ruralhealth@ks.gov

Serves as the State Office of Rural Health (SORH) for Kansas and aids rural and medically underserved communities in the state. Helps build sustainable access to quality, patient-centered primary healthcare services. Focuses on supporting the primary care and rural health workforce, connecting local providers and partners to resources and programs, and strengthening system-wide performance improvement capacity.
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Kansas Nonmetro Population

2,937,569
Estimated population
867,340 (29.5%)
People living in nonmetro areas
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2023 5-year estimate

Kansas Rural Healthcare Facilities

80
Critical Access Hospitals
3
Rural Emergency Hospitals
178
Rural Health Clinics
58
Federally Qualified Health Centers*
21
Short Term/PPS Hospitals*
Kansas Rural Healthcare Facilities map
*Sites according to data.HRSA.gov (January 2025), showing only locations outside of U.S. Census Bureau Urban Areas with a population of 50,000 or more

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural Kansas

Last Updated: 4/10/2025
Last Reviewed: 10/28/2024