Maryland

Maryland covers 9,774 square miles, with a 2019 estimated population of 6,045,680 people – with 150,952 people living in rural areas (USDA-ERS). Annapolis is the state capital. The state's largest cities are Baltimore, Gaithersburg and Frederick. According to 2019 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 58.5% of the state's population is white, 31.1% is African-American, 6.7% is Asian, 0.6% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 10.6% is of Hispanic or Latino origin.

Maryland Rural Healthcare Facilities

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

• No Critical Access Hospitals
• 1 Rural Health Clinic
• 25 Federally Qualified Health Center sites located outside of Urbanized Areas
• 6 short term hospitals located outside of Urbanized Areas

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural Maryland

5.9% of Maryland residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2019). According to the Economic Research Service, the average per capita income for Maryland residents in 2019 was $64,640, with the rural per capita income at $56,165. The ERS reports, based on 2019 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Maryland is 12.3%, compared with 9.0% in urban areas of the state. 11.5% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 9.7% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2015-2019 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Maryland is 4.0%, and in urban Maryland, it is 3.6% (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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