Michigan

State Office of Rural Health

Michigan Center for Rural Health

Phone: 517.355.7979
Email: com.mcrhaa@msu.edu

Serves as the State Office of Rural Health (SORH) in Michigan. Supports the development of partnerships among nonprofits, health departments, hospitals, government, and academia to create new opportunities in quality of care, recruitment and retention of healthcare providers, distance education, and emergency medical services (EMS).
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Michigan Nonmetro Population

10,057,921

Estimated population

1,663,101 (16.5%)

People living in nonmetro areas

Source: U.S. Census ACS 2022 5-year estimate

Michigan Rural Healthcare Facilities

35

Critical Access Hospitals

1

Rural Emergency Hospitals

217

Rural Health Clinics

134

Federally Qualified Health Centers*

31

Short Term/PPS Hospitals*

*Sites according to data.HRSA.gov (July 2024), 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 Michigan

4.6% of the Michigan residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2022). According to the USDA Economic Research Service, the average per capita income for Michiganians in 2021 was $56,494, with the per capita income at $48,414. The ERS reports, based on 2021 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Michigan is 12.9%, compared with 13.1% in urban areas of the state. 8.6% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 8.4% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2017-2021 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Michigan is at 5.1%, and in urban Michigan it is at 4.0% (USDA-ERS, 2022).