Ohio

Ohio covers 40,948 square miles, with a 2018 estimated population of 11,689,442 people – 2,352,916 living in rural areas (USDA-ERS). Columbus, the capital, is located in the central part of the state. The state's largest cities are Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. According to 2018 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 81.9% of the state's population is white, 13.0% is African-American, 2.5% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 3.9% is of Hispanic or Latino origin.

Ohio Rural Healthcare Facilities

According to data.HRSA.gov, as of January 2020 Ohio had:

• 33 Critical Access Hospitals
• 53 Rural Health Clinics
• 128 Federally Qualified Health Center sites located outside of Urbanized Areas
• 49 short term hospitals located outside of Urbanized Areas

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural Ohio

6% of the Ohio residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2017). According to the USDA Economic Research Service, the average per capita income for Ohioans in 2018 was $48,739, although rural per capita income lagged at $41,806. The ERS reports, based on 2018 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Ohio is 13.6%, compared with 13.9% in urban areas of the state. 12.2% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 9.3% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2014-2018 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Ohio is 4.7%, while in urban Ohio it is at 4.5% (USDA-ERS, 2018).

Data Sources
Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts; U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts; USDA Economic Research Service: State Fact Sheets

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