Ohio

Ohio covers 40,948 square miles, with a 2017 estimated population of 11,658,609 people – 2,356,269 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 2017 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 82.2% of the state’s population is white, 12.9% is African-American, 2.3% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 3.8% is of Hispanic or Latino origin.

Ohio Rural Healthcare Facilities

According to data.HRSA.gov, as of January 2019 Ohio had:

• 33 Critical Access Hospitals
• 54 Rural Health Clinics
• 116 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 2017 was $46,732, although rural per capita income lagged at $39,710. The ERS reports, based on 2017 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Ohio is 14.5%, compared with 13.8% in urban areas of the state. 12.3% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 9.7% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2013-2017 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Ohio is 5.2%, while in urban Ohio it is at 5.0% (USDA-ERS, 2017).

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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