Finding Statistics and Data Related to Rural Health – Resources
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Why the Federal Government Needs to Change How It Collects Data on Native Americans
Describes how the federal government collects data on race and ethnicity and resulting inaccuracies that impact data on American Indian and Alaska Native people. Identifies a number of issues related to race and ethnicity data, including how information on multiracial individuals is looked at and potential changes to how Hispanic identity will be considered. Discusses policy and research implications and offers recommendations for data collection.
Author(s): Robert Maxim, Gabriel R. Sanchez, Kimberly R. Huyser
Date: 03/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Brookings Institution
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Describes how the federal government collects data on race and ethnicity and resulting inaccuracies that impact data on American Indian and Alaska Native people. Identifies a number of issues related to race and ethnicity data, including how information on multiracial individuals is looked at and potential changes to how Hispanic identity will be considered. Discusses policy and research implications and offers recommendations for data collection.
Author(s): Robert Maxim, Gabriel R. Sanchez, Kimberly R. Huyser
Date: 03/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Brookings Institution
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Using the 2023 Rural Population Health Chartbook
Discusses the data within the 2023 Rural Population Health Chartbook from the North Carolina Rural Health Research Program. Explains how to utilize the 33 measures of population health to understand rural health disparities, comparisons by counties and states, rural-urban differences, and more.
Additional links: Slide Deck, Transcript, Video Recording
Author(s): Kristie W. Thompson
Date: 03/2023
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Research Gateway
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Discusses the data within the 2023 Rural Population Health Chartbook from the North Carolina Rural Health Research Program. Explains how to utilize the 33 measures of population health to understand rural health disparities, comparisons by counties and states, rural-urban differences, and more.
Additional links: Slide Deck, Transcript, Video Recording
Author(s): Kristie W. Thompson
Date: 03/2023
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Research Gateway
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2023 County Health Rankings National Findings Report
Analyzes county-level health and wellness data, focusing on issues such as civic infrastructure and socioeconomic opportunity. Includes information on access to broadband, libraries, parks and recreation, schools, and social organizations. Provides U.S. map of county-level life expectancy (LE) and discusses the relationship of LE to civic participation.
Additional links: County Health Rankings Reports: State Rankings Data & Reports
Date: 03/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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Analyzes county-level health and wellness data, focusing on issues such as civic infrastructure and socioeconomic opportunity. Includes information on access to broadband, libraries, parks and recreation, schools, and social organizations. Provides U.S. map of county-level life expectancy (LE) and discusses the relationship of LE to civic participation.
Additional links: County Health Rankings Reports: State Rankings Data & Reports
Date: 03/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties
Identifies metro and nonmetro counties with one or more confirmed cases of COVID-19. Final report in a series, with data through March 9, 2023.
Additional links: Animated Map: Counties with COVID-19 Cases, Progression Over Time
Author(s): Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 03/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Identifies metro and nonmetro counties with one or more confirmed cases of COVID-19. Final report in a series, with data through March 9, 2023.
Additional links: Animated Map: Counties with COVID-19 Cases, Progression Over Time
Author(s): Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 03/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Rural Population Health in the United States: A Chartbook
Presents rural population health data by Census region and state, with some data by sex, race, and ethnicity. Includes U.S. maps showing county-level data as well as a variety of charts, including rural-urban disparity charts, state summary charts, and more. Topics addressed include access to care, health outcomes and risks, mortality, social determinants of health, and socioeconomic data.
Author(s): Randy Randolph, Sharita Thomas, Mark Holmes, et al.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Presents rural population health data by Census region and state, with some data by sex, race, and ethnicity. Includes U.S. maps showing county-level data as well as a variety of charts, including rural-urban disparity charts, state summary charts, and more. Topics addressed include access to care, health outcomes and risks, mortality, social determinants of health, and socioeconomic data.
Author(s): Randy Randolph, Sharita Thomas, Mark Holmes, et al.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Who Lives in Rural America? How Data Shapes (and Misshapes) Conceptions of Diversity in Rural America (Part I)
Shares maps and other visualizations that illustrate rural diversity and shows how this diversity varies by region and over time. Part I discusses the importance of understanding the diversity of rural populations and identifies policy and resource allocation inequities that may result when the racial and ethnic diversity of rural communities is not apparent. Part II includes detailed sections with data focused on the rural Black, Hispanic and Latino, Native, Asian, and White populations.
Additional links: Who Lives in Rural America? The Geography of Rural Race and Ethnicity (Part II)
Date: 01/2023
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Shares maps and other visualizations that illustrate rural diversity and shows how this diversity varies by region and over time. Part I discusses the importance of understanding the diversity of rural populations and identifies policy and resource allocation inequities that may result when the racial and ethnic diversity of rural communities is not apparent. Part II includes detailed sections with data focused on the rural Black, Hispanic and Latino, Native, Asian, and White populations.
Additional links: Who Lives in Rural America? The Geography of Rural Race and Ethnicity (Part II)
Date: 01/2023
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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NSDUH (National Survey on Drug Use and Health) Detailed Tables - 2021
Presents 2021 survey data, including revisions, on use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, trends in substance use disorder and mental health, and access to treatment for youth and adults. Features statistics for a variety of demographic and geographic characteristics, including rural versus urban status. Includes information on substance use and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Presents 2021 survey data, including revisions, on use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, trends in substance use disorder and mental health, and access to treatment for youth and adults. Features statistics for a variety of demographic and geographic characteristics, including rural versus urban status. Includes information on substance use and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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An Updated Measure of Poverty: (Re)Drawing the Line
Examines the strengths and weaknesses of the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) and makes recommendations to update it to better reflect the resources available to households. Includes discussion of geographic variation in the cost of living in metropolitan versus nonmetro areas and the potential for a finer level of detail to reveal variations for expenses like housing and transportation.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Examines the strengths and weaknesses of the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) and makes recommendations to update it to better reflect the resources available to households. Includes discussion of geographic variation in the cost of living in metropolitan versus nonmetro areas and the potential for a finer level of detail to reveal variations for expenses like housing and transportation.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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HealthCare.gov Marketplace Plan Selections by Rural Status
Presents data on consumers who selected or were automatically reenrolled in a Marketplace medical plan during the 2023 open enrollment period. Includes state-by-state breakdowns of rural versus urban enrollees by ZIP code location, a U.S. map showing total enrollees by state, and open enrollment trends from 2017 to 2023.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Presents data on consumers who selected or were automatically reenrolled in a Marketplace medical plan during the 2023 open enrollment period. Includes state-by-state breakdowns of rural versus urban enrollees by ZIP code location, a U.S. map showing total enrollees by state, and open enrollment trends from 2017 to 2023.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2020 Emergency Department Summary Tables
Provides data on ambulatory care emergency department (ED) hospital visits. Table 1 provides metropolitan/nonmetropolitan ED visit data based on hospital location.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Provides data on ambulatory care emergency department (ED) hospital visits. Table 1 provides metropolitan/nonmetropolitan ED visit data based on hospital location.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Last Updated: 4/25/2023