Finding Statistics and Data Related to Rural Health – Resources

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
Provides data on healthcare access, healthcare quality, health services utilization, cost, and payment methods. Also provides data on health insurance coverage, cost, scope, and breadth. Some topics include metropolitan and nonmetropolitan data.
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) AtlasPlus
Provides access to state and county-level data on HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. Also includes data on the social determinants of health and state-level data on the rural population.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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County Health Rankings and Roadmaps: Health Data
Provides interactive demographic and health data at the state and county level. Includes population health breakdowns related to topics such as length of life, quality of life, community conditions, physical environment, and social and economic factors. Shows percentage of rural residents according to selected geographic area.
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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Medicare Geographic Comparisons
Access to national, state, and county-level data on variations in use and quality of healthcare for Medicare patients. Offers data on spending for the Medicare fee-for-service population. Also offers data on utilization of facilities for Medicare Advantage patients. Includes trends and comparisons to national and state averages.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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State Cancer Profiles
Provides access to state and county cancer statistics and trends, with data by demographic group and cancer type. Also covers screening and risk factors.
Sponsoring organization: National Cancer Institute
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Population and Housing Unit Estimates
Access to current and historical population estimates and population change, available at the national, state, county, and city/town level. Also includes data on housing units nationally, by state, and by county.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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HealthLandscape
An interactive web-based mapping tool that brings together various sources of health, socioeconomic, and environmental information to illustrate health and healthcare issues. Serves as the platform for all of HealthLandscape's various mapping tools. Requires registration (free).
Sponsoring organization: American Academy of Family Physicians
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My Congressional District
Displays data for each congressional district. Includes demographic, socioeconomic, employment, housing, education, and business data.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Vital Statistics Online Data Portal
Access interactive online data tools and downloadable public use data files for births, deaths, and mortality, including infant and fetal deaths.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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National Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Study (NPALS)
Biennial study that monitors trends in the supply, provision, and use of the major sectors of paid, regulated long-term care services. Covers inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term care hospitals, adult day services centers, assisted living and residential care communities, home health agencies, hospices, and nursing homes. Formerly called the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP).
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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