Topic: Rural and urban health in the U.S.

Rural and urban health in the U.S. - Statistics & Facts

The health care challenges faced by those in rural areas of the United States can be vastly different from those faced by their urban counterparts. Rural Americans exhibit higher rates of health risk factors such as smoking and being overweight and are more likely to die from certain diseases, like cancer and heart disease, than their urban counterparts. Those living in rural areas tend to be older and poorer and access to health care is a continuing problem.

Mean age at first birth among women in rural counties
24.5 years

Percentage of U.S. children aged 3-17 years in rural areas ever diagnosed with a developmental disability
**%

Total rural health funding by the National Institutes for Health (NIH)
906m USD

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Current statistics on this topic

Digital health

Main purpose for using telehealth in the U.S. in 2021, by rural/urban living area

Private Health Insurance

Persons in the U.S. with private health insurance coverage 1984-2019 by location

State of Health

U.S. drug overdose death rate from 1999-2019, by urbanicity

Overview

Fertility rate in the U.S. from 2007 to 2017, by urbanization level
Fertility rate in the U.S. from 2007 to 2017, by urbanization level
Fertility rate among women in the U.S. from 2007 to 2017, by urbanization level
Mean age at first birth in the U.S. from 2007 to 2017, by urbanization level
Mean age at first birth in the U.S. from 2007 to 2017, by urbanization level
Mean age at first birth among women in the U.S. from 2007 to 2017, by urbanization level (in years)
Prevalence of chronic pain among U.S. adults in 2023, by urbanization level
Prevalence of chronic pain among U.S. adults in 2023, by urbanization level
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic pain in 2023, by urbanization level
Self-reported oral health outcomes in the U.S. in 2022, by urbanicity
Self-reported oral health outcomes in the U.S. in 2022, by urbanicity
Self-reported oral health outcomes in the United States in 2022, by urbanicity
U.S. adult tobacco product use in 2021, by metropolitan status
U.S. adult tobacco product use in 2021, by metropolitan status
Percentage of U.S. adults that used various forms of tobacco products in 2021, by metropolitan status
Share of rural and urban U.S. adults who met physical activity guidelines 2008-2017
Share of rural and urban U.S. adults who met physical activity guidelines 2008-2017
Percentage of urban and rural adults meeting combined aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity guidelines in the U.S. between 2008 to 2017
COPD among U.S. adults as of 2017, by smoking status and urban-rural status
COPD among U.S. adults as of 2017, by smoking status and urban-rural status
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as of 2017, by smoking status and urban-rural status
U.S. children with a developmental disability 2015-2018, by condition and urbanicity
U.S. children with a developmental disability 2015-2018, by condition and urbanicity
Percentage of U.S. children aged 3-17 years ever diagnosed with a developmental disability as of 2015-2018, by condition and urbanicity
Share of U.S. children vaccinated against influenza in 2019, by urbanization and age
Share of U.S. children vaccinated against influenza in 2019, by urbanization and age
Share of children aged 6 months to 17 years in the United States who had an influenza vaccination in the past 12 months as of 2019, by urbanization and age
Share of COVID vaccinated adults in urban vs rural U.S. as of April 2021
Share of COVID vaccinated adults in urban vs rural U.S. as of April 2021
Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021*
Importance of increasing federal funding for rural health research U.S. 2018
Importance of increasing federal funding for rural health research U.S. 2018
How important is it to increase federal funding for rural health research?*
Total rural health funding by the National Institutes for Health 2014-2024
Total rural health funding by the National Institutes for Health 2014-2024
Total rural health funding by the National Institutes for Health (NIH) from FY 2014 to FY 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)

Health care and insurance

Percentage of U.S. population without health insurance 1994-2019 by location
Percentage of U.S. population without health insurance 1994-2019 by location
Percentage of U.S. population without health insurance coverage from 1984 to 2019, by location of residence*
Persons in the U.S. with private health insurance coverage 1984-2019 by location
Persons in the U.S. with private health insurance coverage 1984-2019 by location
Percentage of U.S. population with private health insurance coverage from 1984 to 2019, by location of residence
Percentage of U.S. adults with a usual place for medical care in 2017, by MSA status
Percentage of U.S. adults with a usual place for medical care in 2017, by MSA status
Percentage of adults who had a usual place to go for medical care in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status*
U.S. adults who had contact with a healthcare professional in 2017, by MSA status
U.S. adults who had contact with a healthcare professional in 2017, by MSA status
Percentage of adults who have seen or talked to a healthcare professional in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status*
Percentage of adults with an unmet medical need due to cost U.S. 2017, by MSA status
Percentage of adults with an unmet medical need due to cost U.S. 2017, by MSA status
Percentage of adults who had an unmet medical need due to cost in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status*
Percentage of adults who could not afford a prescription U.S. 2017, by MSA status
Percentage of adults who could not afford a prescription U.S. 2017, by MSA status
Percentage of adults who needed a prescription drug but could not afford it in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status*
Service use of U.S. children with a developmental disability 2015-2018, by urbanicity
Service use of U.S. children with a developmental disability 2015-2018, by urbanicity
Percentage of U.S. children aged 3-17 years ever diagnosed with a developmental disability who used select services as of 2015-2018, by urbanicity*
People who did have a dental visit for more than a year U.S. 2022, by urbanicity
People who did have a dental visit for more than a year U.S. 2022, by urbanicity
Share of adults who did have a dental visit for more than one year in the United States in 2022, by urbanicity
Main purpose for using telehealth in the U.S. in 2021, by rural/urban living area
Main purpose for using telehealth in the U.S. in 2021, by rural/urban living area
Thinking of you or your dependent's most recent telehealth visit, what was the primary purpose?
Percentage of adults with at least one emergency room visit U.S. 2017, by MSA status
Percentage of adults with at least one emergency room visit U.S. 2017, by MSA status
Percentage of adults with at least one hospital emergency room visit in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status*

Death

Death rates in the U.S. from 1999 to 2019, by urban-rural classification
Death rates in the U.S. from 1999 to 2019, by urban-rural classification
Death rates in the United States from 1999 to 2019, by urban-rural classification (per 100,000 population)
Female death rates in the U.S. 1999-2019, by urban-rural classification
Female death rates in the U.S. 1999-2019, by urban-rural classification
Female death rates in the United States from 1999 to 2019, by urban-rural classification (per 100,000 population)
Male death rates in the U.S. 1999-2019, by urban-rural classification
Male death rates in the U.S. 1999-2019, by urban-rural classification
Male death rates in the United States from 1999 to 2019, by urban-rural classification (per 100,000 population)
Leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2019, by urban-rural classification
Leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2019, by urban-rural classification
Death rates for the leading causes of death in the United States in 2019, by urban-rural classification (per 100,000 population)
Heart disease, cancer, CLRD death rates U.S. 1999-2019, by urban-rural classification
Heart disease, cancer, CLRD death rates U.S. 1999-2019, by urban-rural classification
Death rates for heart disease, cancer, and CLRD in the United States from 1999 to 2019, by urban-rural classification (per 100,000 population)
Drowning death rates among children in the U.S. 1999 to 2019, by urban-rural status
Drowning death rates among children in the U.S. 1999 to 2019, by urban-rural status
Rate of unintentional deaths by drowning among children and adolescents in the U.S. from 1999 to 2019, by urban or rural status (per 100,000)

Special: Drug overdose death

U.S. drug overdose deaths from 1999-2019, by urbanicity
U.S. drug overdose deaths from 1999-2019, by urbanicity
Number of U.S. drug overdose deaths from 1999 to 2019, by urbanicity
U.S. drug overdose death rate from 1999-2019, by urbanicity
U.S. drug overdose death rate from 1999-2019, by urbanicity
Rate of death from drug overdose in the U.S. from 1999 to 2019, by urbanicity (per 100,000 population)
U.S. drug overdose death rate in 2020, by urbanicity and drug type
U.S. drug overdose death rate in 2020, by urbanicity and drug type
Rate of death from drug overdose in the U.S. in 2020, by urbanicity and drug type (per 100,000 population)
U.S. drug overdose death rate in 2020, by urbanicity and gender
U.S. drug overdose death rate in 2020, by urbanicity and gender
Rate of death from drug overdose in the U.S. in 2020, by urbanicity and gender (per 100,000 population)
U.S. drug overdose death rate in 2020, by urbanicity and ethnicity
U.S. drug overdose death rate in 2020, by urbanicity and ethnicity
Rate of death from drug overdose in the U.S. in 2020, by urbanicity and ethnicity (per 100,000 population)

Mean age at first birth among women in rural counties
24.5 years

Percentage of U.S. children aged 3-17 years in rural areas ever diagnosed with a developmental disability
**%

Total rural health funding by the National Institutes for Health (NIH)
906m USD

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- Percentage of nonmetropolitan residents with private health insurance
- **%
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Persons in the U.S. with private health insurance coverage 1984-2019 by location
- Percentage of metropolitan residents that were uninsured
- 11.6%
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Percentage of U.S. population without health insurance 1994-2019 by location
- Percentage of metropolitan residents with a dental visit in the past year
- ****%
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Persons with a dental visit in the past year 1997-2019, by location

- Female death rates in rural areas in the United States (per 100,000 population)
- ***
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Female death rates in the U.S. 1999-2019, by urban-rural classification
- Death rate due to stroke in urban areas in the United States (per 100,000 population)
- 37
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Leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2019, by urban-rural classification
- Death rate due to cancer in rural areas in the United States (per 100,000 population)
- ***
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Heart disease, cancer, CLRD death rates U.S. 1999-2019, by urban-rural classification

- Number of drug overdose deaths in metropolitan areas in 2019
- 62,281
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U.S. drug overdose deaths from 1999-2019, by urbanicity
- Drug overdose death rate in rural nonmetropolitan areas (per 100,000 population)
- ****
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U.S. drug overdose death rate from 1999-2019, by urbanicity
- Drug type with the highest rate of overdose death in urban areas
- Synthetic opioids
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U.S. drug overdose death rate in 2020, by urbanicity and drug type

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