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The Nature of the Rural-Urban Mortality Gap - USDA ERS
There is a growing natural-cause mortality gap between rural and urban areas of the United States.
Texas Rural Health Basic Facts
Texas covers 261,797 square miles, with a 2020 estimated population of 29,527,941 people – 3,035,041 living in rural Texas (USDA-ERS). It ranks second among U.S. states in both area and population.
Rural Health Insights in Texas & its Congressional District
Understand the Landscape of Rural Health in Texas and Every State in the United States and its Congressional District.
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Since 2005, Texas has lost 18 rural hospitals to closure, and 6 hospitals have converted.
Source: UNC, 2023
164
164 of 174 non-metro counties are in a primary care HPSAs.
Source: HRSA, 2024
56%
Percentage of rural hospitals without OB services.
Source: CHQPR, 2023
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