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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.

18

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