The following resources provide state-specific information and statistics focused on specific topics. These resources may be used for grantwriting, research, and other activities to support rural health and human services. Please also see the individual state pages for key resources specific to each state.
Tools
2010 Census Data
Web site
A variety of tools and data sets are available for exploring the 2010 Census results.
2010 Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories
Web site
Supplies data on small businesses in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and limited data on the U.S. territories. Topics covered include: the number of firms, demographics of business ownership, small business income, banking, business turnover, industry composition, and employment gains and losses by size of business.
2011 County Health Rankings
Web site
Includes a collection of reports that rank the health of nearly every county in the nation on their overall health. Each county is ranked within the state on how healthy people are and how long they live. They also are ranked on key factors that affect health such as: smoking, obesity, binge drinking, access to primary care providers, rates of high school graduation, rates of violent crime, air pollution levels, liquor store density, unemployment rates and number of children living in poverty.
3RNet Opportunity Search Database
Web site
A searchable database that helps health professionals locate practice sites in rural and underserved areas throughout the country.
3RNet Rural Recruitment and Retention Location Finder
Web site
Provides a listing of available positions serving rural and underserved areas within each state. Includes a contact person who can assist health professionals and their families identify the resources necessary to meet the personal and professional requirements they seek.
America's Health Rankings
Web site
Provides twenty years of data and offers recommendations to address health risk behaviors and their negative outcomes. Includes state-by-state snapshots.
American Red Cross Chapter Locator
Database
Directory of local American Red Cross chapters, searchable by ZIP code.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Database
Provides access to reports, surveys, and fact sheets from the BRFSS, a telephone survey that tracks health risks in the United States. Data is available by state and for the nation.
CAH State Level Data Indicators
Web site
State-level reports on the financial, quality, and community benefit indicators of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
Catalyst Center State-at-a-Glance Online Chartbook
Web site
Provides selected indicators on key aspects of health coverage and health care financing for children and youth with special health care needs in each state plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI)
Web site
Designed to inform public health professionals and community members about state- and county-level health status indicators such as: causes of death, tobacco use, diet, physical activity, and drug and alcohol use. Available reports also include Healthy People 2010 targets, information on vulnerable populations, and access to care.
Cooperative Extension System Offices
Web site
Lists contact information for all USDA Cooperative Extension System Offices in the U.S., which provide practical and research-based information to agricultural producers, small business owners, youth, consumers, and others in rural areas and communities of all sizes.
Directory of State and Regional Primary Care Associations
Web site
Lists address, phone, email and web addresses for state and regional Primary Care Associations (PCAs). PCAs work to promote, expand, and optimize access to primary care.
Directory of State Offices of Rural Health (SORH) and State Rural Health Associations (SRHA)
Web site
Brief overview of State Offices of Rural Health (SORH) grant program. Directory contact information for each SORH, as well as additional state rural health contacts, state rural health association contacts, and national rural health contacts.
Directory of State Primary Care Offices (PCOs)
Web site
Lists contact information for each state's Primary Care Office (PCO). PCOs represent the needs of the underserved populations and the providers who serve them. These offices can provide information on Conrad 30 J-1 Visa Waiver programs, loan repayment programs, and recruitment and retention.
Disability Counts
Web site
Contains disability data for rural and urban U.S. counties. Data topics include people with disabilities, Centers for Independent Living (CILs), metro & non-metro county maps, urban and urbanized area maps, congressional district maps, and disability statistics resources.
Disability Statistics
Web site
Includes data from community and population surveys related to people with disabilities. Also offers access to disability status reports for each state.
Economic Impact of Family Physicians by State
Web site
Brief reports on the economic impact of family physicians for each state. Reports include state maps of primary care health professional shortage areas (HPSAs).
Education Task Force: The State We're In
Web site
A comprehensive, state-by-state snapshot of education today in America. Seven of the most pressing education issues are explored in reports encompassing all 50 states. Individual state report cards provide a comprehensive look at education in each of the 50 states. Compares performance by ranking states from first to worst.
Enrollment in Medicare Advantage and Other Prepaid Plans: June 2010
Web site
Includes national and state enrollment tables and maps. Statistics also available by location, including rural, rural micro, and rural non-micro.
ERS State Fact Sheets
Web site
Statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for each state.
Farm Rescue and EMS: A State by State Directory
Web site
State-by-state list of farm rescue or response programs, Cooperative Extension Safety Specialists, and State EMS Training Coordinators.
FastStats State and Territorial Data
Web site
Provides data and statistics on a variety of health topics by state.
FedStats
Web site
Offers access to official state-specific and topical data from Federal Statistical Organizations.
Find Your Local National Safety Council Chapter
Web site
A directory of the National Safety Council's network of state chapters. These local offices conduct safety, health and environmental efforts at the community level, providing training, conferences, workshops, consultation, newsletters, updates and safety support materials.
Flex State Profile
Web site
Includes profiles of state Flex activities for the benefit of sharing information with one another.
Health Care Status Quo in Your State
Web site
Provides a map and a list of states that users can select to access the report on the state of health care and the state's need for health care reform.
Health Information Technology State Profiles
Web site
Collections of health information technology (HIT) resources for each state.
Health Reform Fact Sheets
Web site
Offers customized fact sheets for each state, together with a directory of topics providing background information on the impacts health reform may have on the states and D.C.
Health, United States, 2010: State Data
Web site
Provides access to data from the Health, United States publication available by state. Includes data on births, deaths, health status, personnel, facilities, health care expenditures, and health care coverage.
Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Programs by State
Web site
Directory of programs that address the healthcare needs of homeless veterans. Organized alphabetically by state and includes the District of Columbia. Listings offer the program name, location, full address, and phone number.
Hospital Service Coordinator Directory
Web site
Lists, by state, the Hospital Service Coordinators' name, affiliated VAMC (VA Medical Center) with their address, telephone, and fax numbers.
Housing Authority Websites
Web site
Provides lists of state and regional housing agencies. These agencies can help find safe and affordable housing for eligible families.
HRSA Geospatial Data Warehouse
Web site
Provides access to HRSA program data and other health related - including rural health - raw data for download and permits the user to selectively filter, sort, and choose data columns to create customized maps and reports. Also, presents charts, reports and maps and tools that address specific health data topics.
HRSA Grant Awards by Major Program or State
Web site
Shows by state, the amount of HRSA grant dollars and number of grants by program.
HRSA in Your State
Web site
Offers summaries of HRSA programs operating in each state down to the county level. Also provides state-specific information about health centers, National Health Service Corps and the communities they serve, the number of participating providers through the 340B program, and identifies shortage designation areas within each state.
HUD.GOV State Information
Web site
A listing by state of HUD offices, local news, available programs, and state specific resources.
Key 2008 Poverty Statistics for Your Congressional District
Web site
Detailed poverty data organized by congressional district with additional breakdowns on child poverty, women in poverty and poverty among racial minorities.
Key Community Health Center Data by State
Web site
Provides national and state-level data on Federally Qualified Health Centers' patients, services provided, staff, patient visits, and costs of care. Includes an interactive map for accessing state fact sheets.
Key Health and Health Care Indicators by Race/Ethnicity and State
Web site
Shows variation across states and racial and ethnic groups for key health and health care indicators. Data update looks at disparities in infant mortality, diabetes-related mortality and AIDS cases among African Americans and Hispanics in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and the percentages of each group that is uninsured, enrolled in Medicaid and living in poverty.
KIDS COUNT Data Center (KCDC)
Web site
Provides child well-being data by state and county. Formerly CLIKS (Community Level Information on Kids).
Local Community Resource Finder
Database
Interactive map and database searchable by state and type of health and community resource. Categories include resources for youth and children, families, the military, and for veterans. Resulting lists provide the name of the resource, its location, website and phone number. Also contains resources in Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Local Homeless Assistance
Web site
Provides access to programs managed by local organizations that support a range of services, including shelter, food, counseling, and jobs skills programs. Information is organized by state.
Medicaid Benefits: Online Database
Database
Presents state-by-state information on Medicaid benefits, searchable by state, benefit, and type of health care provider. Lists coverage for various services including dental, mental, and public health, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and long term care services.
Medical Home Initiatives & Resources by State
Web site
Provides medical home information by state, including resources and state contacts.
Medicare Certified Rural Health Clinics
Web site
Provides a list of all RHCs in each of the 50 states. Includes provider number, name, address, city-state-zip, phone number, and county.
Methpedia
Web site
Serves as a "one-stop" shop to get information on preventing methamphetamine use across the United States. Offers webinars, training and TA, and state-level statistics and legislation.
National AHEC Organization - AHEC Directory
Web site
Lists contact information for regional AHECs by state. AHEC's (Area Health Education Centers) work to recruit, train and retain health professionals committed to underserved populations.
National Association for State Community Services Programs: State Contacts
Web site
Provides contacts for state community services programs funded through the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and the U.S. Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program (DOE/WAP). Implements services including weatherization, energy assistance, child care, nutrition, employment, state energy programs, job training, and housing in urban, suburban and rural communities.
National Association of State Offices of Minority Health Directors
Web site
Lists contact information for directors of state offices of minority health.
National Guard: State Web Sites
Web site
Offers a map and a list of links to National Guard sites representing each of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
National Healthcare Quality Report State Snapshots
Web site
Provides state-specific health care quality information, including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. Information is based on the National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report and is updated annually.
National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS)
Web site
Helps public health programs monitor oral disease, use of the oral health care delivery system, and the status of community water fluoridation on both a state and national level.
National Substance Abuse Index
Web site
Provides a directory for resources related to dealing with addiction. Provides drug climate information for each state.
OAS States in Brief Reports
Web site
Contains reports that summarize substance abuse and mental health issues within the designated state. Includes the prevalence of substance use and abuse, treatment resources, mental health indicators, and SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) grant funding. Browse by state or topic to access reports.
Office of Rural Health Policy Grants by State
Web site
State-by-state list of Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) grants. Includes information on funding awards for outreach grants, State Offices of Rural Health, the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, and other grants funded by ORHP.
Online Services for Key Low-Income Benefit Programs
Web site
Offers information on food stamps, Medicaid, CHIP, TANF and child care.
Oral Health Resources
Web site
Contains articles, fact sheets, and publications on oral health and water fluoridation, plus state-by-state reports. Website also available in Spanish.
Premiums versus Paychecks: A Growing Burden for Workers
Web site
State-specific reports examine what rising health care costs and stagnant earnings mean for working families.
Primary Care Association (PCA) Web Sites
Web site
Links to each state's Primary Care Association (PCA). PCAs work to promote, expand, and optimize access to primary care in each state.
Public Health Resources: State Health Departments
Web site
A directory of state health departments.
Regional Extension Centers
Web site
Contains a list of the Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers (RECs) across the United States.
RUPRI State Profiles
Web site
Profiles of each state, with statistics describing the state's population, poverty, employment and other topics.
Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories (Archival)
Web site
Archival data from 2005 on small businesses in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and limited data on the U.S. territories.
Snap Shots of State Population Data (SNAPS)
Database
Provides local-level community profile information nationwide that can be browsed by county and state and searched by zip code. SNAPS can be used when responding to public health emergency events at the state, Tribal, and local levels.
State and County QuickFacts
Web site
Facts and data about the people, business and geography of each state and county.
State Data Center (SCD) Program
Web site
Official sources of state-level demographic, economic, and social statistics produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes links to the data center in each state and U.S. Commonwealth and Territory.
State Department of Transportation Directory
Web site
Directory of state transportation web sites.
State Health Facts Online
Database
Contains state-level data on demographics, household income, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation. Individual state profiles and 50-state comparisons. Includes statistics by state on medical malpractice and Medicare.
State Human Service Agency Information and Links
Web site
Provides a directory of state human service agencies, including telephone numbers and links to websites for each state's agency or agencies dealing with human service programs.
State Medicaid Fact Sheets
Web site
Allows customization of Medicaid fact sheets by comparing states to the United States or to any other state.
State Medicaid RACs At-A-Glance
Web site
Map summarizes the status of each state and territory RAC program, based on the information submitted in its Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA.) During the implementation phase of these RAC programs, this website will be updated on an ongoing basis.
State Municipal League of Cities Directory
Web site
Lists all state municipal leagues and their contact information.
State of the States
Web site
State profiles of these Federal Food Programs: Demographics, Poverty and Food Insecurity; Federal Nutrition Programs; and State Economic Security Policies.
State Offices of Minority and Multicultural Health Liaison Map
Web site
Provides contact information for state offices of minority and multicultural health through an interactive map. Includes information for the U.S. Commonwealths and Territories.
State Profiles of Medicaid and SCHIP in Rural and Urban Areas
Web site
Provides state-level data from a range of sources on Medicaid and SCHIP, with an emphasis on program characteristics relevant to rural areas.
State Profiles of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Medicaid
Web site
Provides a summary of each state's coverage of behavioral health in Medicaid and in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
State Resource Directory on Elder Abuse Prevention
Web site
Provides a state listing of websites for adult protective services.
State Scorecard 2009
Web site
An interactive U.S. map to view state-specific rankings and results compared to benchmarks, and to view the number of lives and dollars each state could save by achieving benchmark levels of performance.
State Transportation Statistics
Web site
Presents statistical profiles of the transportation infrastructure, freight movement and passenger travel, system safety, vehicles, transportation related economy and finance, energy usage and the environment is presented in tables covering the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
Database
Locates drug and alcohol abuse treatment programs and substance abuse agencies in each state.
Suicide State Data Fact Sheets
Web site
Individual state data fact sheets that include statistics on deaths by suicide, estimated hospitalized attempts, and data on medical costs, work loss costs, gender, race/ethnicity, age and method of suicide in the U.S.
Title V Information System
Web site
Provides access to data and reports from the 59 States and Jurisdictions that receive Title V Block Grant funds from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
Title V: A Snapshot of Maternal and Child Health
Web site
Presents data on maternal and child health from the 59 States and Jurisdictions that receive Title V Block Grant funds from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Regions
Web site
Displays a color-coded map showing the ten designated HHS regions in the United States and Territories. Includes links and contact information for each region.
USA Counties
Web site
Features state- and county-level data from various sources. Demographic, economic, and governmental data are presented for the purpose of multi-county comparisons or single county profiles.
VA Facilities Locator & Directory
Web site
Offers a storehouse of facility and key staff information within 1747 VA facilities that is searchable by state and administration. Links to various VA services and policies are also available.
VA State Summary Fact Sheets
Web site
Provides links to summaries for each of the 50 states, which offer statistics related to veterans and their health care.
Welfare Reform and Social Services State Links
Web site
Contains a list of links to state social services agencies and state agencies handling welfare reform.
Why We Need Health Reform: State-by-State Fact Sheets
Web site
Provides state-by-state fact sheets showing the need for health reform in every state.
Women's Health Care Disparities: State Fact Sheets
Web site
Presents selected data and findings from the report Putting Women’s Health Care Disparities on the Map: Examining Racial and Ethnic disparities at the State Level. Includes individual state fact sheets, data indicators, and a full report.
Maps & Map Collections
Location, Location, Location: Job Loss
Geographic coverage: United States
Color-coded map that shows the percentage of job loss or gain in each U.S. county between December 2007 and October 2009.
No Car and No Supermarket Store Within a Mile
Interactive
Geographic coverage: United States
Colors each county in America by the percentage of households in food deserts, according to the USDA's definition. Data is not available for Alaska and Hawaii.
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Cartographic Archive
Geographic coverage: United States
A list of maps in PDF that define rural and characterize rural America. Thematic maps cover demographics, frontier counties, health status, critical access hospitals, rural hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and health workforce supply.
RAC Maps
Interactive
Geographic coverage: United States
National maps on a variety of rural health and human services topics. Maps can be customized to focus on a specified state or county and to show additional labels, boundaries and data, for use in grant applications, reports and other publications.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Data System: Maps
Interactive
Geographic coverage: United States
Interactive, web-based mapping utility that illustrates program participation and benefit levels down to the county level. Shows per capita participation, per capita benefits, changes from year to year, and more. The map's tools allow you to call up tabular data for the county, State, or Nation.
The Decline: The Geography of a Recession; Unemployment Rates by County
Interactive
Geographic coverage: United States
An interactive map that displays the rate of unemployment by county from 2007 through 2009 by Latoya Egwuekwe using data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Tobacco Policy Map
Interactive
Geographic coverage: United States
Interactive map represents smoke-free laws, cigarette tax rates, and tobacco control spending by year and state.
Documents, Reports and Other Publications
Community Services Block Grant: State Fact Sheets
Sponsoring organization: National Association for State Community Services Programs
Highlights the results and outcomes produced by the CSBG Network in fiscal year 2010.
Date: 08 / 2011
Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) Statistics
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Health Professions
Charts the number of primary, dental, and mental health professional shortage areas (HPSA) for each state and how many health care providers would be required to remove the shortage designation. Includes the percentage of designations located in rural vs. urban areas.
Date: 07 / 2011
First Results from the 2010 Census
Author(s): Mark Mather, Kevin Pollard, Linda A. Jacobsen
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
Initial report from the 2010 Census identifying population change in rural and metro areas. Includes statistics on the increased diversity and ethnicity in the U.S.
Date: 07 / 2011
From Hospitals to Healthcare Coalitions: Transforming Health Preparedness and Response in Our Communities
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Summarizes progress that States and hospitals, along with the public health and emergency management communities made from 2007-2009 in the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP). Serves as a guide in healthcare preparedness and response successful models and as an educational tool for legislators, funding recipients and other key stakeholders.
Grading the States 2009: A Report on America's Health Care System for Serious Mental Illness (Full Report)
Author(s): L. Aron, R. Honberg, K. Duckworth, et al.
Sponsoring organization: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Overview of the characteristics of a high quality state mental health system, with policy recommendations. Provides a comprehensive grading of state adult public mental healthcare systems for each state. Includes discussion of states' rural mental health needs.
Date: 03 / 2009
Health in the Americas: United States of America
Sponsoring organization: Pan American Health Organization
Reports on the health status of persons living within the 50 States. Also includes social, political, economic, environment, and demographic information. Data is presented by age, race, and gender using narrative, charts, and graphs.
Date: 2007
Health, United States, 2010: With Special Feature on Death and Dying
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
Uses tables and narrative to present trends and information regarding the Nation's physical and mental disability status, level of education and income, demographic distribution, health insurance coverage and expenditures, health behaviors and risk factors, and the utilization and access to health care. Includes data on Rural Health Clinics and on non-metropolitan (rural) areas.
Date: 02 / 2011
Hunger Almanac 2010
Sponsoring organization: Feeding America
Provides national and state-level statistics on hunger and poverty. Includes an overview of federal nutrition programs.
Date: 07 / 2010
Kids Count Data Book, 2010
Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
Provides national and state-by-state information and statistical trends on the conditions of America’s children and families. Includes graphs, maps, ranked lists, and state-by-state profiles.
Date: 2010
Nonmetro America: Conditions and Trends
Author(s): Kathleen K. Miller
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
Summarizes key demographic and economic indicators in the United States, with an emphasis on nonmetropolitan areas in each state.
Date: 05 / 2008
Profiles of Progress: State Health IT Initiatives
Sponsoring organization: National Association of State Chief Information Officers
Offers a compendium of Health Information Technology (HIT) efforts that focuses on measures state governments have initiated or endorsed through legislation, executive order, or by engaging in public/private or non-profit partnerships with outside organizations.
Date: 11 / 2006
Quick Health Facts 2010: Selected State Data on Older Americans
Author(s): Leigh Purvis
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
Presents major health system characteristics for each state and the District of Columbia. Reflects current health care priorities, with a particular focus on data that is relevant to
the provisions of the recently passed health care reform legislation. State data sheets includes rural population in percent of total.
Date: 08 / 2010
Shortchanging America's Health: A State-By-State Look at How Federal Public Health Dollars Are Spent, 2010
Author(s): Jeffrey Levi, Rebecca St. Laurent, Laura M. Segal, Serena Vinter
Sponsoring organization: Trust for America's Health
Reviews key health statistics and a range of federal public health funds that each state receives.
Date: 03 / 2010
Small Business Profile: United States
Sponsoring organization: Small Business Administration
Profile of the United State's economy, covering the number of firms, industry composition, small business income, banking, women and minority business ownership, and employment.
Date: 02 / 2011
State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2007-2008 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Presents state estimates for 23 measures of substance use or mental health problems based on the 2007 and 2008 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUHs).
Date: 06 / 2010
State Handbook of Economic, Demographic, and Fiscal Indicators, Seventh Edition - 2008
Author(s): David Baer
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
Provides information about state economic, demographic, and fiscal conditions, including: population, poverty rates, per capita state personal income, state and local revenues, expenditures, tax rates, and property tax relief programs.
Date: 2008
State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables, 2009
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Provides information on fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption, policy, and environmental support within each state. Addresses issues associated with nutritionally underserved areas.
Date: 09 / 2009
State Medicaid Coverage of Perinatal Services: Summary of State Survey Findings
Author(s): Usha Ranji, Alina Salganicoff, Alexandra M. Stewart, Marisa Cox, Lauren Doamekpor
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Highlights selected findings from the 2007/2008 Kaiser Family Foundation/George Washington University State Survey of Reproductive Health Services Under Medicaid, and examines coverage of perinatal services in states across the nation.
Date: 11 / 2009
State Profiles of Child Well-Being: Kids Count Data Book, 2011
Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
Presents national and state-by-state data on key indicators of child well-being. This year's essay is America’s Children, America’s Challenge: Promoting Opportunity for the Next Generation, which explores how kids and families are faring in the wake of the recession and why it’s important to help children reach their full potential and become part of a robust economy and society.
Date: 2011
Substate Estimates from the 2006-2008 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Uses maps and charts to present estimates of the prevalence of substance use in the civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 or older by both substate and census regions.
Date: 07 / 2010
Tobacco Control State Highlights, 2010
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Outlines state-by-state tobacco control programs and describes other strategies, such as MPOWER, that could be used to establish, implement, and evaluate effective control programs.
Date: 2010
U.S. Variations in Child Health System Performance: A State Scorecard
Author(s): Katherine K. Shea, Karen Davis, Edward L. Schor
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
Examines variations among states’ child
health care systems, building on the State Scorecard published by The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health
System.
Date: 05 / 2008
