Resources for All States
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
America's Health Rankings
Web site
Provides data and recommendations related to health risk behaviors and outcomes. Includes state-by-state snapshots.
CAH Financial Performance Indicators by State
Web site
State-level reports on the financial condition and performance of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
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: 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.
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.
Health and Well-Being of Children: State-Level Data
Web site
State-level data on children's health status, health care access, safety, child care and other issues related to children's well-being.
Health, United States: 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.
HRSA Geospatial Data Warehouse
Web site
Reporting and mapping tools providing access to HRSA program information, related health resources, and demographic data for reporting on HRSA activities. The data includes grants, scholarship and loan programs, designation of underserved areas, and service demonstration programs and integrates these with data acquired from external sources. Includes "HRSA in My Neighborhood" feature which provides quick access to a summary of HRSA's activities on a particular address. Internet Explorer 6.x is required.
Kids Count Data Center
Database
Contains state and city level data for over 100 measures of child well-being, including the measures used in the KIDS COUNT Data Book and The Right Start for America's Newborns. Allows generation of custom reports for a geographic area (Profiles) or to compare areas on a topic (Ranking, Maps, and Line Graphs).
SBA State Economic Profiles
Web site
A tool that contains documents profiling the economic condition of small businesses in the United States, for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories.
State Data Center Program
Web site
Official sources of state-level demographic, economic, and social statistics produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes links to each state data center.
State Department of Transportation Directory
Web site
Directory of state transportation web sites.
State Fact Sheets
Web site
Statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for each state.
State Health Facts Online
Database
The latest state-level data on demographics, 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.
State Housing Agencies
Web site
Provides links to state housing agencies such as the Housing Finance Authority and the Department of Community and Economic Development.
State Medicaid Fact Sheets
Web site
Allows you to customize your Medicaid fact sheet by comparing your state to the United States or to any other state.
State Profiles of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Medicaid
Web site
Consists of a summary of each states' coverage of behavioral health in Medicaid and in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
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: 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.
USA Counties
Web site
Features county-level data. Demographic, economic, and governmental data are presented for the purpose of multi-county comparisons or single county profiles.
Maps & Map Collections
Food Stamp Program Map Machine
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.
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.
Reliance on Independently Owned Pharmacies in Rural America: Individual State Maps
Geographic coverage: 50 Individual State Maps
State maps showing the locations of communities with only one pharmacy, independently owned. A related policy brief, Reliance
on Independently Owned Pharmacies in Rural America, is available.
Summer Food Service Program Map Machine
Interactive
Geographic coverage: United States
Interactive mapping utility which integrates three different types of information--Census data, SFSP participation records, and Common Core Data--and provides visual displays of SFSP sponsors and sites in geographic relation to concentrated areas of child poverty. Also provides all the underlying data in tabular format for more in depth analysis. Displays maps and data for the entire Nation or a particular State, county, or neighborhood.
Documents, Reports and Other Publications
Almanac of Hunger and Poverty in America
Sponsoring organization: America's Second Harvest
Provides national and state statistics on hunger and poverty. Includes an overview of federal nutrition programs.
Date: 2006
Grading the States: A Report on America's Health Care System for Serious Mental Illness
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 / 2006
Making the Grade on Women's Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card 2004
Sponsoring organization: National Women's Law Center
Assesses women's health using 34 health status indicators and 67 health policy indicators on a state-by-state basis. Includes an overview of women's health disparities based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, and other facts.
Date: 2004
Measuring the Years: State Aging Trends & Indicators
Author(s): Laura Summer
Sponsoring organization: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
Identifies current trends and future directions confronting state policy makers. Provides a wealth of information on topics ranging from
demographic shifts, health care concerns, and long term care workforce shortages.
Date: 11 / 2004
SCHIP Enrollment in 50 States: December 2004 Data Update
Author(s): Vernon K. Smith, David M. Rousseau
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
Shows that enrollment in SCHIP grew by 25,000 to 3,950,000 in 2004, reversing a four quarter decline in enrollment since June 2003, but still slightly below the program's enrollment peak.
Date: 09 / 2005
Shortchanging America's Health: A State-By-State Look at How Federal Public Health Dollars Are Spent, 2006
Author(s): Jeffrey Levi, Laura M. Segal, Chrissie Juliano, Michael J. Earls
Sponsoring organization: Trust for America's Health
Reviews key health statistics and a range of federal public health funds that each state receives.
Date: 06 / 2006
State of the States 2005: A Profile of Food and Nutrition Programs Across the Nation
Sponsoring organization: Food Research and Action Center
Provides food stamp profiles in each state, discusses child, school, and adult nutrition programs, and highlights how each state is meeting the needs of its hungry people. Includes statistics and data.
Date: 02 / 2005
State of the States in Family Caregiver Support: A 50-State Study
Author(s): Lynn Friss Feinberg, Sandra L. Newman, Leslie Gray, Karen N. Kolb
Sponsoring organization: Family Caregiver Alliance
Examines publicly funded caregiver support programs in all 50 states. Explores programs provided through the Older Americans Act's National Family Caregiver Support Program, Aged/Disabled Medicaid waiver programs, and state-funded programs. Highlights key findings, offers state-by-state profiles, pinpoints challenges, identifies issues for the future, and expands recognition of family caregiver needs as distinct from the needs of care receivers.
Date: 11 / 2004
State of the States: Building Hope, Raising Expectations
Author(s): Isabel Friedenzohn
Sponsoring organization: AcademyHealth
Covers the percentage of people without health insurance by state, SCHIP reauthorization, Medicaid, and trends in state initiatives.
Date: 01 / 2007
State-by-State Profiles: The Integration of Pediatric Care Components into the EMS System
Author(s): Sandra A. Adomako
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Lists each state's efforts in addressing the needs of children in emergency situations and integrating appropriate pediatric care in the EMS system.
Date: 2000
Surveillance of Certain Health Behaviors Among States and Selected Local Areas --- United States, 2005
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Provides data on the prevalence of health-risk behaviors, awareness of specific medical conditions, and use of preventive services in each state, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Journal citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) Volume 56 Issue SS04 Pages: 1-160
Date: 05 / 2007
Why Rural Matters 2005: The Facts about Rural Education in the 50 States
Author(s): Jerry Johnson
Sponsoring organization: Rural School and Community Trust
Analyzes the importance of rural education in each of the 50 states. Calls attention to the urgency with which policymakers in each state should address the problems of rural education. Includes statistics and data.
Date: 05 / 2005
Workers Who Care: A Graphical Profile of the Frontline Health and Health Care Workforce
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Chartbook providing information about frontline health care occupations, covering 32 occupational groups of health and health care workers with high levels of direct care/service, median annual
wages under $40,000 and required educational training of a bachelor's degree or below. Data is available at the national level and by state.
Date: 2006
