Rural Coding

coding tables for use in distribution studies from Hart and WWAMI studies

Version 2.0 Rural-Urban Commuting Areas (RUCAs)

 

Practice Location

Accelerated FP

US Population 1998

1987 - 2000 FPGP

1987 - 2000 Office Based Primary Care Not FPGP

1987 - 2000 Not Office Based Primary Care

Urban

50 %

77.6 %

73.9 %

89.6 %

90.3 %

Large Rural

16.5 %

9.3 %

10.5 %

5.9  %

5.4 %

Medium Rural

23.7 %

6.9 %

9.7 %

2.7  %

2.0 %

Isolated Rural

9.4 %

6.1 %

4.8 %

0.9  %

0.7%

 

1  Metropolitan area core: primary flow within an urbanized area (UA) 1.0 No additional code 1.1 Secondary flow 30% to 50% to a larger UA

2  Metropolitan area high commuting: primary flow 30% or more to a UA 2.0 No additional code 2.1 Secondary flow 30% to 50% to a larger UA

3  Metropolitan area low commuting: primary flow 10% to 30% to a UA 3.0 No additional code

4 Micropolitan area core: primary flow within an Urban Cluster of 10,000 to 49,999 (large UC) 4.0 No additional code 4.1 Secondary flow 30% to 50% to a UA 4.2 Secondary flow 10% to 30% to a UA

5 Micropolitan high commuting: primary flow 30% or more to a large UC 5.0 No additional code 5.1 Secondary flow 30% to 50% to a UA 5.2 Secondary flow 10% to 30% to a UA

6 Micropolitan low commuting: primary flow 10% to 30% to a large UC 6.0 No additional code 6.1 Secondary flow 10% to 30% to a UA

7 Small town core: primary flow within an Urban Cluster of 2,500 to 9,999 (small UC) 7.0 No additional code 7.1 Secondary flow 30% to 50% to a UA 7.2 Secondary flow 30% to 50% to a large UC 7.3 Secondary flow 10% to 30% to a UA 7.4 Secondary flow 10% to 30% to a large UC

8 Small town high commuting: primary flow 30% or more to a small UC 8.0 No additional code 8.1 Secondary flow 30% to 50% to a UA 8.2 Secondary flow 30% to 50% to a large UC 8.3 Secondary flow 10% to 30% to a UA 8.4 Secondary flow 10% to 30% to a large UC

9 Small town low commuting: primary flow 10% to 30% to a small UC 9.0 No additional code 9.1 Secondary flow 10% to 30% to a UA 9.2 Secondary flow 10% to 30% to a large UC

10  Rural areas: primary flow to a tract outside a UA or UC 10.0 No additional code 10.1 Secondary flow 30% to 50% to a UA 10.2 Secondary flow 30% to 50% to a large U 10.3 Secondary flow 30% to 50% to a small UC 10.4 Secondary flow 10% to 30% to a UA 10.5 Secondary flow 10% to 30% to a large UC 10.6 Secondary flow 10% to 30% to a small UC

UA=Urbanized Area UC=Urban Cluster

  Pop Dist         Urban       Large Rural       Small Rural       Isolated Rural                
  Urban Large Rural Small Rural Isolated   pov pop % poverty   pov pop % poverty   pov pop % poverty   pov pop % poverty totpov totpop % poverty % pop US % pov US Pov/Pop ratio
AK 50.2% 22.6% 15.3% 11.9% 1 24112 307035 7.9% 2 10948 137888 7.9% 3 8764 93827 9.3% 4 13477 72624 18.6% 57301 611374 9.4% 0.22% 0.17% 0.757
AL 68.4% 13.7% 12.0% 5.9% 1 440237 2961773 14.9% 2 104905 594645 17.6% 3 96992 519530 18.7% 4 55411 256283 21.6% 697545 4332231 16.1% 1.58% 2.06% 1.301
AR 38.4% 27.8% 23.2% 10.6% 1 142333 997280 14.3% 2 115171 723026 15.9% 3 103960 604005 17.2% 4 50302 275802 18.2% 411766 2600113 15.8% 0.95% 1.22% 1.280
AZ 81.0% 10.4% 6.0% 2.6% 1 510122 4069503 12.5% 2 78975 523101 15.1% 3 74318 299197 24.8% 4 35270 130147 27.1% 698685 5021948 13.9% 1.83% 2.06% 1.124
CA 94.8% 3.0% 1.8% 0.5% 1 4387026 31360970 14.0% 2 185142 981230 18.9% 3 102770 581919 17.7% 4 30911 174252 17.7% 4705849 33098371 14.2% 12.09% 13.89% 1.149
CO 85.2% 2.0% 7.8% 5.0% 1 313818 3580953 8.8% 2 9306 82103 11.3% 3 39425 327931 12.0% 4 26397 210904 12.5% 388946 4201891 9.3% 1.53% 1.15% 0.748
CT 93.7% 2.7% 1.5% 2.2% 1 244082 3092302 7.9% 2 8942 87646 10.2% 3 3397 48810 7.0% 4 3117 71924 4.3% 259538 3300682 7.9% 1.21% 0.77% 0.635
DC 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1 109500 541657 20.2%                         109500 541657 20.2% 0.20% 0.32% 1.634
DE 78.9% 0.0% 20.4% 0.6% 1 53013 599028 8.8%         3 16530 155107 10.7% 4 353 4911 7.2% 69896 759046 9.2% 0.28% 0.21% 0.744
FL 92.2% 2.2% 3.9% 1.7% 1 1773014 14383151 12.3% 2 46229 347309 13.3% 3 92311 600859 15.4% 4 40759 272635 15.0% 1952313 15603954 12.5% 5.70% 5.76% 1.011
GA 69.5% 14.6% 11.4% 4.4% 1 608305 5454432 11.2% 2 181087 1147980 15.8% 3 157877 896137 17.6% 4 59417 349201 17.0% 1006686 7847750 12.8% 2.87% 2.97% 1.037
HI 72.0% 18.3% 4.0% 5.8% 1 83937 848240