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 |