New Hampshire covers 8,968 square miles, with a 2016 estimated population of 1,334,795 people – 496,355 of which live in rural areas (USDA-ERS). Concord is the state capital. The state’s largest cities are Manchester, Nashua and Concord. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 93.9% of the state’s population is white, 1.5% is Black/African-American, and 3.4% is of Hispanic/Latino origin (U.S. Census, 2015).
New Hampshire Rural Healthcare Facilities
There are 28 hospitals in New Hampshire (Kaiser, 2015), 13 of which are identified as Critical Access Hospitals (Flex Team, 7/2017). There are 14 Rural Health Clinics in the state (CMS, 2017), and 11 Federally Qualified Health Centers provide services at 37 sites (NACHC, 2015).
Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural New Hampshire
5% of New Hampshire residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2015). According to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS), the average per-capita income for New Hampshire residents in 2015 was $55,905, although rural per-capita income lagged at $52,243. Based on 2015 American Community Survey (ACS) data, the ERS reports that the poverty rate in rural New Hampshire is 9.9%, compared with 7.3% in urban areas of the state. 8.2% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 7.4% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma (ERS report using 2011-2015 ACS data). The unemployment rate of rural areas in New Hampshire is 2.7%, while the rate in urban areas is 2.9% (USDA-ERS, 2016).For a national comparison, please see an overview of the United States.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Rural Health Clinic List; Flex Monitoring Team: Critical Access Hospital List; Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts; National Association of Community Health Centers: Key Health Center Data By State; U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts; USDA Economic Research Service: State Fact Sheets
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Last Reviewed: 6/5/2017