Sixteen States Set Objectives Specific to Rural Areas

Figure 7 Existence of objectives specific to rural areas (N=50)

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# Rural- specific objectives       (N=16)

# No Rural- specific objectives        (N=30)

WHITE Not applicable or information incomplete or not provided (N=4)

Percentage of Population Living in Rural Areas*

(States with Rural-specific objectives in green)

   State

%

    State %
   Alabama

40

    Montana 48
   Alaska

33

    Nebraska 34
   Arizona

13

    Nevada 12
   Arkansas

47

    New Hampshire 49
   California

7

    New Jersey 11
   Colorado

18

    New Mexico 27
   Connecticut

21

    New York 16
   Delaware

27

    North Carolina 50
   Florida

15

    North Dakota 47
   Georgia

37

    Ohio 26
   Hawaii

11

    Oklahoma 32
   Idaho

43

    Oregon 30
   Illinois

15

    Pennsylvania 31
   Indiana

35

    Rhode Island 14
   Iowa

39

    South Carolina 45
   Kansas

31

    South Dakota 50
   Kentucky

48

    Tennessee 39
   Louisiana

32

    Texas 20
   Maine

55

    Utah 13
   Maryland

19

    Vermont 68
   Massachusetts

16

    Virginia 31
   Michigan

30

    Washington 24
   Minnesota

30

    West Virginia 64
   Mississippi

53

    Wisconsin 34
   Missouri

31

    Wyoming 35

   * Based on the 1990 Census


Public Health Foundation - March, 1998