POVERTY LEVELS The UFHCC catchment area has 16 out of 23 counties designated as rural, comprising 53% of the state’s rural counties. Thirteen of these rural counties are above the state poverty rate of 14%. Four of the non-rural counties have poverty rates above the state rate. Figure 17: Catchment Area County-Level Poverty Rates
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State Poverty Rate (14%)
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019, Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months, ACS 5-Year Estimates
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