Health differences between rural and non-rural Texas counties based on 2023 County Health Rankings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Place matters for health. In Texas, growing rural populations face a variety of structural, social, and economic disparities that position them for potentially worse health outcomes. The current study contributes to understanding rural health disparities in a state-specific context.

Methods

Using 2023 County Health Rankings data from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, the study analyzes rural/non-rural county differences in Texas across six composite indexed domains of health outcomes (length of life, quality of life) and health factors (health behavior, clinical care, socioeconomic factors, physical environment) with a chi-square test of significance and logistic regression.

Results

Quartile ranking distributions of the six domains di

SUBMITTER: Ekren E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11696682 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature