Medicare Beneficiaries by Rural Status
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2026
| Location | Urban | Rural | Total | Urban | Rural | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 57803315 | 11778493 | 69581808 | 0.831 | 0.1693 | 1.000 |
| Alabama | 855448 | 283587 | 1139035 | 0.751 | 0.2490 | 1.000 |
| Alaska | 80259 | 42800 | 123059 | 0.652 | 0.3478 | 1.000 |
| Arizona | 1463481 | 88860 | 1552341 | 0.943 | 0.0572 | 1.000 |
| Arkansas | 381493 | 309441 | 690934 | 0.552 | 0.4479 | 1.000 |
| California | 6970298 | 225639 | 7195937 | 0.969 | 0.0314 | 1.000 |
| Colorado | 912343 | 168891 | 1081234 | 0.844 | 0.1562 | 1.000 |
| Connecticut | 723932 | 54645 | 778577 | 0.930 | 0.0702 | 1.000 |
| Delaware | 160584 | 95759 | 256343 | 0.626 | 0.3736 | 1.000 |
| District of Columbia | 97463 | 0 | 97463 | 1.000 | 0.0000 | 1.000 |
| Florida | 5142400 | 163206 | 5305606 | 0.969 | 0.0308 | 1.000 |
| Georgia | 1591971 | 424456 | 2016427 | 0.790 | 0.2105 | 1.000 |
| Hawaii | 243738 | 71511 | 315249 | 0.773 | 0.2268 | 1.000 |
| Idaho | 297472 | 115357 | 412829 | 0.721 | 0.2794 | 1.000 |
| Illinois | 2071553 | 403236 | 2474789 | 0.837 | 0.1629 | 1.000 |
| Indiana | 1063615 | 351409 | 1415024 | 0.752 | 0.2483 | 1.000 |
| Iowa | 395535 | 310205 | 705740 | 0.560 | 0.4395 | 1.000 |
| Kansas | 405619 | 201107 | 606726 | 0.669 | 0.3315 | 1.000 |
| Kentucky | 577388 | 429028 | 1006416 | 0.574 | 0.4263 | 1.000 |
| Louisiana | 796003 | 167156 | 963159 | 0.826 | 0.1735 | 1.000 |
| Maine | 216736 | 171868 | 388604 | 0.558 | 0.4423 | 1.000 |
| Maryland | 1110026 | 77678 | 1187704 | 0.935 | 0.0654 | 1.000 |
| Massachusetts | 1476667 | 29323 | 1505990 | 0.981 | 0.0195 | 1.000 |
| Michigan | 1837872 | 474130 | 2312002 | 0.795 | 0.2051 | 1.000 |
| Minnesota | 865502 | 332387 | 1197889 | 0.723 | 0.2775 | 1.000 |
| Mississippi | 304559 | 350616 | 655175 | 0.465 | 0.5351 | 1.000 |
| Missouri | 980475 | 385201 | 1365676 | 0.718 | 0.2821 | 1.000 |
| Montana | 136046 | 134834 | 270880 | 0.502 | 0.4978 | 1.000 |
| Nebraska | 233645 | 163122 | 396767 | 0.589 | 0.4111 | 1.000 |
| Nevada | 563210 | 62526 | 625736 | 0.900 | 0.0999 | 1.000 |
| New Hampshire | 206750 | 151615 | 358365 | 0.577 | 0.4231 | 1.000 |
| New Jersey | 1829755 | 0 | 1829755 | 1.000 | 0.0000 | 1.000 |
| New Mexico | 322208 | 152165 | 474373 | 0.679 | 0.3208 | 1.000 |
| New York | 3674839 | 355411 | 4030250 | 0.912 | 0.0882 | 1.000 |
| North Carolina | 1718995 | 588384 | 2307379 | 0.745 | 0.2550 | 1.000 |
| North Dakota | 85725 | 67499 | 153224 | 0.559 | 0.4405 | 1.000 |
| Ohio | 2090991 | 507598 | 2598589 | 0.805 | 0.1953 | 1.000 |
| Oklahoma | 523067 | 303376 | 826443 | 0.633 | 0.3671 | 1.000 |
| Oregon | 780877 | 186747 | 967624 | 0.807 | 0.1930 | 1.000 |
| Pennsylvania | 2551485 | 472489 | 3023974 | 0.844 | 0.1562 | 1.000 |
| Rhode Island | 250949 | 0 | 250949 | 1.000 | 0.0000 | 1.000 |
| South Carolina | 1074353 | 203084 | 1277437 | 0.841 | 0.1590 | 1.000 |
| South Dakota | 101131 | 104107 | 205238 | 0.493 | 0.5073 | 1.000 |
| Tennessee | 1125468 | 395748 | 1521216 | 0.740 | 0.2602 | 1.000 |
| Texas | 4282608 | 697605 | 4980213 | 0.860 | 0.1401 | 1.000 |
| Utah | 408639 | 77436 | 486075 | 0.841 | 0.1593 | 1.000 |
| Vermont | 50369 | 119311 | 169680 | 0.297 | 0.7032 | 1.000 |
| Virginia | 1437643 | 308702 | 1746345 | 0.823 | 0.1768 | 1.000 |
| Washington | 1346966 | 227085 | 1574051 | 0.856 | 0.1443 | 1.000 |
| West Virginia | 265362 | 191113 | 456475 | 0.581 | 0.4187 | 1.000 |
| Wisconsin | 947890 | 417225 | 1365115 | 0.694 | 0.3056 | 1.000 |
| Wyoming | 39488 | 92812 | 132300 | 0.298 | 0.7015 | 1.000 |
| Puerto Rico | 732424 | 50369 | 782793 | 0.936 | 0.0643 | 1.000 |
| Virgin Islands | 0 | 20634 | 20634 | 0.000 | 1.0000 | 1.000 |