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Table 2 County Characteristics related to SDOH

From: A qualitative assessment of barriers and facilitators associated with addressing social determinants of health among members of a health collaborative in the rural Midwest

County Name, State

Cook, MN

Itasca, MN

Koochiching, MN

Lake, MN

St. Louis, MN

Ashland, WI

Douglas, WI

Population

5393

45,108

12,440

10,658

199,754

15,600

43,208

Rural Urban Continuum Code (2013)

Completely rural or less than 2500 urban population, not adjacent to a metro area

Urban population of 2500 to 19,999, adjacent to a metro area

Urban population of 2500 to 19,999, adjacent to a metro area

Urban population of 2500 to 19,999, adjacent to a metro area

Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population

Urban population of 2500 to 19,999, not adjacent to a metro area

Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population

% 65+

26.6

22.0

23.3

25.1

18.3

18.2

17.5

Mental health care providers/ 100,000

92.6

237.1

119.7

66.5

231.0

277.4

115.5

% Households that received food stamps, past 12 months

6.4

11.7

15.7

7.5

11.0

20.3

13.9

% Households with any internet connection

80.8

76.9

72.9

80.2

77.6

70.9

77.3

% Means-tested health insurance

13.1

19.2

24.2

13.0

16.1

23.1

16.6

% Public Insurance

22.2

25.8

31.9

19.4

21.6

30.9

22.7

% of employed in arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

29.8

9.7

9.9

13.0

11.4

11.0

9.7

% non-civilian pop. Below poverty

13.6

13.3

17.1

9.3

17.1

13.6

13.1