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Eastern Plains Snapshot of Rural Health in Colorado - 2020 - EASTERN PLAINS REGION Counties Included: Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Otero, Phillips, Prowers, Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma

DEMOGRAPHICS

54,798 30% 19% 43 12% Total Population % of Single Family % Living Under the 2020 Median % of the Region (Approximately Households (state Federal Poverty Line Projected Age Enrolled in SNAP 21% of the rural average of 28%) (state average - 12%) (state projected (38% of children ibn population) The 100% Federal median age of 38) the region eligible for Poverty Guidelines for free & reduced lunch) a family of 4 in 2019 is $25,750 HIGH SCHOOL MEDIAN INCOME MEDIAN HOME PRICE GRADUATION $43,583 $127,913 84% Lowest median income: Bent at $35,725 Average Mortgage Cost: $618 High School Graduates Highest median income: Phillips at In 2016, there were 336 housing (state: 77%) $56,096 foreclosures in this region. 56% of the population The eastern plains region has a median Home Price in Morgan County: $181,935 has some college income $19,388 below the average urban Average Mortgage Cost: $880 education (state: 71%) median income of $69,971 (Both are the highest in this region) HEALTH OUTCOMES 25% 8% This region’s teen birth rate is 34 per Adult Obesity (compared to 1,000 women ages 15-19 while the overall the state average of 21%) With Adult Diabetes Colorado rate is 22 per 1,000. Lowest Obesity: (compared to the state Kiowa County at 21% average of 6%) Lowest Teen Birth Rate County in Region: Highest Obesity: Lincoln - 21 per 1,000 Logan County at 29% Highest Teen Birth Rate County in Region: Crowley - 51 per 1,000 MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Annual Suicide Inpatient Mental Opioid Prescriptions Active Licensed Rate (per 100,000 Health Facilities Dispensed per 100 People Addiction Counselors (State average: 59.8/100) individuals)

73 0 65 36

DESIGNATED RURAL HEALTH FACILITIES

15 Critical Access Hospitals 35 Designated Rural Facilities 20 Federally Certified Rural Health Clinics

REGIONAL PATIENTS PER PROVIDER PAYER MIX

Uninsured (8.8%)

Medicaid (30.2%)

Regional Dentists: 1:2854 State Dentists: 1:1261

Regional Physicians: 1:2745 Regional Mental Health Providers: 1:1091 State Physicians: 1:1243 State Mental Health Providers: 1:304 Medicare (15.9%) Private Pay (45.0%) See all of the Regional Snapshot Reports at coruralhealth.org/policy

REGIONS • Grey - Northwest • Red - Resort West • Yellow - Southwest • Blue - San Luis Valley • White - Urban • Green - Eastern Plains

For a detailed list of Snapshot data sources, please visit coruralhealth.org