Eastern Plains Snapshot of Rural Health in Colorado - 2018 - Photo: Walsh, CO EASTERN PLAINS REGION Counties Included: Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Otero, Phillips, Prowers, Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma DEMOGRAPHICS 134,502 30% 19% 41 11% Total Population % of Single Family % Living Under the 2019 Median % of the region (2.4% of the state Households Federal Poverty Line Projected Age enrolled in SNAP population) (compared to the (compared to the state average of 28%) state projected 54% of Children are median age of 38) Eligible for Free & Reduced Lunch HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION MEDIAN INCOME 69% $42,971 % of High School Lowest median income: Otero County at $34,970 Graduates Highest median income: Cheyenne at $50,620 54% of the population The eastern plains region has a median income has some college $25,785 below the urban areas of the state education HEALTH OUTCOMES 24% 7% This region’s teen birth % of Adult Obesity (compared rate is 43 per 1,000 to the state average of 20%) % of region with Adult female population, Lowest Obesity: Diabetes (compared to 8.3% ages 15-19 while the Baca County at 19% the state average of 6%) rate of Colorado is 30 % Children born Highest Obesity: per 1,000. with low birthweight Kit Carson at 28% (compared to the state average of 8.8%) MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Annual Suicide Active Licensed Inpatient Mental Opioid Prescribing Percent increase in Overdose Deaths Rate (per 100,000 Addiction Counselors Health Facilities Rate (‘02-’14) individuals) 11 0 6% 190% 28 RURAL HEALTH FACILITIES 13 2 Critical Additional Access Rural Hospitals Hospitals 38 Rural Facilities 18 5 Federally Additional Certified Rural Clinics Rural Health Clinics PATIENTS PER PROVIDER PAYOR MIX Uninsured (8.4%) Medicaid (29.7%) Regional Dentists: 1:2945 Urban Dentists: 1:2342 Regional Physicians: 1:2453 Regional Mental Health Providers: 1:1236 Medicare (15.6%) Urban Physicians: 1:1713 Urban Mental Health Providers: 1:755 Private Pay (46.2%) Rural Payer Mix 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 Colorado Rural Health Center | The State Office of Rural Health 3033 S Parker Rd., Ste. 606 | Aurora, CO 80014 | P: 303.832.7493 | F: 303.832.7496 [email protected] | www.coruralhealth.org | FIND US ON .