Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Sep 17.
Published in final edited form as: WMJ. 2024 May;123(2):78–87.

Figure 3.

Figure 3.

Comparing Rural Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) Indexes (primary codes only) Based on Census Tract (CT) and ZIP Code Tabulated Area (ZCTA) Across Wisconsin

Dark blue indicates Census Tract-based RUCA (RUCA [CT]) categorized areas as more rural than ZCTA-based RUCA (RUCA [ZCTA]) by a code difference of 5 to 9 (2.6% of land area). Light blue indicates RUCA (CT) categorized areas as more rural than RUCA (ZCTA) by a code difference of 1 to 4 (16.3% of land area). Deep pink indicates RUCA (ZCTA) categorized areas as more rural than RUCA (CT) by a code difference of 5 to 9 (3.9% of land area). Light pink indicates RUCA (ZCTA) categorized areas as more rural than RUCA (CT) by a code difference of 1 to 4 (6.2% of land area). RUCA (CT) and RUCA (ZCTA) agreed for white areas (71.1% of land area).