Table 4.
Geographic Access to Hospice by Census Region and State
| Mean time to nearest hospice (minutes) | Population per Square mile | % of population in communities more than 30 minutes from a hospice | % of population in communities more than 60 minutes from a hospice | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15.0 | — | 12% | 2% |
| New England | ||||
| Connecticut | 9.5 | 3691 | 0% | 0% |
| Maine | 28.8 | 1002 | 29% | 9% |
| Massachusetts | 8.0 | 6739 | 1% | 1% |
| New Hampshire | 13.5 | 1566 | 5% | 0% |
| Rhode Island | 9.4 | 5176 | 2% | 2% |
| Vermont | 25.7 | 826 | 31% | 1% |
| Middle Atlantic | ||||
| New Jersey | 9.3 | 8199 | 1% | 0% |
| New York | 13.3 | 24267 | 12% | 1% |
| Pennsylvania | 11.2 | 4716 | 7% | 0% |
| East North Central | ||||
| Indiana | 14.1 | 1974 | 12% | 0% |
| Illinois | 12.2 | 7189 | 11% | 1% |
| Michigan | 14.9 | 2922 | 10% | 2% |
| Ohio | 11.7 | 2980 | 6% | 0% |
| Wisconsin | 17.2 | 3107 | 17% | 3% |
| West North Central | ||||
| Iowa | 16.4 | 1408 | 16% | 0% |
| Kansas | 19.5 | 1679 | 24% | 5% |
| Minnesota | 17.8 | 2657 | 19% | 2% |
| Missouri | 17.8 | 2127 | 21% | 3% |
| Nebraska | 21.4 | 2144 | 22% | 7% |
| North Dakota | 40.9 | 1015 | 38% | 16% |
| South Dakota | 52.7 | 767 | 37% | 18% |
| South Atlantic | ||||
| Delaware | 14.7 | 3477 | 19% | 0% |
| District of Columbia | 5.1 | 14301 | 0% | 0% |
| Florida | 18.4 | 3550 | 16% | 3% |
| Georgia | 15.9 | 1656 | 14% | 1% |
| Maryland | 12.6 | 5098 | 7% | 1% |
| North Carolina | 17.0 | 1242 | 14% | 1% |
| South Carolina | 16.3 | 1125 | 14% | 1% |
| Virginia | 15.9 | 2773 | 14% | 3% |
| West Virginia | 30.7 | 920 | 48% | 11% |
| East South Central | ||||
| Alabama | 15.8 | 1077 | 13% | 2% |
| Kentucky | 25.0 | 1498 | 34% | 5% |
| Mississippi | 18.1 | 873 | 23% | 1% |
| Tennessee | 18.9 | 1393 | 22% | 2% |
| West South Central | ||||
| Arkansas | 25.0 | 745 | 33% | 5% |
| Louisiana | 12.5 | 3072 | 11% | 1% |
| Oklahoma | 13.2 | 1658 | 13% | 1% |
| Texas | 15.9 | 3067 | 13% | 3% |
| Mountain | ||||
| Arizona | 17.9 | 4147 | 12% | 6% |
| Colorado | 15.3 | 3678 | 11% | 4% |
| Idaho | 27.4 | 1449 | 25% | 10% |
| New Mexico | 25.4 | 1924 | 27% | 9% |
| Montana | 42.8 | 1025 | 33% | 16% |
| Utah | 14.9 | 3776 | 11% | 3% |
| Nevada | 22.8 | 5958 | 12% | 7% |
| Wyoming | 36.1 | 1088 | 38% | 25% |
| Pacific | ||||
| Alaska | 84.0 | 2613 | 26% | 25% |
| California | 10.5 | 8570 | 5% | 1% |
| Hawaii | 12.9 | 9416 | 13% | 2% |
| Oregon | 17.4 | 2895 | 14% | 4% |
| Washington | 17.9 | 3092 | 14% | 3% |