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. 1986 Winter;8(2):77–85.

Table 1. Number and percent distribution of urban and rural hospitals, by State: Federal fiscal year 19841.

State Total Urban hospitals Rural hospitals


Number Percent Number Percent
United States 5,821 3,041 52.2 2,780 47.8
Alabama 129 56 43.4 73 56.6
Alaska 22 3 13.6 19 86.4
Arizona 72 36 50.0 36 50.0
Arkansas 96 19 19.8 77 80.2
California 486 425 87.4 61 12.6
Colorado 80 33 41.3 47 58.8
Connecticut 35 33 94.3 2 5.7
Delaware 7 3 42.9 4 57.1
District of Columbia 11 11 100.0 0 0.0
Florida 217 177 81.6 40 18.4
Georgia 166 68 41.0 98 59.0
Hawaii 19 9 47.4 10 52.6
Idaho 45 2 4.4 43 95.6
Illinois 240 149 62.1 91 37.9
Indiana 118 59 50.0 59 50.0
Iowa 130 26 20.0 104 80.0
Kansas 145 21 14.5 124 85.5
Kentucky 106 30 28.3 76 71.7
Louisiana 144 69 47.9 75 52.1
Maine 45 19 42.2 26 57.8
Maryland 53 46 86.8 7 13.2
Massachusetts 110 104 94.5 6 5.5
Michigan 204 124 60.8 80 39.2
Minnesota 171 55 32.2 116 67.8
Mississippi 118 15 12.7 103 87.3
Missouri 151 73 48.3 78 51.7
Montana 63 4 6.3 59 93.7
Nebraska 99 13 13.1 86 86.9
Nevada 24 13 54.2 11 45.8
New Hampshire 27 13 48.1 14 51.9
New Jersey 94 94 100.0 0 0.0
New Mexico 49 11 22.4 38 77.6
New York 260 202 77.7 58 22.3
North Carolina 134 51 38.1 83 61.9
North Dakota 54 8 14.8 46 85.2
Ohio 194 126 64.9 68 35.1
Oklahoma 132 44 33.3 88 66.7
Oregon 75 34 45.3 41 54.7
Pennsylvania 228 181 79.4 47 20.6
Rhode Island 14 14 100.0 0 0.0
South Carolina 73 33 45.2 40 54.8
South Dakota 63 5 7.9 58 92.1
Tennessee 147 69 46.9 78 53.1
Texas 471 241 51.2 230 48.8
Utah 39 16 41.0 23 59.0
Vermont 16 2 12.5 14 87.5
Virginia 102 56 54.9 46 45.1
Washington 105 56 53.3 49 46.7
West Virginia 66 19 28.8 47 71.2
Wisconsin 145 68 46.9 77 53.1
Wyoming 27 3 11.1 24 88.9
1

Prospective payment system recalibration file.