Kansas Rural Health System at a Glance

Kansas is a profoundly rural state, with one-third of the population living in two-thirds of its land mass.

  • 400 miles across, Kansas population density of 34.5 persons per square mile
  • 89 of the Kansas’ 105 counties are considered rural with less than 40 persons per square mile
  • One-third of the 105 counties represent an enduring frontier with less than 6 persons per square mile, mostly concentrated in the western part of the state.

    Map of Kansas Counties by Population Density Peer Group
    Click Here for More Kansas Population Maps and Information by Density Peer Group
+/-  Kansas Rural Hospitals
Rural Kansas is home to 83 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), more than any other state in the country. CAHs comprise two-thirds of the state’s community hospitals. Of Kansas’ 105 counties, 65 counties are served solely by a CAH or multiple CAH(s) in the county.

        Learn More about Kansas CAHs go to Kansas Rural Health Options Project
+/-  Rural Health Care Workforce in Kansas
Find Out More about Kansas Workforce Needs go to Primary Care Health Professional Underserved Areas Report