Metropolitan Statistical Area Counties (MSA) as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Note: Some very rural counties near a MSA have been classified as urban although they are rural in nature and sparsely populated.

DALLAM SHERMAN HANSFORD

HARTLEYMOORE

ROBERTS

OLDHAM

DEAF SMITH RANDALL

POTTER CARSON

DONLEY

GRAY WHEELER

HEMPHILL

LIPSCOMB

PARMERCASTRO SWISHER

BRISCOE HALL

BAILEY LAMB HALE FLOYD MOTLEY COTTLE

HOCKLEYLUBBOCK CROSBY DICKENS KING

FOARD

KNOX

YOAKUMTERRY LYNN

GARZA KENT HASKELL

GAINES

DAWSONBORDEN

SCURRYFISHER

JONES

ANDREWS MARTIN HOWARD MITCHELL NOLAN TAYLOR

BAYLOR

WICHITA

ARCHER

YOUNG

CALLAHAN EASTLAND

EL PASO

HUDSPETHCULBERSON

LOVING

REEVES

JEFF DAVIS

PRESIDIO

BREWSTER

WINKLER

WARD

PECOS

TERREL

ECTOR MIDLAND

CRANEUPTON REAGAN

CROCKETT

VAL VERDE

STERLINGCOKE

TOM GREEN

RUNNELS

IRION CONCHO

SCHLEICHER

SUTTON

MENARD

KIMBLE

EDWARDS

REAL

KINNEY

KERRKENDALL

BANDERA

UVALDE

MAVERICKZAVALA

MEDINA

FRIO

DIMMITLA SALLE

WEBBDUVAL

ZAPATA JIM HOGG

STARR

HIDALGO

CAMERON

WILLACY

KENEDYBROOKS

KLEBERG

NUECES

ARANSAS

REFUGIOBEEMcMULLEN

ATASCOSA

WILSON

KARNESGOLIAD

CALHOUN

VICTORIA

DeWITT

GONZALESBEXAR

GILLESPIE

GUADALUPE

COMAL CALDWELL

BLANCO

HAYS

TRAVIS

WILLIAMSON

BASTROP

MASONLLANO

SAN SABA

BURNET

COLEMAN

LAMPASAS

MILLS

BROWN COMANCHE

HAMILTON

ERATH

CLAY MONTAGUE

JACK WISE

STEPHENS

PARKER

HOOD

COOKEGRAYSON

DENTON COLLIN

TARRANT DALLAS

KAUFMAN

JOHNSON ELLIS

BOSQUE HILLNAVARRO

CORYELL

BELL

HENDERSON

ANDERSON

FALLS

MILAM

LEE

FAYETTE

LAVACA

COLORADO

WHARTON

MATAGORDA

AUSTIN

BURLESON

BRAZORIA

GALVESTON

HARRIS

MONTGOMERY

WALLER

CHAMBERS

LIBERTY

POLK

WALKER

GRIMES

BRAZOS

MADISON

LEON

FANNIN

HUNT

LAMAR

DELTA

HOPKINS

RAINS WOOD

SMITH

BOWIE

FRAN

KLIN

TITUS

MORR

IS

CAMP

UPSHUR

CASS

MARION

HARRISON

GREGG

RUSK PANOLA

SHELBY

HOUSTONSABINEANGELINA

TRINITY

TYLER

REPSAJ

NEW

TON

HARDIN

ORANGE

McLENNAN

ARMSTRONGCOLLINGS-

WORTH

HUTCH-INSON

CHIL-DRESS

STONE-WALL

THROCK-MORTON

SHACKEL-FORD PALO

PINTO

ROCK-WALL

VANZANDT

REDRIVER

SOMER-

VELL

GLASS-COCK

LIMESTONE

NASENI TSUGUA

SANJACINTO

JEFFERSON

FORTBEND

JACKSON

McCULLOCH

LIVEOAK

JIMWELLS

SANPATRICIO

ROBERTSON

OCHILTREE

HARDEMAN

WILBARGER

COCHRAN

WASHINGTON

CHER

OKEE

FREESTONE

NACOGDOCHES

TEXAS MAP OF RURAL HOSPITALS(164 Rural Hospitals)

Rural hospital defined by Medicare as Critical Access Hospital, Sole Community Hospital, Rural Referral Center, hospital in a non-MSA, or other designation as rural/defined by Texas Medicaid as CAH, SCH, RRC in a non-MSA, RRC in a MSA but 100 or less beds, or in county of 60,000 population or less. TORCH does not consider urban/MSA located RRCs as rural for purposes of this map.

Map prepared by the Texas Organization of Rural & Community HospitalsJuly, 2017