Rural Health Transformation Program Resources
Rural Facility and Population Score Estimates by State
Title: Rural Health Transformation Program: Rural facility and population score estimates by state
File: RHTP: Rural facility and population score estimates by state Updated: September 23, 2025
Description: This file contains our estimates of rural facilities and population scores, as defined by CMS’s Rural Health Transformation Program Notice of Funding Opportunity.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Rural Health Transformation Program, Notice of Funding Opportunity (CMS-RHT-26-001). Appendix Table 4, Section A: Rural Facility and Population Score Factors (A.1-A.7) pp. 63-74.
Note: These scores are estimated based on our interpretation of the rural facility and population score factors, based on methodology presented in Appendix Table 4 of the Rural Health Transformation Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (Opportunity number: CMS-RHT-26-001). As scoring methodology is clarified or revised and/or we identify errors, we may post periodic updates. We acknowledge that our interpretation may not match CMS’s intent. For details of our analytical assumptions, please see the technical notes in our data file.
Author: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Suggested Citation: Rural Health Transformation Program: Rural facility and population score estimates by state. NC Rural Health Research Program. UNC Sheps Center. 2025.
Change Log:
- 2025/09/17: First published
- 2025/09/23: Update Scoring for A6: Zero points for any state below the 90th percentile. This means only NM, MT, CA, TX, and AK get points for this score. Added new Worksheet D with scoring example.
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