RUCC Categories

RUCC_2013 description_rucc
1 Metro - Counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more
2 Metro - Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population
3 Metro - Counties in metro areas of fewer than 250,000 population
4 Nonmetro - Urban population of 20,000 or more, adjacent to a metro area
5 Nonmetro - Urban population of 20,000 or more, not adjacent to a metro area
6 Nonmetro - Urban population of 2,500 to 19,999, adjacent to a metro area
7 Nonmetro - Urban population of 2,500 to 19,999, not adjacent to a metro area
8 Nonmetro - Completely rural or less than 2,500 urban population, adjacent to a metro area
9 Nonmetro - Completely rural or less than 2,500 urban population, not adjacent to a metro area

UIC Categories

UIC_2013 description_uic
1 Large-in a metro area with at least 1 million residents or more
2 Small-in a metro area with fewer than 1 million residents
3 Micropolitan adjacent to a large metro area
4 Noncore adjacent to a large metro area
5 Micropolitan adjacent to a small metro area
6 Noncore adjacent to a small metro with town of at least 2,500 residents
7 Noncore adjacent to a small metro and does not contain a town of at least 2,500 residents
8 Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area
9 Noncore adjacent to micro area and contains a town of 2,500-19,999 residents
10 Noncore adjacent to micro area and does not contain a town of at least 2,500 residents
11 Noncore not adjacent to a metro/micro area and contains a town of 2,500 or more residents
12 Noncore not adjacent to a metro/micro area and does not contain a town of at least 2,500 residents

UIC and RUCC Comparison by Race/Ethnicity

UIC & RUCC Rural Counties - Race/Ethnicity