What areas in Maryland are considered rural?
The Maryland State Office of Rural Health uses two definitions to classify Maryland’s jurisdictions as rural: the State definition in the Annotated Code of Maryland, and the federal Office of Rural Health Policy definition. Those jurisdictions that are mandated by Maryland’s Annotated Code to have representatives on the Rural Maryland Council are considered rural in the State. These include 18 of the 24 jurisdictions in Maryland: In addition, the Rural Assistance Center provides the “Am I Rural?” tool (http://www.raconline.org/funding/rural.php) on its website. The tool allows users to enter an address an d determine if a certain area is rural according to various definitions and funding classifications. A map of rural Maryland can be found at /pdf/ohpp/Maryland_Rural_Areas_Map.pdf.
