User:Thirdpickerel/Medically Underserved Area/Populations
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Medically Underserved Area is a federal designation based on the Index of Medical Underservice (IMU). The components of the index are:
- Ratio of primary care physicians to population
- Infant mortality rate
- Percentage of the population with incomes below the poverty level
- Percentage of the population age 65 or older
The results are weighted using a formula published in the Federal Register in 1976. Currently, an IMU under 62 is considered medically underserved.
The size of the area depends on the geography and may be a census tract or group of census tracts, a county, or a group of counties.
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