Table 3 Area provider characteristics and screening rates across differing levels of Rurality, by county

Percent screened

Mammography (females)

40.09%

39.07%*

37.27%*

36.36%*

38.52%

Colonoscopy

9.70%

9.50%*

9.25%*

8.78%*

9.37%

Distance to providers (miles)

Mammography

9.25

12.90*

18.79*

32.53*

16.88

Colonoscopy

7.63

10.25*

13.56*

23.01*

12.66

Average number of providers

Mammography

28.93

6.63*

2.27*

1.94*

14.51

Colonoscopy

21.71

5.80*

2.64*

2.49*

11.42

Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) primary care

Whole or partial county

866

450

530

550

Non-HPSA

370

196

127

127