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Critical Access Hospitals Map

Every critical access hospital in the US: the small rural hospitals Medicare keeps open with special funding. 1,380 in all, counted by state. Free to cite, embed and download.

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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital data, July 2026. Every hospital CMS lists as critical access, geocoded from its address. Critical access means 25 beds or fewer, usually 35 miles or more from another hospital.

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1,380 critical access hospitals across 45 states

#	State	Locations
1	Texas	93
2	Kansas	83
3	Iowa	82
4	Minnesota	76
5	Nebraska	62
6	Wisconsin	58
7	Illinois	55
8	Montana	50
9	Oklahoma	39
10	South Dakota	39
11	Washington	39
12	California	38
13	North Dakota	37
14	Michigan	35
15	Missouri	35
16	Indiana	33
17	Ohio	33
18	Colorado	32
19	Georgia	31
20	Mississippi	30
21	Arkansas	29
22	Kentucky	28
23	Louisiana	27
24	Idaho	26
25	Oregon	25
26	New York	21
27	West Virginia	21
28	North Carolina	20
29	Maine	18
30	Wyoming	18
31	Arizona	17
32	Pennsylvania	17
33	Tennessee	15
34	Utah	14
35	Alaska	13
36	Nevada	13
37	New Hampshire	13
38	Florida	12
39	New Mexico	12
40	Alabama	9
41	Hawaii	9
42	Vermont	8
43	Virginia	8
44	Massachusetts	4
45	South Carolina	3

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FAQ

How many critical access hospitals are there in the US?

1,380, from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital data (July 2026). Every hospital CMS lists as critical access, geocoded from its address. Critical access means 25 beds or fewer, usually 35 miles or more from another hospital.

Which state has the most critical access hospitals?

TX (93), KS (83), IA (82). The 50-state ranking, by count and per person, is at get-instamaps.com/rankings/critical-access-hospitals.

Can I use this data in a story?

Yes. Cite "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, mapped by InstaMaps" with a link to this page. Every state has an embeddable map and a CSV download. Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse