PCSAs

The interactive map and tables below display data for Alabama physicians, aggregated by Primary Care Service Area (PCSA). There are 79 PCSAs, each centered at a point in a community with significant medical resources. Often this point is a general admissions hospital. The PCSA consists of the region of the state that is closer to that center point than any other, as measured by the Alabama road network.

Map

PCSAs in blue are classified as urban and PCSAs in orange are classified as rural. Click on a PCSA to see summary information.

Tables

PCSA Table

Click on rows in the table to see the corresponding PCSAs highligted in the map above.

Name Type Population Households Housing Units Physicians Primary Care

Rural-Urban Classification

The following table gives summary data by the rural and urban classification of PCSAs. A PCSA is classified as rural or urban depending on whether the community at the center point is rural or urban.
Type PCSAs Population Households Housing Units Physicians PCPs