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Rural
America At A Glance, 2008 Edition—The 2008 edition highlights
the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas
for use in developing policies and programs to assist rural areas. The
brochure provides information on key rural conditions and trends for use
by public and private decisionmakers and others involved in efforts to
enhance the economic opportunities and quality of life for rural people
and their communities. See all
At A Glance reports in the series.
What is a "micropolitan" area?—Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) was urged by various sources in the last
decade to delineate the entire land surface of the country into areas,
and not leave the territory outside of metro areas as an undifferentiated
residual. As a partial response, OMB designated micro areas using the
same procedure as that for metro areas.
Nonmetro Recreation
Counties: Their Identification and Rapid Growth—For rural communities
struggling to offset job losses from farming, mining, and manufacturing,
capitalizing on the recreational appeal of an area fosters economic development,
attracts new residents, and retains existing population. This article
outlines a method to identify nonmetro counties with high recreation development.
Recreation, Tourism, and Rural Well Being—By looking at 311 rural recreation
counties, this study finds that recreation and tourism development benefits rural well-being by
increasing local employment, wage levels, and income, reducing poverty, and improving
education, and health. But rural recreation and tourism development is not without drawbacks,
including higher housing costs. Local effects also vary significantly, depending on the type
of recreation area. Read the related Amber Waves
feature or download a list of the recreation counties
in an Excel file.
Natural Amenities Drive Rural Population
Change—This report examines how climate, topography, and water
area are highly related to rural county population change over the
past 25 years.
Using the 2003 Urban Influence
Codes To Understand Rural America—This Amber Waves data
feature looks at an area's geographic context and how its related
to educational attainment, occupation, earnings and population change.
The methodology and rationale behind the 2003 Urban Influence Codes
are explained in the Amber Waves Behind the
Data section, Developing
a County-level Measure of Urban Influence.
The 2004 ERS County Typology—A series of articles have appeared in Amber Waves that focus
on the ERS County Typology Codes. These articles show how ERS researchers have used the codes to analyze rural America.
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