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  • Industry specialization varies across rural counties
    7/6/2015
    Industry specialization varies across rural counties
  • Nonmetropolitan (rural) and metropolitan (urban) counties in the U.S.
    7/6/2015
    Nonmetropolitan (rural) and metropolitan (urban) counties in the U.S.
  • Two-thirds of U.S. nonmetro counties lost population over 2010-14
    6/29/2015
    Two-thirds of U.S. nonmetro counties lost population over 2010-14
  • Frontier and Remote (FAR) codes pinpoint Nation's most remote regions
    5/14/2015
    Frontier and Remote (FAR) codes pinpoint Nation's most remote regions
  • Frontier and Remote (FAR) Zip Code areas, 2010; FAR Level One
    4/15/2015
    Frontier and Remote (FAR) Zip Code areas, 2010; FAR Level One
  • Frontier and Remote (FAR) Zip Code areas, 2010; FAR Level Two
    4/15/2015
    Frontier and Remote (FAR) Zip Code areas, 2010; FAR Level Two
  • Frontier and Remote (FAR) Zip Code areas, 2010; FAR Level Three
    4/15/2015
    Frontier and Remote (FAR) Zip Code areas, 2010; FAR Level Three
  • Frontier and Remote (FAR) Zip Code areas, 2010; FAR Level Four
    4/15/2015
    Frontier and Remote (FAR) Zip Code areas, 2010; FAR Level Four
  • African American population growth rates higher than U.S. average
    2/25/2015
    African American population growth rates higher than U.S. average
  • Nearly two-thirds of rural U.S. counties have lost population since 2010
    5/14/2014
    Nearly two-thirds of rural U.S. counties have lost population since 2010
  • Employment growth in nonmetro micropolitan and noncore counties has lagged growth in metro counties since 2010
    10/23/2013
    Employment growth in nonmetro micropolitan and noncore counties has lagged growth in metro counties since 2010
  • Recent job trends vary widely among nonmetro counties
    7/11/2013
    Recent job trends vary widely among nonmetro counties
  • ERS releases the 2013 Urban Influence Codes
    6/14/2013
    ERS releases the 2013 Urban Influence Codes
  • Classifying U.S. nonmetro and metro areas in a new decade
    5/15/2013
    Classifying U.S. nonmetro and metro areas in a new decade
  • 2013 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes
    5/10/2013
    2013 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes
  • Metro and nonmetro counties, 2013
    5/10/2013
    Metro and nonmetro counties, 2013
  • 2013 Urban Influence Codes
    5/10/2013
    2013 Urban Influence Codes
  • Metro, nonmetro micropolitan, and nonmetro noncore counties, 2013
    5/10/2013
    Metro, nonmetro micropolitan, and nonmetro noncore counties, 2013
  • U.S. Census Bureau's urban and rural areas, 2012
    5/10/2013
    U.S. Census Bureau's urban and rural areas, 2012
  • Urban and rural territory, 2010, by metro-nonmetro status
    5/10/2013
    Urban and rural territory, 2010, by metro-nonmetro status
  • Counties changing metro status, 2003-2013
    5/3/2013
    Counties changing metro status, 2003-2013
  • Direct sales farms by sales class in 2007
    3/25/2013
    Direct sales farms by sales class in 2007
  • Level One FAR areas are defined in relation to the time it takes to travel by car to the edges of nearby urban areas (shown in orange)
    11/30/2012
    Level One FAR areas are defined in relation to the time it takes to travel by car to the edges of nearby urban areas (shown in orange)
  • Level One FAR areas aggregated to Zip Code areas included 18 million residents in 2000
    11/30/2012
    Level One FAR areas aggregated to Zip Code areas included 18 million residents in 2000
  • Level Four FAR definition aggregated to ZIP Code areas included 4.8 million residents in 2000.
    11/30/2012
    Level Four FAR definition aggregated to ZIP Code areas included 4.8 million residents in 2000.
  • Level Four FAR areas cover a smaller portion of U.S. territory and include fewer people than Level One areas
    11/30/2012
    Level Four FAR areas cover a smaller portion of U.S. territory and include fewer people than Level One areas
  • Mapping frontier and remote areas in the United States
    7/11/2012
    Mapping frontier and remote areas in the United States
  • The pace of U.S. urbanization slows
    4/9/2012
    The pace of U.S. urbanization slows
  • Persistent child poverty counties, 1970-2000
    3/14/2012
    Persistent child poverty counties, 1970-2000
  • Nonmetro, farming-dependent counties show lowest percentage of young adults, highest percentage of elderly
    3/13/2012
    Nonmetro, farming-dependent counties show lowest percentage of young adults, highest percentage of elderly
  • Population loss counties, 1980-1999 and 1990-2000
    12/7/2011
    Population loss counties, 1980-1999 and 1990-2000
  • Persistent poverty counties, 1970-2000
    12/7/2011
    Persistent poverty counties, 1970-2000
  • Retirement destination counties, 2000
    12/7/2011
    Retirement destination counties, 2000
  • Nonmetro recreation counties, 1999
    12/7/2011
    Nonmetro recreation counties, 1999
  • Low-employment counties, 2000
    12/7/2011
    Low-employment counties, 2000
  • Manufacturing-dependent counties, 1998-2000
    12/6/2011
    Manufacturing-dependent counties, 1998-2000