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  • Low education rural counties have worse economic outcomes on average than other rural counties
    8/24/2017
    Low education rural counties have worse economic outcomes on average than other rural counties
  • Urban areas offer higher earnings for workers with more education
    7/7/2017
    Urban areas offer higher earnings for workers with more education
  • Rural unemployment rates declined for all education levels from 2010 to 2015
    6/7/2017
    Rural unemployment rates declined for all education levels from 2010 to 2015
  • Rural education levels are improving, but still lag urban areas
    4/7/2017
    Rural education levels are improving, but still lag urban areas
  • Educational attainment in rural and urban areas, 2000 and 2015
    3/24/2017
    Educational attainment in rural and urban areas, 2000 and 2015
  • Economic outcomes for low-education rural counties and all other rural counties, 2011-15
    3/24/2017
    Economic outcomes for low-education rural counties and all other rural counties, 2011-15
  • Unemployment rates for rural adults age 25 to 64 by educational attainment, 2011-15
    3/24/2017
    Unemployment rates for rural adults age 25 to 64 by educational attainment, 2011-15
  • Educational attainment rates remain lower for rural minorities
    1/18/2017
    Educational attainment rates remain lower for rural minorities
  • Unemployment rate for rural veterans at its lowest since before the Great Recession
    11/7/2016
    Unemployment rate for rural veterans at its lowest since before the Great Recession
  • Rising income inequality drove most of the increase in child poverty between 2003 and 2014
    5/18/2016
    Rising income inequality drove most of the increase in child poverty between 2003 and 2014
  • Rural women, especially young women, are more likely than rural men to have college degrees
    3/30/2016
    Rural women, especially young women, are more likely than rural men to have college degrees
  • Service industries account for the largest share of rural and urban employment
    3/25/2016
    Service industries account for the largest share of rural and urban employment
  • Low-education counties are mostly rural and concentrated in the South and Southwest
    3/3/2016
    Low-education counties are mostly rural and concentrated in the South and Southwest
  • Among age groups, children faced highest poverty rates in rural America in 2014
    1/22/2016
    Among age groups, children faced highest poverty rates in rural America in 2014
  • Educational attainment rates were lower for rural minorities in 2014
    1/15/2016
    Educational attainment rates were lower for rural minorities in 2014
  • Unemployment rates for nonmetro adults 25 and older by educational attainment, 2007-14
    1/6/2016
    Unemployment rates for nonmetro adults 25 and older by educational attainment, 2007-14
  • Educational attainment for the population age 25 and older, 2000 and 2013
    1/6/2016
    Educational attainment for the population age 25 and older, 2000 and 2013
  • Poverty and employment indicators for nonmetro counties by educational attainment, 2009-14
    1/6/2016
    Poverty and employment indicators for nonmetro counties by educational attainment, 2009-14
  • Editor's Pick 2015, #1:<br>One in five rural counties had child poverty rates over 33 percent
    12/31/2015
    Editor's Pick 2015, #1:<br>One in five rural counties had child poverty rates over 33 percent
  • Editor's Pick 2015, #5:<br>Rural employment yet to recover to prerecession levels
    12/24/2015
    Editor's Pick 2015, #5:<br>Rural employment yet to recover to prerecession levels
  • Rural education levels improve, still lag urban areas
    12/8/2015
    Rural education levels improve, still lag urban areas
  • Rural employment yet to recover to prerecession levels
    12/2/2015
    Rural employment yet to recover to prerecession levels
  • Nonmetro unemployment rates have declined, but remain highest for adults with the lowest levels of education
    10/30/2015
    Nonmetro unemployment rates have declined, but remain highest for adults with the lowest levels of education
  • Nonmetro job growth accelerates in 2015, but is unevenly distributed
    9/4/2015
    Nonmetro job growth accelerates in 2015, but is unevenly distributed
  • Nonmetro population loss widespread in all eastern States
    7/27/2015
    Nonmetro population loss widespread in all eastern States
  • Rural-based organizations received 5 to 6 percent of the value of large foundation domestic grants from 2005 to 2010
    7/27/2015
    Rural-based organizations received 5 to 6 percent of the value of large foundation domestic grants from 2005 to 2010
  • The geographic distribution of real value of large foundation grants per capita, 2005-2010 (2010 $), varies widely across both nonmetro and metro counties
    7/27/2015
    The geographic distribution of real value of large foundation grants per capita, 2005-2010 (2010 $), varies widely across both nonmetro and metro counties
  • One in five rural counties had child poverty rates over 33 percent
    7/23/2015
    One in five rural counties had child poverty rates over 33 percent
  • By 2009-13, over 1 in 4 rural children lived in families that were poor
    7/6/2015
    By 2009-13, over 1 in 4 rural children lived in families that were poor
  • In 1999, one in 5 rural children lived in families that were poor
    7/6/2015
    In 1999, one in 5 rural children lived in families that were poor
  • Child poverty was high where there were high proportions of children living in single-parent families
    7/6/2015
    Child poverty was high where there were high proportions of children living in single-parent families
  • 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.
  • Economic conditions, marked by recession, had highly uneven impacts across rural areas
    7/6/2015
    Economic conditions, marked by recession, had highly uneven impacts across rural areas
  • Rural and urban unemployment rates follow similar trends
    1/20/2015
    Rural and urban unemployment rates follow similar trends
  • The earnings advantage from higher education is more pronounced in urban areas
    12/12/2014
    The earnings advantage from higher education is more pronounced in urban areas