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  • Nonmetro areas faring better than metro areas in recovery from pandemic’s lowest employment levels
    5/28/2021
    Nonmetro areas faring better than metro areas in recovery from pandemic’s lowest employment levels
  • New COVID-19 cases since March 1, 2020: Comparing rural counties with 20 percent or more employment in meatpacking to all other rural counties in the United States
    5/13/2021
    New COVID-19 cases since March 1, 2020: Comparing rural counties with 20 percent or more employment in meatpacking to all other rural counties in the United States
  • Rural-urban earnings gap by educational attainment, 2019
    4/23/2021
    Rural-urban earnings gap by educational attainment, 2019
  • Fentanyl and other illicit opioids replaced prescription drugs as drivers of the opioid epidemic in 2011
    4/2/2021
    Fentanyl and other illicit opioids replaced prescription drugs as drivers of the opioid epidemic in 2011
  • Rural death rates from COVID-19 surpassed urban death rates in early September 2020
    3/19/2021
    Rural death rates from COVID-19 surpassed urban death rates in early September 2020
  • Rural (nonmetro) death rates from COVID-19 surpassed urban (metro) rates in early September
    1/26/2021
    Rural (nonmetro) death rates from COVID-19 surpassed urban (metro) rates in early September
  • COVID-19 case rates in rural (nonmetro) areas surged during summer 2020, eventually surpassing urban (metro) rates
    1/26/2021
    COVID-19 case rates in rural (nonmetro) areas surged during summer 2020, eventually surpassing urban (metro) rates
  • ICU facilities harder to reach for rural (nonmetro) residents in Great Plains, Mountain West
    1/26/2021
    ICU facilities harder to reach for rural (nonmetro) residents in Great Plains, Mountain West
  • All counties with extreme poverty in 2018 were rural (nonmetro) counties
    12/24/2020
    All counties with extreme poverty in 2018 were rural (nonmetro) counties
  • Nonmetro population change has remained near zero in recent years
    10/30/2020
    Nonmetro population change has remained near zero in recent years
  • Racial and ethnic minorities made up about 22 percent of the rural population in 2018, compared to 43 percent in urban areas
    10/13/2020
    Racial and ethnic minorities made up about 22 percent of the rural population in 2018, compared to 43 percent in urban areas
  • More COVID-19 cases per capita in U.S. metro than nonmetro areas, but the share of cases in nonmetro areas is increasing
    10/2/2020
    More COVID-19 cases per capita in U.S. metro than nonmetro areas, but the share of cases in nonmetro areas is increasing
  • Rural poverty rates dropped across all race/ethnicity groups between 2013 and 2018
    8/17/2020
    Rural poverty rates dropped across all race/ethnicity groups between 2013 and 2018
  • Counties with low educational attainment were concentrated in rural areas
    7/13/2020
    Counties with low educational attainment were concentrated in rural areas
  • As the rural veteran population declined, the share that were age 65 or older increased
    7/1/2020
    As the rural veteran population declined, the share that were age 65 or older increased
  • All counties with extreme poverty in 2018 were rural (nonmetro) counties
    6/16/2020
    All counties with extreme poverty in 2018 were rural (nonmetro) counties
  • Highest U.S. poverty rates are in the South, with over 20 percent poor in its rural areas
    3/13/2020
    Highest U.S. poverty rates are in the South, with over 20 percent poor in its rural areas
  • Business & Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loans reduced risk of rural business failure
    1/21/2020
    Business & Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loans reduced risk of rural business failure
  • ICYMI... Rural families headed by single adults had higher poverty rates than urban counterparts in 2017
    12/10/2019
    ICYMI... Rural families headed by single adults had higher poverty rates than urban counterparts in 2017
  • Veterans in agriculture more likely to be self-employed than those with no military service
    11/12/2019
    Veterans in agriculture more likely to be self-employed than those with no military service
  • Poverty rates in 2017 were highest for children, particularly among those living in rural areas
    11/4/2019
    Poverty rates in 2017 were highest for children, particularly among those living in rural areas
  • ICYMI... Historic Midwest flooding in Spring 2019 severely impacted rural counties in Iowa and Nebraska
    9/17/2019
    ICYMI... Historic Midwest flooding in Spring 2019 severely impacted rural counties in Iowa and Nebraska
  • SNAP redemptions had larger effect on county employment during the Great Recession than before or after
    8/12/2019
    SNAP redemptions had larger effect on county employment during the Great Recession than before or after
  • ICYMI... 2018 Farm Act mandates spending of $428 billion over 5 years
    8/8/2019
    ICYMI... 2018 Farm Act mandates spending of $428 billion over 5 years
  • Rural population gains among Native Americans and Hispanics have offset population losses among Whites and Blacks
    7/19/2019
    Rural population gains among Native Americans and Hispanics have offset population losses among Whites and Blacks
  • High rates of disability among farmers are concentrated in the South
    6/27/2019
    High rates of disability among farmers are concentrated in the South
  • SNAP participation and benefits grew rapidly during and after the Great Recession
    6/20/2019
    SNAP participation and benefits grew rapidly during and after the Great Recession
  • Rural families headed by single adults had higher poverty rates than urban counterparts in 2017
    5/29/2019
    Rural families headed by single adults had higher poverty rates than urban counterparts in 2017
  • Racial and ethnic minorities made up 22 percent of the rural population in 2017 compared to 42 percent in urban areas
    5/14/2019
    Racial and ethnic minorities made up 22 percent of the rural population in 2017 compared to 42 percent in urban areas
  • Historic Midwest flooding severely impacts rural counties in Iowa and Nebraska
    4/25/2019
    Historic Midwest flooding severely impacts rural counties in Iowa and Nebraska
  • Rural telehealth participation rates vary by the activity
    4/19/2019
    Rural telehealth participation rates vary by the activity
  • Poverty rates in rural and urban areas vary across U.S. regions
    4/3/2019
    Poverty rates in rural and urban areas vary across U.S. regions
  • Vietnam-era veterans represent the largest share of all rural veterans
    3/29/2019
    Vietnam-era veterans represent the largest share of all rural veterans
  • Improving rural net migration rates were most common in recreation and retirement destinations
    3/8/2019
    Improving rural net migration rates were most common in recreation and retirement destinations
  • 2018 Farm Act mandates spending of $428 billion over 5 years
    1/28/2019
    2018 Farm Act mandates spending of $428 billion over 5 years
  • Farm wages are rising, both in inflation-adjusted terms and in relation to nonfarm wages
    11/29/2018
    Farm wages are rising, both in inflation-adjusted terms and in relation to nonfarm wages