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  • Farming is important to the economies of many counties in the Plains States
    1/11/2016
    Farming is important to the economies of many counties in the Plains States
  • Disability and poverty rates among rural veterans have increased from 2008 to 2014
    11/10/2015
    Disability and poverty rates among rural veterans have increased from 2008 to 2014
  • New county patterns of U.S. Hispanic population change emerge
    10/13/2015
    New county patterns of U.S. Hispanic population change emerge
  • Nonmetro Hispanics tend to be younger than non-Hispanics
    9/28/2015
    Nonmetro Hispanics tend to be younger than non-Hispanics
  • Population change is uneven across rural and small-town America
    8/4/2015
    Population change is uneven across rural and small-town America
  • 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
  • Child poverty in 2009-13 was high where young adult education was low, especially in the South
    7/6/2015
    Child poverty in 2009-13 was high where young adult education was low, especially in the South
  • Not only minority counties had high child poverty in 2009-13
    7/6/2015
    Not only minority counties had high child poverty in 2009-13
  • 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
  • Return migration among young families partially offsets rural population loss
    6/8/2015
    Return migration among young families partially offsets rural population loss
  • A growing female presence among rural veterans is likely to continue
    5/22/2015
    A growing female presence among rural veterans is likely to continue
  • 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
  • Degree of rurality influences recent U.S. county population growth and decline
    4/16/2015
    Degree of rurality influences recent U.S. county population growth and decline
  • Rural population decline continues in 2014
    4/6/2015
    Rural population decline continues in 2014
  • African American population growth rates higher than U.S. average
    2/25/2015
    African American population growth rates higher than U.S. average
  • American Indians remain disproportionally rural
    12/23/2014
    American Indians remain disproportionally rural
  • Editor's Pick 2014:<br>An aging rural veteran population declined over the last 20 years
    12/23/2014
    Editor's Pick 2014:<br>An aging rural veteran population declined over the last 20 years
  • Editor's Pick 2014: <br>Rural Hispanic population growth mirrors national trends
    12/23/2014
    Editor's Pick 2014: <br>Rural Hispanic population growth mirrors national 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
  • An aging rural veteran population declined over the last 20 years
    11/10/2014
    An aging rural veteran population declined over the last 20 years
  • Rural Hispanic population growth mirrors national trends
    10/2/2014
    Rural Hispanic population growth mirrors national trends
  • Post-recession rural employment growth has remained sluggish
    8/27/2014
    Post-recession rural employment growth has remained sluggish
  • On average, rural veterans are older than nonveterans
    5/23/2014
    On average, rural veterans are older than nonveterans
  • 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
  • Metro/nonmetro reclassification changes the apparent employment pictur
    4/18/2014
    Metro/nonmetro reclassification changes the apparent employment pictur
  • Rural population decline continues in 2013
    4/7/2014
    Rural population decline continues in 2013
  • ACS data confirm distinct differences between nonmetro and metro populations
    3/21/2014
    ACS data confirm distinct differences between nonmetro and metro populations
  • Nonmetro areas were less ethnically diverse than metro areas in 2005
    3/21/2014
    Nonmetro areas were less ethnically diverse than metro areas in 2005
  • Nonmetro population growth rates vary by race and ethnicity, 2000-05
    3/21/2014
    Nonmetro population growth rates vary by race and ethnicity, 2000-05
  • Growth in the number of older U.S. residents is poised to expand rapidly
    3/21/2014
    Growth in the number of older U.S. residents is poised to expand rapidly
  • Nonmetro high-elderly counties come primarily in two types
    3/21/2014
    Nonmetro high-elderly counties come primarily in two types
  • Depending on the definition, population size thresholds range from 2,500 to 50,000 people
    2/26/2014
    Depending on the definition, population size thresholds range from 2,500 to 50,000 people
  • Country-based metro areas extend far beyond their densely settled cores
    2/26/2014
    Country-based metro areas extend far beyond their densely settled cores
  • Editor's Pick 2013:<br>Nonmetro areas declined in population, 2011-12, perhaps for the first time
    12/30/2013
    Editor's Pick 2013:<br>Nonmetro areas declined in population, 2011-12, perhaps for the first time
  • Rural high-poverty counties are concentrated in the South and Southwest
    12/11/2013
    Rural high-poverty counties are concentrated in the South and Southwest