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  • ‘Rurality’ of nonmetropolitan counties varies across regions
    4/1/2024
    ‘Rurality’ of nonmetropolitan counties varies across regions
  • Metropolitan (metro), nonmetropolitan (nonmetro)-micropolitan (micro), and nonmetro-noncore counties, 2023
    3/26/2024
    Metropolitan (metro), nonmetropolitan (nonmetro)-micropolitan (micro), and nonmetro-noncore counties, 2023
  • Counties changing metropolitan (metro) status between 2013 and 2023
    3/26/2024
    Counties changing metropolitan (metro) status between 2013 and 2023
  • Metropolitan (metro) counties, nonmetropolitan (nonmetro) counties, and urban areas, 2023
    3/26/2024
    Metropolitan (metro) counties, nonmetropolitan (nonmetro) counties, and urban areas, 2023
  • Metropolitan (metro) and nonmetropolitan (nonmetro) counties, 2023
    3/26/2024
    Metropolitan (metro) and nonmetropolitan (nonmetro) counties, 2023
  • 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes
    1/22/2024
    2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes
  • Distribution of census tract mean Road Terrain Ruggedness Index values
    9/8/2023
    Distribution of census tract mean Road Terrain Ruggedness Index values
  • Computation window for Terrain Ruggedness Index values
    9/8/2023
    Computation window for Terrain Ruggedness Index values
  • Map of the Road Ruggedness Scale for vintage 2010 U.S. census tracts
    9/8/2023
    Map of the Road Ruggedness Scale for vintage 2010 U.S. census tracts
  • ERS develops scale to help explore effects of rugged roads on U.S. residents
    8/2/2023
    ERS develops scale to help explore effects of rugged roads on U.S. residents
  • Share of working-age population in nonmetro areas declined from 2010 to 2020
    11/16/2022
    Share of working-age population in nonmetro areas declined from 2010 to 2020
  • Rural residents with higher educational attainment were more likely to engage in telehealth activities
    11/15/2018
    Rural residents with higher educational attainment were more likely to engage in telehealth activities
  • Elder veterans tend to reside in rural counties and near military bases
    7/25/2018
    Elder veterans tend to reside in rural counties and near military bases
  • Rural economies depend on different industries
    5/29/2018
    Rural economies depend on different industries
  • Nonmetro population change and components of change, 1976-2017
    4/26/2018
    Nonmetro population change and components of change, 1976-2017
  • Population change by county's place on the rural-urban continuum, 2001-08 and 2010-17
    4/26/2018
    Population change by county's place on the rural-urban continuum, 2001-08 and 2010-17
  • Elder veterans relied more on agriculture for employment, while working age veterans relied more on manufacturing
    2/13/2018
    Elder veterans relied more on agriculture for employment, while working age veterans relied more on manufacturing
  • Rural veterans earned more than rural nonveterans in most industries in 2015
    9/28/2017
    Rural veterans earned more than rural nonveterans in most industries in 2015
  • Hispanics help some rural counties avoid population loss
    9/19/2016
    Hispanics help some rural counties avoid population loss
  • Racial/ethnic diversity in rural America is increasing
    6/7/2016
    Racial/ethnic diversity in rural America is increasing
  • 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
  • Farming-dependent counties, 2015 edition
    12/7/2015
    Farming-dependent counties, 2015 edition
  • Manufacturing-dependent counties, 2015 edition
    12/7/2015
    Manufacturing-dependent counties, 2015 edition
  • Federal/State government-dependent counties, 2015 edition
    12/7/2015
    Federal/State government-dependent counties, 2015 edition
  • Nonspecialized counties, 2015 edition
    12/7/2015
    Nonspecialized counties, 2015 edition
  • Low education counties, 2015 edition
    12/7/2015
    Low education counties, 2015 edition
  • low employment counties, 2015 edition
    12/7/2015
    low employment counties, 2015 edition
  • Persistent poverty counties, 2015 edition
    12/7/2015
    Persistent poverty counties, 2015 edition
  • Persistent child poverty counties, 2015 edition
    12/7/2015
    Persistent child poverty counties, 2015 edition
  • Population loss counties, 2015 edition
    12/7/2015
    Population loss counties, 2015 edition
  • Recreation counties, 2015 edition
    12/7/2015
    Recreation counties, 2015 edition
  • Retirement destination counties, 2015 edition
    12/7/2015
    Retirement destination counties, 2015 edition
  • 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