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  • Nonmetro poverty rates remain higher than metro
    2/26/2024
    Nonmetro poverty rates remain higher than metro
  • Number of counties in persistent poverty falls from a decade ago
    12/13/2023
    Number of counties in persistent poverty falls from a decade ago
  • USDA’s ReConnect broadband projects served rural areas with less formal education, more poverty, and an older population
    10/31/2023
    USDA’s ReConnect broadband projects served rural areas with less formal education, more poverty, and an older population
  • 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
  • Access to primary care physicians varies across United States
    6/22/2023
    Access to primary care physicians varies across United States
  • Social connections drive healthcare professionals to locate to and stay in rural towns
    6/12/2023
    Social connections drive healthcare professionals to locate to and stay in rural towns
  • Availability of healthcare providers in rural areas lags that of urban areas
    4/3/2023
    Availability of healthcare providers in rural areas lags that of urban areas
  • Educational attainment improved in rural America but educational gap with urban areas grew for bachelor's degrees and higher
    3/20/2023
    Educational attainment improved in rural America but educational gap with urban areas grew for bachelor's degrees and higher
  • Unemployment rates have recovered to pre-pandemic levels but remain higher in persistently poor rural and urban counties
    3/9/2023
    Unemployment rates have recovered to pre-pandemic levels but remain higher in persistently poor rural and urban counties
  • Counties with continuous high poverty since 1960 are largely rural
    12/14/2022
    Counties with continuous high poverty since 1960 are largely rural
  • Many American Indians and Alaska Natives are concentrated in high poverty rural areas
    11/25/2022
    Many American Indians and Alaska Natives are concentrated in high poverty rural areas
  • Counties with high veteran poverty rates tend to be nonmetropolitan
    11/10/2022
    Counties with high veteran poverty rates tend to be nonmetropolitan
  • Households in rural counties with persistent poverty have less access to internet at home
    8/24/2022
    Households in rural counties with persistent poverty have less access to internet at home
  • Self-employed workers were covered more widely across health insurance sources, but many remained uninsured
    8/1/2022
    Self-employed workers were covered more widely across health insurance sources, but many remained uninsured
  • Lack of health insurance coverage among employed individuals increased as the COVID-19 pandemic intensified
    7/27/2022
    Lack of health insurance coverage among employed individuals increased as the COVID-19 pandemic intensified
  • Availability of medical doctors favors metropolitan areas with low rates of self-employment
    7/7/2022
    Availability of medical doctors favors metropolitan areas with low rates of self-employment
  • Rural unemployment rates recovered faster from 2020 to 2021, remained highest for “Black or African American” residents
    5/2/2022
    Rural unemployment rates recovered faster from 2020 to 2021, remained highest for “Black or African American” residents
  • Less internet access available for rural residents in counties with persistent poverty in the U.S. Deep South and Southwest
    1/14/2022
    Less internet access available for rural residents in counties with persistent poverty in the U.S. Deep South and Southwest
  • Unemployment rates are again at pre-pandemic levels in rural counties, still higher in persistently poor urban counties
    1/7/2022
    Unemployment rates are again at pre-pandemic levels in rural counties, still higher in persistently poor urban counties
  • COVID-19 vaccination rates vary by metropolitan and persistent poverty status
    11/18/2021
    COVID-19 vaccination rates vary by metropolitan and persistent poverty status
  • Data show U.S. poverty rates in 2019 higher in rural areas than in urban for racial/ethnic groups
    8/23/2021
    Data show U.S. poverty rates in 2019 higher in rural areas than in urban for racial/ethnic groups
  • Rural counties with high and persistent poverty in 2019 were mostly located across the South
    8/11/2021
    Rural counties with high and persistent poverty in 2019 were mostly located across the South
  • Rural counties with high and persistent poverty in 2019 were mostly located across the South
    8/9/2021
    Rural counties with high and persistent poverty in 2019 were mostly located across the South
  • Poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1959-2019
    6/17/2021
    Poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1959-2019
  • Poverty rates by age group and metro/nonmetro residence, 2019
    6/17/2021
    Poverty rates by age group and metro/nonmetro residence, 2019
  • Poverty rates by family type and metro/nonmetro residence, 2019
    6/17/2021
    Poverty rates by family type and metro/nonmetro residence, 2019
  • Poverty rates by race/ethnicity and metro/nonmetro residence, 2019
    6/17/2021
    Poverty rates by race/ethnicity and metro/nonmetro residence, 2019
  • Poverty rates by region and metro/nonmetro status, 2015-19 average
    6/17/2021
    Poverty rates by region and metro/nonmetro status, 2015-19 average
  • 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
  • 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
  • Disparities in educational attainment by race, ethnicity persist in rural America
    2/24/2021
    Disparities in educational attainment by race, ethnicity persist in rural America
  • 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
  • Disparities in educational attainment by race and ethnicity persist in rural America
    12/7/2020
    Disparities in educational attainment by race and ethnicity persist in rural America
  • 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