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  • 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
  • Counties with high levels of self-employed workers dominate the Great Plains and upper Mountain West
    7/19/2022
    Counties with high levels of self-employed workers dominate the Great Plains and upper Mountain West
  • 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
  • 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
  • Rural telehealth participation rates vary by the activity
    4/19/2019
    Rural telehealth participation rates vary by the activity
  • In rural areas, single-parent families have higher poverty rates than families headed by married couples
    2/25/2019
    In rural areas, single-parent families have higher poverty rates than families headed by married couples
  • 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
  • The number and value of Value-Added Producer Grants have varied substantially
    8/24/2018
    The number and value of Value-Added Producer Grants have varied substantially
  • USDA’s Value-Added Producer Grants concentrated in the north-central, western, and northeastern United States
    7/9/2018
    USDA’s Value-Added Producer Grants concentrated in the north-central, western, and northeastern United States
  • Rural economies depend on different industries
    5/29/2018
    Rural economies depend on different industries
  • Average employment grew more rapidly for Value-Added Producer Grant recipients after receiving the grants
    5/8/2018
    Average employment grew more rapidly for Value-Added Producer Grant recipients after receiving the grants
  • Substantive innovation present in wholly rural single-unit firms
    3/28/2018
    Substantive innovation present in wholly rural single-unit firms
  • Employment in rural inpatient healthcare facilities was relatively more concentrated in the Upper Midwest and Northern Great Plains
    3/8/2018
    Employment in rural inpatient healthcare facilities was relatively more concentrated in the Upper Midwest and Northern Great Plains
  • Some rural manufacturing establishments have similar innovation rates as their urban peers
    1/9/2018
    Some rural manufacturing establishments have similar innovation rates as their urban peers
  • Inpatient healthcare facilities had modest employment gains in rural areas, despite the effects of the Great Recession
    12/21/2017
    Inpatient healthcare facilities had modest employment gains in rural areas, despite the effects of the Great Recession
  • The share of households with wired broadband remains below 60 percent in nearly 800 rural counties, mostly in poor and remote regions
    11/17/2017
    The share of households with wired broadband remains below 60 percent in nearly 800 rural counties, mostly in poor and remote regions
  • Over half of manufacturing plants survived (still had paid employees) between 1996 and 2011
    10/6/2017
    Over half of manufacturing plants survived (still had paid employees) between 1996 and 2011
  • Some rural establishments are as likely to be innovative as their urban peers
    9/20/2017
    Some rural establishments are as likely to be innovative as their urban peers
  • Manufacturing employment declines were highest in the Eastern United States between 2001 and 2015
    8/22/2017
    Manufacturing employment declines were highest in the Eastern United States between 2001 and 2015
  • Survival rates of manufacturing plants vary by county type and ownership structure
    5/17/2017
    Survival rates of manufacturing plants vary by county type and ownership structure
  • Industry specialization varies across rural counties
    5/23/2016
    Industry specialization varies across rural counties
  • 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
  • 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
  • Rural education levels improve, still lag urban areas
    12/8/2015
    Rural education levels improve, still lag urban areas
  • 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
  • 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
  • Creative class county job growth resilient following recession
    10/29/2014
    Creative class county job growth resilient following recession
  • The 2014 Farm Act aims to improve broadband internet availability in rural areas
    7/24/2014
    The 2014 Farm Act aims to improve broadband internet availability in rural areas
  • Nonmetro creative class counties found in nearly every State
    6/5/2014
    Nonmetro creative class counties found in nearly every State
  • On average, rural veterans are older than nonveterans
    5/23/2014
    On average, rural veterans are older than nonveterans