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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 poverty remains regionally concentrated
    6/11/2018
    Rural poverty remains regionally concentrated
  • Child poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1989-2016
    10/25/2017
    Child poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1989-2016
  • Deep poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1989-2016
    10/25/2017
    Deep poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1989-2016
  • Children by age, poverty status, and metro/nonmetro residence, 2016
    10/25/2017
    Children by age, poverty status, and metro/nonmetro residence, 2016
  • Related child poverty by family type and metro/nonmetro residence, 2016
    10/25/2017
    Related child poverty by family type and metro/nonmetro residence, 2016
  • Child poverty by race/ethnicity and metro/nonmetro residence, 2016
    10/25/2017
    Child poverty by race/ethnicity and metro/nonmetro residence, 2016
  • Rural median household income remains about 25 percent below the urban median
    7/20/2017
    Rural median household income remains about 25 percent below the urban median
  • Over half of farmers had health insurance coverage through an employer
    3/9/2017
    Over half of farmers had health insurance coverage through an employer
  • Rural poverty remains regionally concentrated
    3/3/2017
    Rural poverty remains regionally concentrated
  • Children by age, poverty status, and metro/nonmetro residence, 2015
    3/2/2017
    Children by age, poverty status, and metro/nonmetro residence, 2015
  • Related child poverty by family type and metro/nonmetro residence, 2015
    3/1/2017
    Related child poverty by family type and metro/nonmetro residence, 2015
  • Child poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1989-2015
    3/1/2017
    Child poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1989-2015
  • Child poverty by race/ethnicity and metro/nonmetro residence, 2015
    3/1/2017
    Child poverty by race/ethnicity and metro/nonmetro residence, 2015
  • Deep poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1989-2015
    3/1/2017
    Deep poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1989-2015
  • Educational attainment rates remain lower for rural minorities
    1/18/2017
    Educational attainment rates remain lower for rural minorities
  • Changing rural demographics contributed to rising child poverty
    8/12/2016
    Changing rural demographics contributed to rising child poverty
  • Incomes remained lower for the poorest rural families with children in 2014
    6/17/2016
    Incomes remained lower for the poorest rural families with children in 2014
  • The number and share of veterans living in rural America is declining
    5/27/2016
    The number and share of veterans living in rural America is declining
  • Rising income inequality drove most of the increase in child poverty between 2003 and 2014
    5/18/2016
    Rising income inequality drove most of the increase in child poverty between 2003 and 2014
  • Rural women, especially young women, are more likely than rural men to have college degrees
    3/30/2016
    Rural women, especially young women, are more likely than rural men to have college degrees
  • 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
  • Among age groups, children faced highest poverty rates in rural America in 2014
    1/22/2016
    Among age groups, children faced highest poverty rates in rural America in 2014
  • Educational attainment rates were lower for rural minorities in 2014
    1/15/2016
    Educational attainment rates were lower for rural minorities in 2014
  • Editor's Pick 2015, #1:<br>One in five rural counties had child poverty rates over 33 percent
    12/31/2015
    Editor's Pick 2015, #1:<br>One in five rural counties had child poverty rates over 33 percent