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  • Nonmetro county poverty rates, 2010-14 average
    12/17/2015
    Nonmetro county poverty rates, 2010-14 average
  • Nonmetro related child poverty rates by county, 2010-14 average
    12/17/2015
    Nonmetro related child poverty rates by county, 2010-14 average
  • Rural education levels improve, still lag urban areas
    12/8/2015
    Rural education levels improve, still lag urban areas
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • One in five rural counties had child poverty rates over 33 percent
    7/23/2015
    One in five rural counties had child poverty rates over 33 percent
  • By 2009-13, over 1 in 4 rural children lived in families that were poor
    7/6/2015
    By 2009-13, over 1 in 4 rural children lived in families that were poor
  • In 1999, one in 5 rural children lived in families that were poor
    7/6/2015
    In 1999, one in 5 rural children lived in families that were poor
  • 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
  • Child poverty was high where there were high proportions of children living in single-parent families
    7/6/2015
    Child poverty was high where there were high proportions of children living in single-parent families
  • Industry specialization varies across rural counties
    7/6/2015
    Industry specialization varies across rural counties
  • Nonmetropolitan (rural) and metropolitan (urban) counties in the U.S.
    7/6/2015
    Nonmetropolitan (rural) and metropolitan (urban) counties in the U.S.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Persistent child poverty counties, 2015 update
    5/18/2015
    Persistent child poverty counties, 2015 update
  • Rural-urban poverty gap is widest among youngest Americans
    5/1/2015
    Rural-urban poverty gap is widest among youngest Americans
  • Lower income farms families have the greatest percentage of uninsured individuals
    4/3/2015
    Lower income farms families have the greatest percentage of uninsured individuals
  • Rural and urban unemployment rates follow similar trends
    1/20/2015
    Rural and urban unemployment rates follow similar trends
  • 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
  • Access to supermarkets is limited for many residents in Native American tribal areas
    12/3/2014
    Access to supermarkets is limited for many residents in Native American tribal areas
  • Nonmetro high-poverty counties are regionally concentrated in the South, 2000 vs. 2006-10
    11/17/2014
    Nonmetro high-poverty counties are regionally concentrated in the South, 2000 vs. 2006-10
  • 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
  • Higher disability rates reported in rural areas and the South
    10/23/2014
    Higher disability rates reported in rural areas and the South
  • Government transfer payments to individuals as a percent of total county personal income, 2012
    8/22/2014
    Government transfer payments to individuals as a percent of total county personal income, 2012
  • Government transfer payments to nonmetro areas, 1979 and 2012
    8/22/2014
    Government transfer payments to nonmetro areas, 1979 and 2012
  • Per capita government transfer payments to individuals, 1972-2012
    8/22/2014
    Per capita government transfer payments to individuals, 1972-2012
  • On average, rural veterans are older than nonveterans
    5/23/2014
    On average, rural veterans are older than nonveterans
  • Cost-of-living adjustment reverses poverty rankings
    4/18/2014
    Cost-of-living adjustment reverses poverty rankings
  • Chart: The nonmetro poor are older than the metro poor
    4/18/2014
    Chart: The nonmetro poor are older than the metro poor
  • Cost-of living adjustments change the age composition of the nonmetro poor
    4/18/2014
    Cost-of living adjustments change the age composition of the nonmetro poor
  • Rural child poverty at highest level since mid-1980s
    3/14/2014
    Rural child poverty at highest level since mid-1980s
  • Persistent-poverty counties
    2/28/2014
    Persistent-poverty counties