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Bookmark or Share- What is Rural? - USDA ERSUSDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) researchers and others who analyze conditions in "rural" America most often use data on nonmetropolitan (nonmetro) areas, defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the basis of counties or county-equivalent units (e.g., parishes, boroughs).
- Rural America at a Glance: 2023 Edition - USDA ERSRural America at a Glance looks at rural population and migration trends, poverty, housing insecurity, unemployment, and clean energy jobs. It finds rural employment and annual growth rates nearly back to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels.
- Rural areas in the United States - WikipediaRural America was the center of the Populist movement of the United States in the 1880s and 1890s. Farmers tried to solve their problems using co-ops and the Grange movement. They failed to win elections and that movement ended in the two defeats of William Jennings Bryan in 1896 and 1900.
- What everyone should know about rural America ahead of the ... - BrookingsTony Pipa and Zoe Swarzenski unpack the complex realities of rural America and discuss the unique challenges, emerging opportunities, and new federal initiatives ahead of the 2024 U.S. election.
- Our Rural Communities - Census.govFrom disaster planning to small business development, Medicare Part B to highway construction, policymakers use census data to plan and fund many programs that affect rural communities.
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