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Bookmark or Share- What is Rural America? - Census.govAbout 60 million people, or one in five Americans, live in rural America. The term “rural” means different things to different people. For many, it evokes images of farmlands and pastoral landscapes. For our purposes, we define rural based on the official Census Bureau classification.
- 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.
- 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.
- What everyone should know about rural America ahead of the ...Tony 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.
- Where is ‘rural America,’ and what does it look like?A vibrant rural America broadens the nation’s economic, intellectual and culture diversity. Yet, rural areas face unique demographic, economic and institutional challenges.
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