Rural America

'Rural America' is a deceptively simple term for a remarkably diverse collection of places. Understanding – and improving – these parts of the coun... (2018)

Farms are ever more profitable, but employ fewer workers | United States (2022)

More and more people are talking about the 'rural-urban divide,' but what does that phrase actually mean? We asked experts from around the country ... (2018)

Fewer than 1 in 5 rural adults ages 25 and older have college degrees. (2018)

Banks are closing branches and paring credit in rural America, focusing instead on booming urban markets. That leaves communities without the frien... (2017)

“Nearly all applied research on arts activity has examined phenomena in metropolitan areas. Findings from this past research confirm an arts specia... (2018)

A growing body of research shows that innovative businesses are common in rural areas, and rural innovation gets a boost from the arts. (2018)

As the chain opens stores at the rate of three a day across the US, often in the heart of ‘food deserts’, some see Dollar General as an admission t... (2018)

Economic growth is not only uneven between urban and rural places—it is uneven within them, too. (2018)

Kids from many rural areas have a better chance at upward mobility than those who grow up in urban areas, but it varies from place to place, and fr... (2018)

Economic growth is a mixed bag in urban and rural counties, large and small. (2018)

Urban places have the largest numbers of college graduates, but rural counties are starting to see more growth. (2018)

The 2010 Midterm Wave Rewrote America’s Political Geography. Will 2018 Do It Again? In 2010, Republicans established a new normal by dominating ... (2018)