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  • Counties with high levels of self-employed workers dominate the Great Plains and upper Mountain West
    7/19/2022
    Counties with high levels of self-employed workers dominate the Great Plains and upper Mountain West
  • Availability of medical doctors favors metropolitan areas with low rates of self-employment
    7/7/2022
    Availability of medical doctors favors metropolitan areas with low rates of self-employment
  • Self-employed adults were more likely to lack health insurance than those working for private firms or governments, regardless of metro status, 2018
    7/5/2022
    Self-employed adults were more likely to lack health insurance than those working for private firms or governments, regardless of metro status, 2018
  • Labor force participation decreased less in rural areas than in urban areas at the onset of COVID-19 pandemic
    5/10/2022
    Labor force participation decreased less in rural areas than in urban areas at the onset of COVID-19 pandemic
  • Rural unemployment rates recovered faster from 2020 to 2021, remained highest for “Black or African American” residents
    5/2/2022
    Rural unemployment rates recovered faster from 2020 to 2021, remained highest for “Black or African American” residents
  • Nonmetro persistently poor counties led the Nation in cumulative COVID-19 cases starting in late September 2020
    2/7/2022
    Nonmetro persistently poor counties led the Nation in cumulative COVID-19 cases starting in late September 2020
  • Unemployment rates are slightly below pre-pandemic levels in rural counties but are still significantly higher in urban counties
    2/7/2022
    Unemployment rates are slightly below pre-pandemic levels in rural counties but are still significantly higher in urban counties
  • Rural counties lost fewer jobs during the pandemic-driven economic downturn than urban counties
    2/7/2022
    Rural counties lost fewer jobs during the pandemic-driven economic downturn than urban counties
  • Vaccination rates are higher in U.S. metro than in nonmetro counties, while the gap between persistently poor counties and counties that are not persistently poor is closing
    2/7/2022
    Vaccination rates are higher in U.S. metro than in nonmetro counties, while the gap between persistently poor counties and counties that are not persistently poor is closing
  • Pre-COVID-19 (2017–19) natural-cause mortality and cumulative COVID-19-related deaths before and after April 19, 2021, by county racial/ethnic composition and metropolitan status
    1/21/2022
    Pre-COVID-19 (2017–19) natural-cause mortality and cumulative COVID-19-related deaths before and after April 19, 2021, by county racial/ethnic composition and metropolitan status
  • Fully-vaccinated population by age group and metropolitan status, January 1, 2021 to January 10, 2022
    1/21/2022
    Fully-vaccinated population by age group and metropolitan status, January 1, 2021 to January 10, 2022
  • Nonmetro counties with a racial/ethnic minority population of 25 percent or more, 2020
    1/21/2022
    Nonmetro counties with a racial/ethnic minority population of 25 percent or more, 2020
  • COVID-19 vaccination rates (as of January 10, 2022) by county racial/ethnic composition and metropolitan status
    1/21/2022
    COVID-19 vaccination rates (as of January 10, 2022) by county racial/ethnic composition and metropolitan status
  • COVID-19 vaccination rates in nonmetro counties, as of January 10, 2022
    1/21/2022
    COVID-19 vaccination rates in nonmetro counties, as of January 10, 2022
  • Less internet access available for rural residents in counties with persistent poverty in the U.S. Deep South and Southwest
    1/14/2022
    Less internet access available for rural residents in counties with persistent poverty in the U.S. Deep South and Southwest
  • Unemployment rates are again at pre-pandemic levels in rural counties, still higher in persistently poor urban counties
    1/7/2022
    Unemployment rates are again at pre-pandemic levels in rural counties, still higher in persistently poor urban counties
  • Dollar stores and supercenters had the greatest percentage growth in rural nonmetro counties from 1990 to 2015
    12/7/2021
    Dollar stores and supercenters had the greatest percentage growth in rural nonmetro counties from 1990 to 2015
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) spending created proportionally more impact on the rural economy than the urban economy during the Great Recession recovery period, 2009-14
    12/7/2021
    Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) spending created proportionally more impact on the rural economy than the urban economy during the Great Recession recovery period, 2009-14
  • COVID-19 vaccination rates vary by metropolitan and persistent poverty status
    11/18/2021
    COVID-19 vaccination rates vary by metropolitan and persistent poverty status
  • Nearly half of U.S. States lost population in rural areas in 2010-20, according to U.S. census data
    11/15/2021
    Nearly half of U.S. States lost population in rural areas in 2010-20, according to U.S. census data
  • Residents of counties with higher shares of oil and natural gas extraction employment in 1980 were estimated to have lower lifetime earnings and delayed retirement
    10/4/2021
    Residents of counties with higher shares of oil and natural gas extraction employment in 1980 were estimated to have lower lifetime earnings and delayed retirement
  • U.S. agriculture sector received an estimated $35.1 billion in COVID-19-related financial assistance in 2020
    9/7/2021
    U.S. agriculture sector received an estimated $35.1 billion in COVID-19-related financial assistance in 2020
  • Data show U.S. poverty rates in 2019 higher in rural areas than in urban for racial/ethnic groups
    8/23/2021
    Data show U.S. poverty rates in 2019 higher in rural areas than in urban for racial/ethnic groups
  • Rural counties with high and persistent poverty in 2019 were mostly located across the South
    8/11/2021
    Rural counties with high and persistent poverty in 2019 were mostly located across the South
  • Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents by county on on June 7, 2021
    7/12/2021
    Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents by county on on June 7, 2021
  • Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents in metro and nonmetro areas, March 1, 2020 to June 7, 2021
    7/12/2021
    Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents in metro and nonmetro areas, March 1, 2020 to June 7, 2021
  • U.S. monthly civilian labor force participation rate, population age 16 and over, January 2019 to May 2021
    7/12/2021
    U.S. monthly civilian labor force participation rate, population age 16 and over, January 2019 to May 2021
  • Change in U.S. employment from 24 months earlier in metro and nonmetro areas, January 2019 to April 2021
    7/12/2021
    Change in U.S. employment from 24 months earlier in metro and nonmetro areas, January 2019 to April 2021
  • U.S. monthly unemployment rates in metro and nonmetro areas, January 2019 to April 2021
    7/12/2021
    U.S. monthly unemployment rates in metro and nonmetro areas, January 2019 to April 2021
  • Poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1959-2019
    6/17/2021
    Poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1959-2019
  • Poverty rates by age group and metro/nonmetro residence, 2019
    6/17/2021
    Poverty rates by age group and metro/nonmetro residence, 2019
  • Poverty rates by family type and metro/nonmetro residence, 2019
    6/17/2021
    Poverty rates by family type and metro/nonmetro residence, 2019
  • Poverty rates by race/ethnicity and metro/nonmetro residence, 2019
    6/17/2021
    Poverty rates by race/ethnicity and metro/nonmetro residence, 2019
  • Poverty rates by region and metro/nonmetro status, 2015-19 average
    6/17/2021
    Poverty rates by region and metro/nonmetro status, 2015-19 average
  • Nonmetro areas faring better than metro areas in recovery from pandemic’s lowest employment levels
    5/28/2021
    Nonmetro areas faring better than metro areas in recovery from pandemic’s lowest employment levels
  • New COVID-19 cases since March 1, 2020: Comparing rural counties with 20 percent or more employment in meatpacking to all other rural counties in the United States
    5/13/2021
    New COVID-19 cases since March 1, 2020: Comparing rural counties with 20 percent or more employment in meatpacking to all other rural counties in the United States