Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-182) 6 pp

November 2017

Rural America at a Glance, 2017 Edition

by John Cromartie

This report highlights recent social and economic conditions in rural America, focusing on county-level trends in population, employment, income, poverty, and broadband connectivity.

See related Webinar: Rural America at a Glance, 2017 Edition.

For other recently released overviews on rural topics, see: Rural Manufacturing at a Glance, 2017 Edition and Rural Education at a Glance, 2017 Edition

Keywords: Rural indicators, population, rural population loss, mortality, employment, rural employment by industry, nonmetropolitan, median income, nonmetro, rural economy, metro, rural America, persistent poverty, recession, infrastructure, broadband

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