Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-162) 6 pp

November 2016

Rural America at a Glance, 2016 Edition

by Lorin Kusmin

This report highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas, focusing on the U.S. rural economy, including employment, population, poverty, and income trends.

Errata: On May 31, 2017, Rural America at a Glance, 2016 Edition was reposted to correct the classifications of some counties in the map.

Keywords: Rural indicators, population, employment, rural unemployment, labor force participation, nonmetropolitan, earnings, income, nonmetro, rural economy, metro, rural America, census data, population growth, poverty, county typology, recession

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