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Rural Americans vs. Urban Americans


1. Demographic and economic trends in urban, suburban and rural ...

About 46 million Americans live in the nation's rural counties, 175 million in its suburbs and small metros and about 98 million in its urban ...

Rural Americans vs. Urban Americans - Public Affairs Council

80% of the US population lives in urban areas. The remaining 20% lives in areas classified as rural. There isn't a specific category for suburban areas.

Nation's Urban and Rural Populations Shift Following 2020 Census

Despite the increase in the urban population, urban areas, defined as densely developed residential, commercial, and other nonresidential areas, ...

What Unites and Divides Urban, Suburban and Rural Communities

In many cases, the differences between urban and rural residents can be attributed to the fact that rural areas tend to have a higher ...

6 charts that illustrate the divide between rural and urban America

We asked sociologists, economists, geographers and historians to describe the divide from different angles. The data paint a richer and sometimes surprising ...

The 'rural-urban divide' furthers myths about race and poverty ...

Rural America is not all white, and spreading this falsity caters to white supremacy · Rural places are essential—but undervalued—in the American ...

Urban and Rural - U.S. Census Bureau

Rural encompasses all population, housing, and territory not included within an urban area. For the 2020 Census, an urban area will comprise a ...

Rural America at a Glance: 2021 Edition - USDA ERS

Trends in U.S. rural and urban population over the past decade widened these differences in relative popula- tion size. Rural areas declined slightly overall (− ...

Growing rural-urban divide exists only among white Americans

Researchers have found that when it comes to politics, Black and Latino residents of rural America differ far less, if at all, ...

Understanding the Finances of Rural vs. Urban Americans

This Issue Brief examines the financial situations of Americans who live in urban areas vs. those who do not live in these areas (rural)

US poverty rates in 2019 higher in rural areas than in urban

The poverty rate for White residents was about half the rate for either Blacks or American Indians at 13.3 percent in rural areas and 9.7 ...

Redefining Rural America - Center for American Progress

The fates of rural and urban Americans are intimately intertwined. Rural communities account for a significant portion of the U.S. ...

Rural and Urban Health | Health Policy Institute

People who reside in a MSA are referred to as urban residents and those who live in a non-MSA are referred to as rural residents. About one-fifth of the U.S. ...

About Rural Health - CDC

Rural residents have higher rates of cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, and obesity. They also have higher rates of poverty, less access to healthcare.

Many Rural Americans Are Still “Left Behind”

[2] Currently, rural poverty is 3 percentage points higher than urban poverty.[3] Further, persistently high-poverty counties are disproportionally rural and ...

Why Health Care Is Harder to Access in Rural America | U.S. GAO

On average, rural residents are older and generally have worse health conditions than urban residents. But while they may require more medical attention and ...

Evaluating what makes a U.S. community urban, suburban or rural

In a 2018 Pew Research Center survey, a quarter of Americans said they live in an urban community, while 43% said they live in a suburban area ...

Defining Rural Population | HRSA

The Census definition: Does not follow city or county boundaries, making it hard to determine if an area is urban or rural; Classifies many ...

Size of urban and rural population of the US 1960-2020 - Statista

In 2020, there were approximately 57.47 million people living in rural areas in the United States, compared to about 274.03 million people living in urban ...

Rural Health Disparities Overview

Despite the many positive attributes and assets associated with working and living in rural communities, many rural American population groups experience ...