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Rural Population Demographics

June 8, 2026 by brentlacydotcom

Where Is Rural America, and What Does It Look Like? The following statistics are from “Where Is Rural America, and What Does It Look Like?” Published February 2017. “Rural America” is a deceptively simple term for a remarkably diverse collection of places. It includes nearly 72 percent of the land area of the United States …

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6 Charts that Illustrate Rural America

June 8, 2026 by brentlacydotcom

What the Data Reveals Back in March of 2017, PBS ran an article illustrating some differences between Rural and Urban America. You can find that article here. There are some good statistics on poverty, disability, jobs, and entrepreneurship in rural areas. In the workshops that I give, I highlight that poverty and homelessness is very …

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