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The Rural Health Provider Shortage

The Doctor Is Out, Permanently Debbie Weingarten wrote an article at TalkPoverty.org looking at the shortage of rural primary care health providers in America. She looks at the closings of rural health centers and hospitals… 

The Aging Demographics of Rural America

Smaller and Grayer This article from The Atlantic has been out on the web since 2016, but it gives a snapshot of what rural America looks like in many places. There are many small towns… 

Rural Population Demographics

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… 

6 Charts that Illustrate Rural America

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,…