Depopulation woven into parts of rural America

Some 35 percent of rural counties are losing population, many of them in the Great Plains, and an equal portion are growing, say two University of New Hampshire researchers. “Depopulation seemingly is now built into the demographic fabric of some parts of rural America,” write demographer Kenneth Johnson and policy fellow Daniel Lichter. “Yet, depopulation… » Read More

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