Rural population drops for fifth year in a row, a record

The recession of 2008–09 “continues to reverberate in rural America and is the most likely cause of a slight decline in population from 2015–16,” says the Daily Yonder, in an analysis of Census Bureau estimates. It was a record fifth consecutive year of decline, but it was so small, a net loss of 21,000 people,… » Read More

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