Rural population growth fueled by foreign-born residents

The population of rural America grew just one-tenth of the national total of 3.1 percent from 2010 to 2015, and foreign-born residents accounted for three-fourths of the rural gain, says the Daily Yonder, drawing on Census Bureau data. “Without the increase in foreign-born residents, the rural population growth would have been 0.1 percent, Census estimates… » Read More

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