Half of All Rural Counties Are Losing Population. What Is Contributing to Those Declines?
Source
The Daily Yonder
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Date
Apr 15, 2026
Summary
Between 2020 and 2025 the country's rural counties experienced a total loss of about 460,000 people. In most cases the primary driver of decrease was deaths outnumbering births, rather than outmigration.
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Community and economic development
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data