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The Older Population in Rural America: 2012-2016

Description
Describes the rural older population, those 65 years and older, compared to urban older adults. Includes rural-urban data on population size for the nation, by region, and by state. Also covers demographic, social, and economic characteristics, age distribution, and sex ratio by age. Some data is available by level of rurality for mostly urban, mostly rural, and completely rural counties.
Author(s)
Amy Symens Smith, Edward Trevelyan
Date
09/2019
Type
Document
Organization
U.S. Census Bureau
Tagged as
Educational attainment · Elderly population · Employment and unemployment · Health insurance · Income · People with disabilities · Poverty · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state data · Statistics and data · State-by-state

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