Is Rural America Failing or Succeeding? Maybe Both
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Description
Policy brief examining Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) reclassification of rural counties as metropolitan
due to population growth. Provides visual data on counties
that transitioned from nonmetropolitan to metropolitan
since 1970, including a U.S. map representing reclassified
counties. Discusses the implications of reclassification
for economic policy and interpretations of rural
demographics.
Author(s)
Kenneth M. Johnson and Daniel T. Lichter
Date
09/2020
Type
Document
Organization
Carsey School of Public Policy
Tagged as
Community and economic development · Economics and the economy · Rural definitions · Statistics and data