Rural Development Research Reports

This publication provides the most recent information on poverty trends and demographic characteristics of the rural poor. The rate of poverty is not only an important s [...]

Since 1980, the nonmetro Hispanic population in the United States has doubled and is now the most rapidly growing demographic group in rural and small-town America. By 2 [...]

This report provides the latest information from the 2000 Census and other Federal sources on the education characteristics of rural workers and counties. It documents t [...]

This brochure is the second in a series of reports that uses current social and economic data to highlight important population, labor market, income, and poverty trends [...]

While the greater incidence of poverty in nonmetro relative to metro areas is well documented, there is little research as to whether it is deeper or more severe in nonme [...]

An analysis of on-the-job computer use shows that such use is more common in metro areas than in nonmetro areas. A substantial wage premium, 10 to 11 percent, is associa [...]

Rural America At A Glance is a six-page brochure that highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas for use in developing policie [...]

In the period 1965-95, Black migration from the nonmetropolitan (rural and small-town) South to places in the North and West declined significantly, shifting instead most [...]

During 1995-97, 3.4 million workers were displaced from their jobs, of whom 500,000 (15 percent) were nonmetro workers. This report examines the displaced workers' exper [...]

USDA’s Section 502 Single Family Direct Loan Housing Program provides subsidized housing loans to low- and moderate-income rural residents who do not own adequate housi [...]