Research and Information

The National Leader in Rural Housing Research

For more than five decades HAC has analyzed rural housing markets and disseminated information on housing conditions and characteristics for low-income rural Americans. To improve living conditions in rural areas, housing providers, policymakers and the public need access to reliable information and data. Through HAC’s newsletter, magazines, issue summaries, and library of more than 150 studies and reports on housing issues in rural America, HAC’s research and information constantly evolves to keep partners and policy makers informed.

Comprehensive research, studies, and analysis on a wide range of topics important to rural Americans and their housing.

USDA Rural Development Housing Activity Report - FY 2023

A series of Briefs highlighting social, economic and housing issues and data in rural America.

The Persistence of Poverty in Rural America - Rural Research Brief Cover - 2021
Housing Assistance Council

The Persistence of Poverty in Rural America

Persistently poor counties are classified as having poverty rates…
An Update on Maturing Mortgages in USDA’s Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Program
Housing Assistance Council

An Update on Maturing Mortgages in USDA’s Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Program

Rural America is Losing Affordable Rental Housing at an Alarming…

Rural Research Notes present summary findings from HAC and other research and analyses on social, economic, and housing characteristics of rural Americans.

Home Mortgage Demand Declined in Rural America
Housing Assistance Council

Home Mortgage Demand Declined in Rural America Too

Signs and Trends from a USDA Housing Finance Product There have…
Rural Research Note: Covid-19 in Rural America
HAC

Rural COVID Cases are Starting to Decline, but the Delta Variant Hit Rural Communities Particularly Hard

The Housing Assistance Council presents updated data on the COVID-19…
Rural America Now Has More Than 5 Million Reported Cases and Over 100,000 Deaths from Covid-19

Rural America Now Has More Than 5 Million Reported Cases and Over 100,000 Deaths from Covid-19

COVID-19 in Rural America - September 1, 2021 As of August 31,…