Research and Information

Rural Research Briefs are a series of data and findings from the recently released decennial Census and American Community Survey (ACS), highlighting various social, economic, and housing characteristics of rural Americans.

Taking Stock of Rural America

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

The Persistence of Poverty in Rural America

Persistently poor counties are classified as having poverty rates…
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An Update on Maturing Mortgages in USDA’s Section 515 Rural Rental Housing ProgramHousing 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…
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Race and Ethnicity in Rural America - Rural Research BriefHousing Assistance Council

The United States is Becoming More Racially Diverse – And So is Rural America

Race and ethnicity are central and often complex components of…
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Covid-19 in rural America Rural Research Brief Cover - July 31, 2019Housing Assistance Council

COVID-19 in Rural America: Updated July 31, 2021

The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) presents summary findings…
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RURAL RESEARCH BRIEF: Housing Insecurity During COVID-19

COVID-19 has disrupted nearly every aspect of life and culture…
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Housing Change and Occupancy in Rural America

Housing Change and Occupancy in Rural America

A community’s housing stock is one of its most important…
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Rural Population Change and Growth

  Population change has been a factor in the vibrancy…
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Age and Aging in Rural America

Age and Aging in Rural America

We live in a multi-generational world which increasingly…
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