The Census and Rural America
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Population Growth in Rural America was Small – and Uneven – Between 2010 and 2020
A Census in Rural America 2020 Update
Using Census 2010 and 2020 data, combined with methodology from the Housing Assistance Council’s Rural and Small-Town definition of location, HAC estimates that the rural population only increased by approximately 164,000 residents over the last decade. This population growth accounted for a .3 percent increase in the rural and small-town population. Overall, HAC estimates that approximately 60,551,165 people live in rural communities using the latest Census data.
U.S. Department of Agriculture