UNH Research Finds Differences in Rural U.S. Fall Along Income Lines
Nearly 75 percent of low-income rural counties are in the South while middle-income rural counties are clustered in the Midwest and high-income rural counties are clustered in the West, according to new research released by the
"Those living in lower-income rural areas, compared to those in higher-income rural areas are less educated and less likely to be employed, and those who are employed are more likely to work in production and management," the researchers said. "They also depend more heavily on public sector supports. In short, our research contradicts the dominant image of a homogenous rural
The researchers also found that 27 percent of people living in very-low-income rural counties are black compared to just one percent in very-high-income rural counties. Higher-income rural counties also have a larger share of immigrants but a smaller share of non-native speakers.
"Nutritional assistance, public health insurance and the Earned Income Tax Credit are most highly used among those living in low-income rural counties, and cutbacks in federal safety net programs and proposed repeal of the Affordable Care Act may disproportionately harm low-income people in the rural
The research was conducted by
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