See A Note About Data Sources and What is the Impact of Methodology? for further explanation of ACS and CPS poverty estimate differences. Metro poverty rates declined at a higher rate between 20, causing an increase in the metro-nonmetro poverty rate gap, which was 3.5 percentage points in 2019. Nonmetro poverty fell 3.0 percentage points from 2013, when it reached its 30-year peak of 18.4 percent.
Over time, the difference between nonmetro and metro poverty rates has generally narrowed, falling from an average difference of 4.5 percentage points in the 1980s to an average gap of about 3.1 percentage points over the last 10 years.Īccording to the most recent estimates from the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS), the nonmetro poverty rate was 15.4 percent in 2019, compared with 11.9 percent for metro areas. Census Bureau's Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS) data estimates, the higher incidence of nonmetro poverty relative to metro poverty has existed since the 1960s when poverty rates were first officially recorded. Rural America at a Glance: 2022 EditionĪccording to the U.S.A summary of rural issues is found in the Rural America at a Glance series, which is updated annually in the fall. In addition to this topic page, ERS provides annual statistics in its County-level Datasets: Poverty, and State-level (rural/urban) summaries in its State Fact Sheets. Background information and definitions ( a note about data sources, region definitions, and how poverty is defined).The demographics of poverty, including the breakdown of rural/urban poverty by race, family structure, and age.The geography of poverty, including analysis of poverty in a regional context, maps of the incidence/severity of poverty, and the geographic persistence of poverty over decades.Poverty over time, including a look at metro/nonmetro poverty rates and deep poverty.( Food and nutrition assistance topics are covered in depth elsewhere on the ERS website.) ERS research in this topic area focuses on the economic, social, spatial, temporal, and demographic factors that affect the poverty status of rural residents.
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