One of the constants throughout rural America is above-average poverty. As of 2019, 86 percent of the counties with persistent poverty in the United States were rural, according to the USDA’s Economic ...

This essay is the first in a 4-part series I’m calling Rural Health Resilience—a look at the state of rural health in America ...

Of the 353 counties considered persistently poor by the U.S. Census Bureau — where at least 20% of the population has lived below the poverty line for more than 30 years — 85% of them rural.

Rural America is not all white, and it’s not in total decline. The rural population has expanded since 2020, while poverty has declined. Rural America is also diverse and becoming even more so.

The Kentucky Democrat said around 200,000 people in his state are at risk of losing their health care under the bill.

Rural America and Climate Change I had to balk at such a campaign. Anywhere you look in my town, you can find evidence of how initiatives like Tractor Supply Company’s serve to benefit our ...

A new report finds that 21% of Iowa's rural bridges are rated poor or structurally deficient. Nationwide, $198 billion is needed for rural road and bridge repairs.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear argued the Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax policy bill will have a “devastating” impact on rural communities. “It’s the single worst ...