Broadband access is not created or distributed equally across the country. While 94 percent of urban dwellers have access to broadband, more than one-third of rural residents are unable to access the ever growing broadband capabilities.
American Community Survey statistics are the only source of annual data for some rural residents, and are vital for local decision making by elected officials, city and county planners, and businesses. Recently, the Census Bureau released several products highlighting selected characteristics of the rural population of America.
For decades, homeownership rates have been an important indicator of the health of housing markets all across the United States. While last decade’s housing crash and Great Recession altered the economy and conditions of housing markets throughout the nation, studies have shown that most Americans continue to believe homeownership is both desirable and attainable.
In rural areas across the U.S., teen pregnancy rates are high. Places like New Mexico contend with realities like large, rural counties, and high rates of poverty -two factors known to contribute to teen pregnancy rates.
The number of people living with disabilities in rural America is growing. And it’s a problem that is not often discussed or even fully understood when formulating policy and programs meant to help those with disabilities.
For high school students across America, the process of deciding where to go for college can seem daunting. But there’s another consideration students in more rural parts of America ask: “What’s nearby?”
In its heyday of the 1910s and 20s, more than 700,000 jobs were provided by the coal industry. In Appalachia, that number now hovers around 44,000 – with not much coming in to fill the void.
Removing the barriers that stand between Native youth and their opportunity to succeed.
Safe Routes to School National Partnership shares new resources and fact sheets to help make rural roads safer for biking and walking.
Explore the Women’s Foundation Hub and the report to learn more about you can make meaningful change for women and their families in your own community.