ABSTRACT
The 2021 edition of Rural America at a Glance focuses on aspects affecting the resiliency and recovery of rural communities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, including population and employment change, intensity of infection and vaccination rates, and internet availability and adoption.
ABSTRACT
This edition of Rural America at a Glance focuses on recent conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic recession. It is divided into four sections where the nonmetro is compared to its metro counterpart. The first part discusses the spread and severity of COVID-19 across urban and rural areas. The next one focuses on rural healthcare resources and the third is about the consequent effects of the pandemic such as rural unemployment. The last part explains the COVID-19 cases in meatpacking-dependent counties.