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Related Amber Waves Articles
Sources of earned income vary widely across rural areas. Social
Security and other retirement programs greatly affect rural
retirees and the areas in which they are concentrated. Changes in
welfare programs may disproportionately affect high-poverty rural
areas.
ERS research focuses on the economic, social, and demographic
factors that affect the income and poverty status of rural
residents and their participation in Federal assistance programs,
including food assistance programs.
Topics include the following:
We've redesigned our website. You may be interested in browsing
the material that was available in the Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare briefing
room, which is available in our archive. It includes a
discussion of the location and characteristics of high-poverty
counties.
For a summary of recent conditions and trends, see the Amber
Waves feature, Economic Recovery: Lessons Learned From Previous
Recessions.