Is rural America really representative of the typical stereotypes? Popular culture gets a lot wrong about the rural USA. Here ...

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Rural regions are expected to see increases in high-school seniors. But the sector has had trouble reaching them.

The United States must build an inclusive narrative of rural communities. Locals attend a Friday night football game in the rural town of Sunny South, Alabama, October 2015. (Getty/Michael S.

The funding would come from the Rural Health Transformation Program, created as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill that ...

Internet penetration has grown in rural communities, but the gap between them and suburban and urban communities has remained constant over time. Historically, Internet penetration rates have been ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — In October, Advance Knox released its draft plan meant to guide decisions on how Knox County could grow over the coming decades. The program also unveiled a proposed future land ...

Roughly 1 in 5 Americans live in rural areas — places the federal government defines based on small populations and low housing density. Yet many people understand rural America through stereotypes.