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RuralAmericaAt A Glance2007 EditionRuralAmericaAt A Glance2007 EditionNonmetro population change from net domestic migration, 2005-06Loss0 to 1%Above 1%MetroSource: Calculated by ERS using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.United States Department of AgricultureEconomic Research ServiceEconomic Information Bulletin Number 31October 2007Beettwweeeenn JJuullyy 22000055 aanndd JJuullyy 22000066,, tthhee ppooppuullaattiioonn ooff nnoonnmmeettrroo AAmmeerriiccaa ggrreeww 00..66ppeerrcceenntt.. NNeett ddoommeessttiicc mmiiggrraattiioonn ffrroomm mmeettrroo aarreeaass aaccccoouunntteedd ffoorr nneeaarrllyy hhaallff oofftthhiiss ggrroowwtthh.. GGaaiinnss ffrroomm ddoommeessttiicc mmiiggrraattiioonn wweerree hhiigghheesstt iinn aarreeaass tthhaatt ooffffeerreeddnnaattuurraall aammeenniittiieess,, pprrooxxiimmiittyy ttoo mmeettrroo jjoobbss,, oorr bbootthh.. 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NNoonnmmeettrroo rraatteess ooff hhiigghh sscchhooooll nnoonnccoommpplleettiioonn ffeellll sshhaarrppllyy dduurriinngg tthhee ssaammee ppeerriioodd,, ffrroomm 2233 ttoo 1199 ppeerrcceenntt.. TThhee ssoocciiooeeccoonnoommiicc vviittaalliittyy ooff rruurraall AAmmeerriiccaa iiss lliinnkkeedd ttoo aa nnuummbbeerr ooff kkeeyy eelleemmeennttss,,iinncclluuddiinngg aa ccoorree sseett ooff ddeemmooggrraapphhiicc,, eedduuccaattiioonnaall,, aanndd eeccoonnoommiicc ffoorrcceess.. FFoolllloowwiinngg aarree tthheemmoosstt ccuurrrreenntt iinnddiiccaattoorrss ooff ssoocciiaall aanndd eeccoonnoommiicc ccoonnddiittiioonnss iinn rruurraall aarreeaass,, ffoorr uussee iinn ddeevveellooppiinngg ppoolliicciieess aanndd pprrooggrraammss ttoo aassssiisstt rruurraall ppeeooppllee aanndd tthheeiirr ccoommmmuunniittiieess.. IInn aaddddiittiioonn,,ttwwoo sseeccttoorrss tthhaatt aarree eemmeerrggiinngg aass iimmppoorrttaanntt ffaaccttoorrss sshhaappiinngg tthhee eeccoonnoommiicc ccoommpplleexxiioonn ooffrruurraall AAmmeerriiccaa aarree ggiivveenn ssppeecciiaall aatttteennttiioonn iinn tthhiiss yyeeaarr’’ss rreeppoorrtt:: ccrreeaattiivvee ooccccuuppaattiioonnss aanndd eetthhaannooll--bbaasseedd iinndduussttrriieess..Rural Population Growth on an Upswing Due to Net Domestic MigrationBetween July 2005 and July 2006, the population of nonmetro America grew by 318,000 people. This 0.6-percent increase is below the metro growth rate for the same period (1 percent)but is well above the nonmetro annual growth rate of 0.2 percent at the beginning of the decade.The upturn is due entirely to an increase in net domestic migration—the number of people mov-ing from metro counties to nonmetro destinations minus those moving in the opposite direction.In 2001-02, 40,000 more people moved into nonmetro counties from metro locations thanmoved out. In that year, the gain from domestic migration was less than that from eitherinternational immigration or natural population increase (births – deaths). However, theannual net flow from metro areas grew to nearly 150,000 by 2005-06, thus contributingmore to overall nonmetro population growth than immigration (62,000) or natural increase(107,000).Nonmetro population gains from net domestic migration were highest in western locationsthat combine scenic attributes with tourism, recreation, second-home development, andretirement migration. Amenities combined with proximity to metro jobs fueled rapid growthin many parts of the nonmetro South, including the Texas Hill Country, southernAppalachia, the Florida coast, and northern Virginia.The massive departure of residents from flood-ravaged New Orleans after September 2005was followed by sharp rises in the population of several nonmetro counties in southernLouisiana and Mississippi, along with nearby metro areas, such as Baton Rouge. Of the 2,070 U.S. nonmetro counties, the number losing population from net domesticmigration declined from 1,157 in 2000-01 to 885 in 2005-06. Net migration loss continuedin counties with very high poverty, such as in the Mississippi Delta and Rio Grande Valley,and in sparsely settled agricultural counties in the Nation’s heartland. In addition to experiencing high outmigration among young adults, an increasing number of Great Plainsand Corn Belt counties are losing popula-tion through natural decrease—moredeaths than


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