Ken Johnson and Dan Lichter

Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Map graphic showing areas of the United States classified as metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas.

The Daily Yonder cited research from Carsey School of Public Policy researchers Ken Johnson and Dan Lichter that examines how the popular belief of the decline of rural America has more to do with our classification of metropolitan versus nonmetropolitan areas and less to do with rural America actually being eliminated.

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