The Daily Yonder: Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Rural Population Grows by Nearly 20%
Kenneth Johnson and Daniel Lichter
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
The Daily Yonder: "Over the past decade, the rural population declined by 0.6% but simultaneously became nearly 4 percentage points more diverse. That represents a nearly 20% increase in the portion of rural residents who are members of a racial or ethnic minority. In the following article, excerpted from a report published by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire, Kenneth M. Johnson and Daniel T. Lichter look more closely at these trends."
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