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

The Rural Climate Partnership says rural America is a big source of climate emissions — but can play a big role in solving ...

Rural Southwest Florida residents are particularly enthusiastic, viewing data centers as a source of economic stability and high-paying jobs. Florida utility companies have created special rate ...

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

The states in green have rural populations that have a higher proportion of people living in rural areas or small towns than the nation as a whole. Nearly three out of ten Americans live in a rural ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is seeking collaboration from six small towns in the county to build 950 new housing ...

On December 10, 2025, in Morton, Washington, USA, @susieb2sweet80 shared a video of significant flooding in a rural area. In the video, fast-moving, muddy brown water has overflowed the riverbanks, ...

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.