Jan 14, 2025 · ERS research in this topic area focuses on the economic, social, spatial, temporal, and demographic factors that affect the poverty status of rural residents.

Both rural poverty and spatial inequality are global phenomena, but like poverty in general, there are higher rates of rural poverty in developing countries than in developed countries.

Addressing poverty and low employment in rural areas is complicated by the high degree of variation in demographic characteristics of the rural population and the economic outcomes in rural communities …

Host sessions at the RSS Annual Meeting that explore the multifaceted nature of rural poverty, including housing, food insecurity, labor markets, environmental justice, and more.

Rural areas are more likely to have higher rates of near-poverty, meaning income between 100 percent and 125 percent of the poverty level. These high rates of rural poverty hold across a wide swath of …

Explore the multifaceted challenges faced by the rural poor 🌾. Discover critical insights into education, healthcare, and economic opportunities that shape their lives.

Sep 4, 2025 · In 2023, 10.3 per cent of the world’s population—822 million people—lived below the updated extreme poverty line of $3.00 a day. Poverty remains overwhelmingly rural: more than three …

Dec 18, 2023 · Explore the causes & solutions for rural poverty. Understand unequal land distribution, lack of jobs, & policies. Discover paths to break the cycle.

Dec 11, 2025 · Partly as a result, rural child poverty rates are higher than urban rates, and many rural families rely on safety-net supports such as the food aid program SNAP.

Sep 11, 2024 · Aided by surging household incomes, the poverty rate in rural America fell to 13.5%, the lowest since 2019 and the second-lowest in two decades, said the Census Bureau on Tuesday. …