Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An 18% higher adjusted mortality rate was found in medium/small metropolitan and rural areas vs. large ...

A new study has found that suicide rates in rural communities continues to be higher than those in urban areas, largely due to challenges with accessing mental health resources. Rural residents face ...

Homelessness may not look the way many imagine it, particularly in rural Indiana. Rural areas saw a 16.6% increase in people ...

Rural Americans – particularly men – are expected to live significantly shorter, less healthy lives than their urban counterparts, according to our research, recently published in the Journal of Rural ...

Rural states are targeting their broadband infrastructure funding toward particular policy goals like advancing health care, workforce development and education, as they dole out millions in federal ...

While location isn’t the only factor influencing wages, understanding the causes of the divide can help workers in lower-paying areas find ways to boost their income. While 2025 income data hasn’t ...