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USDA ERS – Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes – The rural-urban commuting area codes (RUCA) classify U.S. census tracts using measures of urbanization, population density, and daily commuting. The latest ruca codes are based on data from the 2010 decennial census and the 2006-10 american community Survey.
USDA ERS – Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America – View the diversity of challenges and opportunities across America’s counties. View indicators about people, jobs, income, veterans, and county types. The atlas has been updated to include American community survey data for 2013-17 and poverty rates from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for 2017.
FCC chairman touts commitment to rural broadband expansion – like rural areas. Sometimes USDA Rural Development grants also are used to support broadband expansion, such as a project completed by RS Fiber last fall in Sibley County. Dan Pacerina, CEO of.
In the zone: USDA’s new plant hardiness map shows we’re getting warmer – The map also creates two new zones: 12, for climates with average lows of 50 to 60 degrees and 13, for lows of 60 to 70 degrees. The map is also designed to be "Internet-friendly," according to the.
USDA Rural Development – Rural Development has a number of resources that can help assist those in need of disaster recovery aid community facilities direct Loan & Grant Program Available funding for the development of essential community facilities in rural areas.
Funding for rural internet access gets boost from Empower Rural Iowa program – To be considered the USDA funds, applicants must provide broadband service to eligible rural areas with a population of 20,000 or. will put Iowa on the map as a hub for rural connectivity,”.
USDA has atlas that maps ‘food deserts’ – The original version of the Food Desert Locator implemented a single measure of food deserts — low-income areas where a significant number of residents is far from a supermarket. "Far" was more than.
Rural_non-metro_counties_original_v5 – Although the majority of the U.S. population lives in urban areas, most of the country is still classified as rural. In this map, counties are classified as rural if they do not include any cities.
USDA solicits new sites for research agencies – USDA said it would accept submissions of “no more than” five pages long, in 12-point font, including a map. USDA announced last week it. its customers and facilitate economic development in Rural.
USDA ERS – Rural Classifications – Nonmetro counties (see the map below) include some combination of: open countryside, rural towns (places with fewer than 2,500 people), and; urban areas with populations ranging from 2,500 to 49,999 that are not part of larger labor market areas (metropolitan areas).