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Mattingly, Marybeth J.; Johnson, Kenneth M.; Schaefer, Andrew – Carsey Institute, 2011
The authors of this brief examine child poverty rates using decennial census data from 1980, 1990, and 2000, as well as American Community Survey five-year estimates between 2005 and 2009, to identify those counties where child poverty has persisted. They find persistent child poverty in nearly twice as many U.S. counties as those that report high…
Descriptors: Social Isolation, Rural Areas, Urban Areas, Community Surveys
Johnson, Kenneth M.; Beale, Calvin L. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1992
During 1950-87, deaths outnumbered births in 1 or more years in 993 U.S. counties; 95 percent were nonmetro counties, mostly in Florida, central United States, and Appalachia. Because of such natural decrease of population combined with increased outmigration of young adults, these counties may undergo financial stress and have difficulty…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Birth Rate, Fiscal Capacity, Mortality Rate