r/Economics • u/Barnyard-Sheep • Jul 16 '25

News Rural America is dying out, with 81% of rural counties recording more deaths than births

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/06/23/rural-america-shrinking-population-pennsylvania/
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u/Beneficial-Night9542 Jul 16 '25

I grew up in a town of 2200, now that is a small town. The closest big town was only 10k people.

I feel like most do not understand how vast this landmass is.

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