In reality, rural communities are far more varied. Getting these facts right matters because public debates, policies and resources – including money for programs – often rely on these assumptions, ...

The funding would come from the Rural Health Transformation Program, created as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill that ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — In October, Advance Knox released its draft plan meant to guide decisions on how Knox County could grow over the coming decades. The program also unveiled a proposed future land ...

The Rural Climate Partnership says rural America is a big source of climate emissions — but can play a big role in solving ...

Rural Southwest Florida residents are particularly enthusiastic, viewing data centers as a source of economic stability and ...

One in five people in the United States live in a rural area. Patients in rural communities often struggle to access care because of travel difficulties, high costs and limited resources, leading to ...

Rural regions are expected to see increases in high-school seniors. But the sector has had trouble reaching them.

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 ...

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 ...

Research suggests that rural students finish or complete high school at a higher rate than urban students. While approximately 90% of rural high school students graduated in 2020, 82% of urban high ...