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Rural America At A Glance, 2004 Karen Hamrick, editor Agriculture Information Bulletin No. (AIB793) 6 pp, September 2004 Rural America At A Glance, 2004 is a six-page brochure that highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas for use in developing policies and programs to assist rural areas. The brochure is the third in a series of reports that uses current social and economic data to highlight population, labor market, income, and poverty trends in rural areas. This brochure provides information on key rural conditions and trends for use by public and private decisionmakers and others in efforts to enhance the economic opportunities and quality of life for rural people and their communities. Keywords: rural housing, rural indicators, population, rural employment, rural unemployment, rural poverty, nonmetropolitan, nonmetro, rural economy, ERS, USDA In this report ... Chapters are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. If you are having trouble printing the PDF document check Adobe's website for troubleshooting advice, or e-mail us for a free copy of the report. Entire Low-Res Document, 259 kb. Entire Hi-Res Document, 1,740 kb. Download charts and maps. web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov page updated: October 18, 2004

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