Rural U.S.A.: persistence and change

agriculture American behavior black population Census centers changes cities costs country music cultural decades decline dependency ratio differences economic employment energy environmental farm policy farmers federal fertility future groups growth higher household increased Indian Indian-Americans individual inmigrants labor force land larger living major marriage metropolitan areas metropolitan counties Metropolitan Statistical Areas Mexican-Americans migration million modern natural environment needs nonfarm nonmetro nonmetropolitan areas nonmetropolitan counties North Dakota occupational opportunities organization outmigration pattern percent percentage persons places population density problems production programs proportion public services regional role rural America rural and urban rural areas rural communities rural development Rural Development Act rural environment rural industrialization rural population rural poverty rural residents rural society Rural Sociology rural women rural-farm blacks rural-nonfarm rural-urban sectors small towns social status Table traditional trends U.S. Bureau United urban areas workers