Rural America is dying

Guno צְבִי

Guno צְבִי

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You might ask, "Why is this happening?" Well, a number of reasons, beginning with the exodus of jobs and youth. For example, 73 percent of rural counties had more people move out than move in, and again this was most notable in the Northeast and Midwest. Of the 1,969 rural counties Pew Research studied, 1,197 have fewer people employed today than they did in 2010. Then there is also the issue of birthrates vs. death rates. Young people tend to move out of rural areas at a rate higher than people move in.

Rural areas are overwhelmingly white -- only 2.3 percent of the population in rural counties is foreign born, to nearly 15 percent in urban counties, according to census data. And then there is the issue of opioids. Higher death rates for 18- to 64-year-olds in rural counties are often attributed at least in part to the opioid epidemic, which has ravaged many rural areas in the U.S.


However, today it is sad to travel the eastern and southern parts of Arkansas and see so many storefronts boarded up and very little taking place in many of these small towns that were once thriving. Again, what is the answer? Well, from my perspective, it has to be education. Good schools are what people look for when they decide to move or relocate. The reason jobs and factories can't and won't locate in these communities is the lack of skilled labor.
 (trump country)

https://www.hotsr.com/news/2019/jun/23/rural-america-is-dying-20190623/
 
The outlook: The 2020 census is likely to show the extent of this drastic trend. "Barring a significant reversal in the next few years," Richard Fry of the Pew Research Center tells Axios, "the share of the population living in rural counties will be less than it was in 2010 ... Rural clout in Congress and the electoral college will be diminished."

By the numbers: Overall, non-metro areas increased in population between 2000 and 2015, but a majority of rural counties saw their populations dwindle, including 54% of rural counties in the Northeast and 68% of those in the Midwest, according to a study by Pew Research.
 
Birth rates vs. death rates
It's long been the case that young people tend to move out of more rural areas at a rate higher than people move in. A newer trend is that there are more people dying in many rural areas than being born.

Aging community: The percentage of rural citizens who are 65+ is 4% higher than the national average, Frey says, which means these areas have fewer people of child-bearing age.
Death rates: While death rates in metro areas for 18- to 64-year-olds have been declining, these working-age deaths have been on the rise in more rural areas, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Birth rates: It's not just that there fewer people of child-bearing age — people across the U.S. are having fewer children, a trend that affects rural counties too. Rural communities are no longer able to match the rate of migration with natural population increase.
 
guno said:
The outlook: The 2020 census is likely to show the extent of this drastic trend. "Barring a significant reversal in the next few years," Richard Fry of the Pew Research Center tells Axios, "the share of the population living in rural counties will be less than it was in 2010 ... Rural clout in Congress and the electoral college will be diminished."

By the numbers: Overall, non-metro areas increased in population between 2000 and 2015, but a majority of rural counties saw their populations dwindle, including 54% of rural counties in the Northeast and 68% of those in the Midwest, according to a study by Pew Research.
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True, the clout in Congress and the electoral college continue to shift toward the South.

The shift away from rural areas has been occurring since the 1960's.
 
this is the result of crony capitalism that democrats and republicans have foisted upon an ignorant populace with false promises of good paying jobs in cities while simultaneously imposing burdensome regulations on rural farmers and small business.
 
Flash said:
True, the clout in Congress and the electoral college continue to shift toward the South.

The shift away from rural areas has been occurring since the 1960's.
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Your assertion that Louisiana is losing net population is correct
 
Flash said:
True, the clout in Congress and the electoral college continue to shift toward the South.

The shift away from rural areas has been occurring since the 1960's.
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lol the southern crackas are being replaced :awesome:

Latino Population Booms In The South: Pew

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/latino-population-growth_n_3860441


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guno said:
lol the southern crackas are being replaced :awesome:

Latino Population Booms In The South: Pew
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Correct.That is why there are more poor people with lower educational levels. New immigrants have few skills or education although they are hard workers and get construction jobs and learn bricklaying, painting, etc.

My point was that the South is growing and getting more House seats and electoral votes. That growth is based on white, black, and Hispanics (race and ethnicity is irrelevant) to the growth of political power.
 
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StoneByStone said:
How many of those Latinos are white?
This might not be such great news for the Jews after all.
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Most Hispanics are classified as white by the Census Bureau.

The greatest growth will be among those over age 65. They will grow from 56 million to 98 million in 2060.
 
SmarterthanYou said:
this is the result of crony capitalism that democrats and republicans have foisted upon an ignorant populace with false promises of good paying jobs in cities while simultaneously imposing burdensome regulations on rural farmers and small business.
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We need a war on wars.
 
Isn't the move to the towns world-wide, and, if anything, less marked in the 'States than in most places? Anyone who has experienced 'the idiocy of rural life' has seldom much urge to go back, in my experience anyway, except to retire. Cymru/'Wales' was probably the first majority-industrial country, and the UK was certainly the first with an urban majority. The result was a huge build-up of sentimental slop about the world that was gone. In the Rhondda here people preferred to be warm, even if the work killed them in vast numbers.
 
Flash said:
I was referring to the gain of House seats and electoral votes in the South as a region--that does not apply to every state (LA). There should be a pick up of about 6 in 2022.

How the 2020 census will boost the South's political clout

https://www.facingsouth.org/2019/02/how-2020-census-will-boost-souths-political-clout
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Several states in the South gained electoral votes including mine based on the 2010 census. At the same time, left wing shithole states lost electoral votes. The problem is the shitheads from those shithole states tend to move South. The funny, and sad at the same time, part about that is they support candidates just like those they left to get away from.
 
SmarterthanYou said:
or we need another war for independence..............but people are too cowardly for that these days. unlike the founders, they're ok with living under the boots of tyrants
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That's an excellent point. I've been calling the potentially coming conflict, civil war 2. but I think calling it another war for independence is far better, and more accurate.
 
Hello guno.

guno said:
You might ask, "Why is this happening?" Well, a number of reasons, beginning with the exodus of jobs and youth. For example, 73 percent of rural counties had more people move out than move in, and again this was most notable in the Northeast and Midwest. Of the 1,969 rural counties Pew Research studied, 1,197 have fewer people employed today than they did in 2010. Then there is also the issue of birthrates vs. death rates. Young people tend to move out of rural areas at a rate higher than people move in.

Rural areas are overwhelmingly white -- only 2.3 percent of the population in rural counties is foreign born, to nearly 15 percent in urban counties, according to census data. And then there is the issue of opioids. Higher death rates for 18- to 64-year-olds in rural counties are often attributed at least in part to the opioid epidemic, which has ravaged many rural areas in the U.S.


However, today it is sad to travel the eastern and southern parts of Arkansas and see so many storefronts boarded up and very little taking place in many of these small towns that were once thriving. Again, what is the answer? Well, from my perspective, it has to be education. Good schools are what people look for when they decide to move or relocate. The reason jobs and factories can't and won't locate in these communities is the lack of skilled labor.
 (trump country)

https://www.hotsr.com/news/2019/jun/23/rural-america-is-dying-20190623/
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Many small towns saw the beginning of the end of small business when Walmart moved in. The number of people who got rich working at Walmart is a *very* short list.

Add to that the onslaught of mega-corporation agri-business industrialized farms displacing small family farms, and it's not hard to understand why young people saw no future in the country and fled to the big city in search of opportunity.
 
Hello StoneByStone,

StoneByStone said:
How many of those Latinos are white?
This might not be such great news for the Jews after all.
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Why should anyone care if it is bad for Jews? Why wish others ill will? Why not just live and let live. The world is an ever-evolving place. Diversity Makes America Great.
 
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