Nonmetropolitan Outmigration Counties: Some are Poor, Many are Prosperous

摘要: Population loss through net outmigration is endemic to many rural areas. Over a third of nonmetro counties lost at least 10 percent their population over 1988-2008. Some these have had very high poverty rates, substantial in manufacturing jobs, and unemployment. Lack economic opportunity was likely major factor outmigration. Most counties, however, are relatively prosperous, with low unemployment school dropout average household incomes. For density less appealing landscapes distinguish them from other counties. Both types stand out on two measures, indicating that quality-of-life factors inhibit inmigration: lack retirees moving local manufacturers citing the area’s unattractiveness as problem recruiting managers professionals.