WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- Rural America, encompassing 1,958 nonmetro counties and 46.2 million residents (13.6 percent of the U.S. total as of July 2024), saw population growth of 0.29 percent from July 2023 to June 2024, driven by net migration gains of 242,743 people offsetting natural decline of 108,203. This continues post-2021 rebound from COVID-era stagnation, with recreation-dependent counties leading net migration rates through 2024, while farming counties held near zero and minin . . .

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