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Figure 40: Comparison of changes in employment rate, of people 16 years and older, from 1970 to 2020 between the Park Towns and Rural America
From 1970 to 2020, 54% of USDA Nonmetro counties had lower growth in their employment rate than did the Park Towns. These counties were home to 26.3 million people, 58% of the population of Rural America.
U.S. metropolitan counties
1,045 Rural America counties with lower growth in employment rate from 1970 to 2020 than that of the Park Towns
894 Rural America counties with higher growth in employment rate from 1970 to 2020 than that of the Park Towns
Figure 41: Comparison of the employment rate, of people 16 years and older, in 2020 between the Park Towns and Rural America
In 2020, 42% of USDA Nonmetro counties had a lower employment rate than did the Park Towns. These counties were home to 17.4 million people, 39% of the population of Rural America.
U.S. metropolitan counties
816 Rural America counties with a lower employment rate in 2020 than that of the Park Towns
1,125 Rural America counties with a higher employment rate in 2020 than that of the Park Towns