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Figure 48: Comparison of changes in self-employment rate, of people 16 years and older, from 1970 to 2020 between the Park Towns and Rural America
From 1970 to 2020, 95% of USDA Nonmetro counties had lower growth in their self-employment rate than did the Park Towns. These counties were home to 41.6 million people, 92% of the population of Rural America.
Figure 49: Comparison of the self-employment rate, of people 16 years and older, in 2020 between the Park Towns and Rural America
In 2020, 60% of USDA Nonmetro counties had a lower self-employment rate than the Park Towns. These counties were home to 33.5 million people, 74% of the population of Rural America.