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Figure 44: Comparison of changes in self-employment rate, of people 16 years and older, from 1970 to 2020 between the Park Towns and U.S. counties
From 1970 to 2020, 87% of U.S. counties had a lower growth in their employment rate than did the Park Towns. These counties were home to 157.7 million people, 48% of the U.S. population.
2,696 U.S. counties with lower growth in their self-employment rate from 1970 to 2020 than that of the Park Towns
394 U.S. counties with higher growth in their self-employment rate from 1970 to 2020 than that of the Park Towns
Figure 45: Comparison of the self-employment rate, of people 16 years and older, in 2020 between the Park Towns and U.S. counties
In 2020, 68% of U.S. counties had a lower employment rate than did the Park Towns. These counties were home to 252.4 million people, 77% of the U.S. population.
2,093 U.S. counties with lower total self-employment in 2020 than that of the Park Towns
1,003 U.S. counties with higher total self-employment in 2020 than that of the Park Town