United States Department of Transportation

Demographic of Rural Population Characteristics of Rural Areas 2021

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A bar graph showing the percentage of rural population and characteristics of rural areas in the United States in 2021. Demographics are defined as persons unemployed, zero vehicle households, households with income less than $25,000, households with income less than $10,000, households below poverty, and persons 65 and older. Households with income less than $25,000 leads the rural demographic with no access to intercity service with 23.6 percent, compared to all rural areas at 16.9 percent.

Dataset Excel:

F2-6-Demographic-of-Rural-Population-Characteristics-of-Rural-Areas-2021_0.xlsx (23.55 KB)

Publications:

Transportation Statistics Annual Report Figure 2-6