In the mid-1990s, researchers with the USDA's Economic Research Service (USDA-ERS) began using the word "rural rebound" to describe demographic changes in non-metropolitan areas of the United States. It is defined as a shift in the U population to counties outside of metropolitan areas, reversing the exodus of rural populations towards urban center
Revitalizing Rural Communities
The increase in non-metro areas does not mean a revert to the traditional family farm moreover a revitalization of rural communities adjacent to sub-metropolitan areas. Income from