Rural America

Rural counties in Mississippi received a $4.6 million grant to connect schools, businesses and public services to the internet.

The ripple effect of recent plant closures is still being assessed.

More than 20% of Americans 65 and older live in rural areas, according to the Census Bureau.

The Federal Reserve found that over 40% of rural counties lost bank branches in the five years to 2017.

Washington Post reporter Christopher Ingraham once called Red Lake County, Minnesota the "worst place to live in America." Now? He lives there.

Some expect economic benefit from a casino in the works. Others question whether it will change the community.

Jessi Roberts knows how it's done.

Efforts to expand broadband service in rural areas got a boost from the budget bill approved this week on Capitol Hill. Under the deal, the Department of Agriculture will receive $550 million to support broadband infrastructure in rural, underserved areas. It’s estimated that almost 30 percent of rural residents are without broadband compared to less […]

Twenty states are raising their minimum wages as we usher in 2019.