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Population Change and Rural SocietyThe Rural Rebound and its Aftermath

Population Change and Rural Society: The Rural Rebound and its Aftermath CHAPTER 2 Changing Demographic Dynamics and Regional Contrasts KENNETH M. JOHNSON AND JOHN B. CROMARTIE INTRODUCTION Data from the 2000 Census confirm that the 1990s were a period of renewed growth in rural America. Nonmetropolitan areas gained more than 5 mil- lion residents during the period, compared with less than 1.3 million during the 1980s. This “rural rebound” was fueled primarily by migration. Most migrants came from metropolitan areas, but rural areas also receive some immigrants from abroad. These widespread population gains represent yet another twist in the com- plex pattern of demographic change in rural America during the latter half of the th 20 century. Population redistribution trends in the U.S. during this period were extremely fluid. th Through most of the 20 century, nonmetropolitan (nonmetro) areas ex- perienced modest population growth because the excess of births over deaths was sufficient to offset migration losses. The magnitude of the migration loss varied from decade to decade but the pattern was quite consistent: more people left rural areas than came to them. This changed abruptly in the 1970s when rural America experienced a remarkable demographic turnaround, with population gains in non- metropolitan areas exceeding those in metropolitan areas for http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Population Change and Rural SocietyThe Rural Rebound and its Aftermath

Part of the The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis Book Series (volume 16)
Editors: Kandel, William A.; Brown, David L.
Johnson, Kenneth M.; Cromartie, John B.
Population Change and Rural Society — Jan 1, 2006
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Springer Netherlands
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© Springer 2006
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978-1-4020-3911-9
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25 –49
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10.1007/1-4020-3902-6_2
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CHAPTER 2 Changing Demographic Dynamics and Regional Contrasts KENNETH M. JOHNSON AND JOHN B. CROMARTIE INTRODUCTION Data from the 2000 Census confirm that the 1990s were a period of renewed growth in rural America. Nonmetropolitan areas gained more than 5 mil- lion residents during the period, compared with less than 1.3 million during the 1980s. This “rural rebound” was fueled primarily by migration. Most migrants came from metropolitan areas, but rural areas also receive some immigrants from abroad. These widespread population gains represent yet another twist in the com- plex pattern of demographic change in rural America during the latter half of the th 20 century. Population redistribution trends in the U.S. during this period were extremely fluid. th Through most of the 20 century, nonmetropolitan (nonmetro) areas ex- perienced modest population growth because the excess of births over deaths was sufficient to offset migration losses. The magnitude of the migration loss varied from decade to decade but the pattern was quite consistent: more people left rural areas than came to them. This changed abruptly in the 1970s when rural America experienced a remarkable demographic turnaround, with population gains in non- metropolitan areas exceeding those in metropolitan areas for

Published: Jan 1, 2006

Keywords: Census Bureau; Population Change; Natural Increase; Natural Decrease; Nonmetropolitan Area

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