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The Recent Revival of Widespread Population Growth in Nonmetropolitan Areas of the United States 1
Author(s) -
Johnson Kenneth M.,
Beale Calvin L.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
rural sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.083
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1549-0831
pISSN - 0036-0112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1549-0831.1994.tb00553.x
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , population , population growth , geography , demography , rural population , net migration rate , pace , socioeconomics , rural area , economic growth , demographic economics , political science , economics , sociology , law , archaeology , geodesy
Population growth was widespread in nonmetropolitan (nonmetro) areas of the United States during the early 1990s. More than 64 percent of the 2,277 nonmetro counties gained population between 1990 and 1992, compared with only 45 percent in the 1980s. The nonmetro population still grew at a slower pace than did the metropolitan population, but the gap was much narrower than during the 1980s. Net migration gains accounted for 43 percent of the total estimated nonmetro population increase of 879,000 between 1990 and 1992. These findings suggest it is premature to conclude that the renewed population growth in nonmetro areas first noted in the 1970s has ended.