There is no standard definition of “rural” and whether you live in a rural area depends on who you ask. This makes defining rurality complicated and has real impacts on both our understanding of Rural ...

Most definitions of rural America start with what communities aren’t – and that’s urban. A new typology developed attempts to define rural communities by what they are – diverse, complicated, and full ...

The small town of Houston, Missouri, is off the beaten path and has only 2,500 residents, but it still doesn't meet the definition of "rural" in some federal programs.

The federal government has more than 10 definitions of what is and isn’t rural. One of these, however, may be changing. And it could have big implications for counties in Texas. The federal ...