1Economic Research Service U.S.Department of Agriculture. Counties listed are those that rated highest in each of the nine U.S. Census regions(separated by dark lines)In cases where two counties have the same rating, both are shown.
2Natural Amerities Drive Rural Population Change.David A.McGranahan.Economic Research Service, U.S.Department of Agriculture,1999. www.ers.usda.gov/publications/aer781/
