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Pew Research CenterMay 16, 2018
What Unites and Divides Urban, Suburban and Rural Communities

Key demographic trends are playing out differently across urban, suburban and rural counties

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What Unites and Divides Urban, Suburban and Rural Communities
Key demographic trends are playing out differently across urban, suburban and rural counties
The urban-suburban-rural divide extends to politics and perspectives
Many in urban, suburban and rural areas are longtime residents
Poverty increased more sharply in suburbs than in urban and rural counties
Wide educational divide among rural residents in optimism about their financial future
Broad agreement across community types that rural areas get less than their fair share of federal dollars
Many say people in other types of communities don’t share their values
Rural Americans have warmer views of Donald Trump
Urban dwellers place a higher premium on racial and ethnic diversity
Concerns about drug addiction are greater among adults without a college degree
About one-in-five adults have always lived in or near the community where they grew up
About one-in-six residents in urban, suburban and rural communities feel very attached to their local community
Among those who say they’d like to move, urban residents most likely to choose a different type of community
Four-in-ten rural residents know all or most of their neighbors; shares are smaller in urban, suburban areas
Key demographic trends are playing out differently across urban, suburban and rural counties

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