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Analysis: Redefining Nonmetro Counties Could Affect Rural Identity, Development, and Federal Funding

The original version of this analysis is available on the Brookings Institution website. +++ On January 19, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced in the Federal Register its intention to increase from 50,000 to 100,000 the population threshold for the core of a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) … The shift was recommended by the […]