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One’s position is only as strong as the information one uses to support it, no matter how worthwhile the endeavor. Making the case for housing assistance in rural America is no different. Understanding and presenting housing data effectively is a key element of advocating for families, seniors, and veterans in need. The ability to access and use data, such as the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, is a powerful tool. This workshop will help familiarize participants with accessing data and will present ways data can be used to most effectively advocate for rural housing needs.TRANSCRIPT
ERS County Classifications and the Atlas of Rural and Small Town America
Timothy S. ParkerUSDA, Economic Research Service
2012 National Rural Housing ConferenceDecember 6-7, 2012
The Economic Research Service (ERS) is the main source of economic information and research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The mission of ERS is to inform and enhance public and private decision-making on economic and policy issues related to agriculture, food, farming, natural resources, and rural development. To accomplish this mission, highly trained economists and social scientists develop and distribute a broad range of economic and other social science information and analysis.
Three Research Divisions:• Food Economics• Market and Trade Economics• Resource and Rural Economics
Economic Research Service, USDA
ERS County-level Classifications
• Rural-urban Continuum Codes
• Urban Influence Codes
• Typology Codes• Economic Types• Policy Types
• Natural Amenities Scale
2003 Rural-Urban Continuum CodesMetro counties:
Number of Counties Description
1 413 Counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more
2 325 Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population
3 351 Counties in metro areas of fewer than 250,000 population
Nonmetro counties:4 218 Urban population of 20,000 or more, adjacent to a metro area
5 105 Urban population of 20,000 or more, not adjacent to a metro area
6 609 Urban population of 2,500 to 19,999, adjacent to a metro area
7 450 Urban population of 2,500 to 19,999, not adjacent to a metro area
8 235 Completely rural or less than 2,500 urban population, adjacent to a metro area
9 435 Completely rural or less than 2,500 urban population, not adjacent to a metro area
Rural-urban Continuum Codes, 2003
2003 Urban Influence CodesCode DescriptionMetropolitan counties:
1 In large metro area of 1+ million residents2 In small metro area of less than 1 million residents
Nonmetropolitan counties:3 Micropolitan area adjacent to large metro area4 Noncore adjacent to large metro area5 Micropolitan area adjacent to small metro area
6 Noncore adjacent to small metro area and contains a town of at least 2,500 residents
7 Noncore adjacent to small metro area and does not contain a town of at least 2,500 residents
8 Micropolitan area not adjacent to a metro area
9 Noncore adjacent to micro area and contains a town of at least 2,500 residents
10 Noncore adjacent to micro area and does not contain a town of at least 2,500 residents
11 Noncore not adjacent to metro or micro area and contains a town of at least 2,500 residents
12 Noncore not adjacent to metro or micro area and does not contain a town of at least 2,500 residents
Urban Influence Codes, 2003
Economic Types, 2004
ERS County Typology Codes
Policy Types
Persistent Poverty Counties, 1970-2000
Persistent Child Poverty Counties, 1970-2000
Low Employment Counties, 2000
Low Education Counties, 2000
Housing Stress Counties, 2000
Population Loss Counties, 1980-1990 and 1990-2000
Retirement Destination Counties, 2000
Natural amenities Scale
Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America
The Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America assembles statistics on four broad categories of socioeconomic factors:
• People• Jobs• Agriculture• County classifications
What can users do with the Atlas?
• View county-level maps for over 60 socioeconomic indicators• View the entire country or zoom into specific regions, States, or county areas• View a selected socioeconomic indicator just for counties of a certain type • Print a version of the map or save the image in a graphics-file format that
may be added to documents or presentations• Download a spreadsheet containing all the data for a selected county or for
all U.S. counties
Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America
For more Information
Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America:http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/atlas-of-rural-and-small-town-america.aspx
ERS County-level Classifications:http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/rural-economy-population.aspx
Census Bureau’s American Fact Finder:http://factfinder2.census.gov