Population Change 2020-21 by Rural Status

Counties that lost population are shown in red (rural) and black (metro). Gainers are shown in dark green (rural) and light green (metro).

Map of U.S. counties by metro status and whether they gained or lost population from 2020 to 2021

Rural is defined as counties that are not part of a Metropolitan Statistical Area (OMB, 2013)

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