Annual population growth in the average left-behind county compared to the nation, 2016-2023
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
−1.0
−0.8
−0.6
−0.4
−0.2
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0%
Left behind
−0.1%
Nation
0.5%