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Cromartie, John B. – Rural America, 2001
Analysis of annual county-level migration estimates indicates that in recent decades, migrants to the rural South have persistently favored areas with specific attractions: urban access, high-tech jobs, and favorable climates. As migrants are younger and better educated than the overall population, such patterns exacerbate rural development…
Descriptors: Counties, Economic Development, Educational Attainment, Migration Patterns
Cromartie, John B. – Rural Conditions and Trends, 2000
In the late 1990s, the nonmetro population continued to increase from net migration but at a lower rate than previously. Compared to the early 1990s, the nonmetro West experienced a substantial drop in net migration during 1996-99. Metro-to-nonmetro migration also dropped substantially among college graduates and was higher for low-wage workers…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Educational Attainment, Low Income Groups, Migration Patterns
