The good news is that income growth in the U.S. was highest in rural areas from 2007-08 data. The bad news is that Lenawee and Hillsdale counties were not among those growth areas. And for bad news overall, the disparity betwixt rural and urban areas continues to grow:
Despite the rural-heavy trend in the fastest growing counties list, the gap in per capita income between rural and urban counties widened in the 2000s. “In 2000, average per capita income in urban counties was $10,281 greater than in rural counties,” Bishop writes. “By 2008, the gap had grown to $11,864.”
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