The Urban and Rural Divide

According to the most recent data from the federal government, in 2018 the poverty rate in metropolitan areas was 12.6 percent, while the poverty rate in nonmetropolitan areas was 16.1 percent, more than 25 percent higher! According to a US government study of more than 1,200 of the largest US foundations, the average real value of grants from large foundations to organizations based in nonmetro counties from 2005 to 2010 was about $88 per capita (in 2010 dollars), less than half the average ($192 per capita) given to organizations in metro counties. [...]there are fewer grant applications from rural areas, and those that are submitted are more likely to be rejected than those from urban areas.