3,163 U.S. counties with population history, income, poverty and hospitals. 1,958 of them are rural. 978 counties now hold 80% or less of their historical peak population, and 719 have no hospital at all, 477 of them rural.
Descriptive only: no simulation runs at this level, and differences between counties are not causes. Political data is excluded.
Rural means nonmetro under USDA's 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (4 to 9). Highlighted rows are the five 3D pilot counties.