I think there’s also a shift in which rural areas people are living in. For example, not as many people are needed to farm, but many rural areas are attractive

I think there’s also a shift in which rural areas people are living in. For example, not as many people are needed to farm, but many rural areas are attractive to new remote workers. The areas don’t necessarily overlap. My hometown farm community has shrank dramatically, but my new rural community has been extremely successful at attracting white collar workers.