Hunger, Poverty, and Health During COVID-19 SPOTLIGHT: Rural Communities - FIGURE 1: Rural Communities Prior to and During COVID-19

Hunger, Poverty, and Health During COVID-19 SPOTLIGHT: Rural Communities FIGURE 1: Rural Communities Prior to and During COVID-19 Prior to COVID-19 During COVID-19 Hunger Poverty Health Hunger Poverty Health Higher rates Slower job growth COVID-19 deaths Low access to of hunger, after the Great increased in rural health care and Essential especially among Recession has insufficient data areas fast. [...] An increase of $1 billion in government spending on SNAP benefits creates Health: The share of cases in rural areas has increased $32 million in farm income and $1.5–$1.8 billion in economic over the course of the pandemic and, as of October, new activity for the nation’s economy.31 cases and deaths from COVID-19 per capita exceed cases and deaths in urban counties.24,25 In addition, hospitals Gai. [...] FIGURE 2: COVID-19 Death Rates in Rural Areas Surpassed Rates in Urban Areas in Late August29 Note: The graph presents weekly rates, averaged over the 3 weeks preceding the dates at the bottom, consistent with the accompanying chart of COVID-19 death rates. [...] Rural Poverty in the United The 2019 poverty estimates from the Current Population Survey for urban States. [...] Synergistic Disparities and Public Health Mitigation of COVID-19 in the Rural United States.