publications

Rural Iowa at a Glance 2024: Farm trends report
The population trends report has been published as part of the Rural Iowa at a Glance series. Publication summarizes current farm trends by… Read More

April 30, 2025
Understanding Rural Legal Deserts to Inform Public Policy, South Dakota Law Review
New paper on rural legal deserts! “Understanding Rural Legal Deserts to Inform Public Policy: Identifying and Describing Lawyer Gaps in Non-Metropolitan Counties”, South Dakota Law… Read More

October 31, 2024
Rural Iowa at a Glance 2023
The 2023 Rural Iowa at a Glance publications have been released! The three publications cover population trends, economic trends, and farm… Read More

December 27, 2023
Rural Inflation
New report on rural inflation released in January 2023! Impact of Inflation on Rural Household Expenses in the U.S., June 2020-2022… Read More

July 5, 2022
Impact of COVID-19 in Small Towns
Impact of COVID-19 in Small Towns Peters, Novak, & Berg. SOC 3100, ISU Extension and Outreach. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic continues… Read More

October 3, 2021
Census 2020 Population by Race
Population Trends by Race and Ethnicity: Findings from the 2020 Census Peters, D. ISU Extension and Outreach: SOC3098. How diverse is Iowa? What role… Read More

August 19, 2021
“Is Social Capital as a Determinant of Community Attachment?” Sociological Spectrum
“Is Social Capital as a Determinant of Community Attachment?” 2020. Kao YH, Sapp S. Sociological Spectrum 40(2): 136-150. https://doi.org/10.1080/02732173.2020.1748149… Read More

June 4, 2020
“Is Community Attachment a Determinant of Actual Migration? An Estimate of the Social Capital, Linear‐Development, and Systemic Approaches.” Social Science Quarterly
“Is Community Attachment a Determinant of Actual Migration? An Estimate of the Social Capital, Linear‐Development, and Systemic Approaches.” 2020. Kao YH, Sapp S. Social Science Quarterly 101(1):… Read More

June 4, 2020
“Trust and White Ethnic Diversity in Small Town Iowa.” Sociological Quarterly
“Trust and White Ethnic Diversity in Small Town Iowa.” 2020. Painter MA, Flagg C. Sociological Quarterly EarlyView. https://doi.org/10.1080/00380253.2020.1724060… Read More

June 4, 2020
Community Resiliency in Declining Small Towns: Impact of Population Loss on Quality of Life over 20 Years.” Rural Sociology
“Community Resiliency in Declining Small Towns: Impact of Population Loss on Quality of Life over 20 Years.” 2019. Peters D. Rural Sociology 84(4): 635-668. https://doi.org/10.1111/ruso.12261 … Read More

December 4, 2019