After hitting rural areas harder, inflation’s ongoing impact evens out

Credit: Graphic by David Peters and Deb Berger.

An analysis by Iowa State University sociology professor David Peters shows the average discretionary income dropped in all U.S. households from 2020 to 2022, but the decrease has been worse in rural areas.

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