According to a study conducted in 2024 using the most recently available data, the average poverty rate in news deserts in the United States (counties without access to or with very limited access to local news) was around five percent higher than the country average, at 16 percent. Citizens living in counties without newspapers were also earning a lower median annual income than the general population average, with the figure estimated at less than 55,000 U.S. dollars compared to more than 74.5 thousand U.S. dollars for the U.S. as a whole.
Demographic profiles of counties without newspapers compared to the general population in the United States in 2024
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Northwestern University (Medill Local News Initiative). (October 23, 2024). Demographic profiles of counties without newspapers compared to the general population in the United States in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327972/news-deserts-demographic-profile-us/
Northwestern University (Medill Local News Initiative). "Demographic profiles of counties without newspapers compared to the general population in the United States in 2024." Chart. October 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327972/news-deserts-demographic-profile-us/
Northwestern University (Medill Local News Initiative). (2024). Demographic profiles of counties without newspapers compared to the general population in the United States in 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327972/news-deserts-demographic-profile-us/
Northwestern University (Medill Local News Initiative). "Demographic Profiles of Counties without Newspapers Compared to The General Population in The United States in 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327972/news-deserts-demographic-profile-us/
Northwestern University (Medill Local News Initiative), Demographic profiles of counties without newspapers compared to the general population in the United States in 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327972/news-deserts-demographic-profile-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Demographic profiles of counties without newspapers compared to the general population in the United States in 2024 [Graph], Northwestern University (Medill Local News Initiative), October 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327972/news-deserts-demographic-profile-us/
