According to a study conducted in 2023 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 16.6 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 2023
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Northwestern University (Medill Local News Initiative). (November 16, 2023). Demographic profiles of counties without newspapers compared to the general population in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 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 2023." Chart. November 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327972/news-deserts-demographic-profile-us/
Northwestern University (Medill Local News Initiative). (2023). Demographic profiles of counties without newspapers compared to the general population in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 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 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2023, 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 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327972/news-deserts-demographic-profile-us/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Demographic profiles of counties without newspapers compared to the general population in the United States in 2023 [Graph], Northwestern University (Medill Local News Initiative), November 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327972/news-deserts-demographic-profile-us/
