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This striking US Census map shows how widespread the population declines in rural areas have become in the last decade

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A map released Thursday by the US Census Bureau shows how widespread the population declines in rural areas have become over the last decade. 

Massive swaths of Middle America have seen a decrease in population growth since 2010, according to results from the 2020 Census.

The areas — including large sections of South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi — have seen declines in their population since 2010, the data shows.

Large chunks of Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana and Illinois saw the same results. According to the US Census Bureau, the country became more urbanized from 2010 to 2020, details ⇒

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