Sponsored by the Southern Rural Development Center, the Farm Foundation, the TVA Rural Studies Program at the University of Kentucky, the USDA Economic Research Service, and the 29 Southern land-grant institutions

A focus on the 21st century: New SRDC policy series on the rural South, Lionel J. Beaulieu, No. 1, January 2000

The rural South: From shadows to sunshine, William F. Winter, No. 2, January 2000

The South's rural community colleges in the new millennium, Stuart A. Rosenfeld, No. 3, February 2000

Agriculture in transition: Food and fiber livelihoods in an industrialized context, Joseph J. Molnar and Annette Bitto, No. 4, March 2000

Agriculture in transition: Sustainable agriculture in the rural South, Jeffrey L. Jordan, No. 5, March 2000

The increasing diversity of the rural South: Challenges and opportunities in future population growth, Steve H. Murdock, Md. Nazrul Hoque, Beverly Pecotte, and Steve White, No. 6, April 2000

• Data available for all states in the U.S. Census South. See tables and figures below.
  • Table 1. Population and Population Change, 1990-1998.
  • Table 2. Percent Population Change, 1990-1998, by Race/Ethnicity.
  • Table 3. Proportion of Population, 1990-1998, by Race/Ethnicity.
  • Table 4. Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of People in the US and the South, 1999, by Race/Ethnicity and Metro/Nonmetro Status. (No state-by-state data.)
  • Table 5. Projected Total Population, 1990-2025, for the United States and the South.
  • Table 6. Percent of Population, 2000 and 2025, by Race/Ethnicity.
  • Figure 1. Percent Change in Population, 2000-2025, by Race/ethnicity.

Water quality and quantity issues for the South, George F. Smith, University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, No. 7, May 2000

Who loses? What happens when a community loses its health care infrastructure?, Gerald A. Doeksen, Oklahoma State University, No. 8, May 2000

Small and part-time farmers in the Southern region, John M. O’Sullivan, North Carolina A&T State University, No. 9, June 2000

Diversifying the rural economy: Tourism development, Mike Woods, Oklahoma State University, No. 10, June 2000

Promoting upward mobility for the working poor, Michael Rupured, University of Georgia, No. 11, July 2000

Emerging Latino communities: A new challenge for the rural South, Cruz C. Torres, Texas A&M University, No. 12, August 2000

Land use at the edge: The challenges of urban growth for the South, Lorraine Garkovich, University of Kentucky, No. 13, August 2000

The potential impact of e-commerce on the rural South: Will it equalize or deepen the digital divide?, Beth Duncan and Virgil Culver, Mississippi State University, No. 14, November 2000

Animal waste management in the rural South, Saqib Mukhtar, Sam Feagley, and B.L. Harris, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas A&M University, No. 15, December 2000

Home-based business: Implications for the rural economy of the South, Pamela J. Brown, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Glenn Muske, Oklahoma State University, No. 16, January 2001

Distance education: Taking classes to the students, Timothy Collins, private consultant, Sarah Dewees, Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies, No. 17, February 2001

Challenge and promise: Technology in the classroom, Timothy Collins, private consultant, Sarah Dewees, Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies, No. 18, March 2001

Strengthening civic engagement in community decision-making, Betty S. King and Ron Hustedde, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, No. 19, May 2001

Forest-based economic development opportunities in the South, Bill Hubbard, Southern Regional Extension Forester, No. 20, July 2001

Household food security in the rural South: Assuring access to enough food for healthy lives, Mark Nord, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, No. 21, August 2001

The importance of manufacturing in the rural South, David A. McGranahan, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, No. 22, September 2001

Industrial clusters: Enhancing rural economies through business linkages, Eric A. Scorsone, University of Kentucky, No. 23, February 2002