Explore how Emporia, Kansas, is building economic resilience by expanding beyond its manufacturing legacy while building on the strengths that have sustained the community for generations.
Mapping and Data Tools
Looking for a toolkit to inform your rural digital economy ecosystem strategies? Hoping to better visualize the challenges facing rural communities? Explore our evolving library of resources.
Explore some of the most common definitions for "rural" America.
Discover where your community stands on its entrepreneurial journey and unlock data-driven insights that can help turn momentum into lasting prosperity.
A first-of-its-kind platform built for rural America, the Rural Economic Development Tool transforms federal data into clear, accessible insights—giving rural leaders the clarity they need to understand their economy and plan for what’s next.
What do rural Build to Scale winners have in common? To find the answer, CORI set out to see what the data says about our lessons learned supporting more than 30 Build to Scale applications, and created an interactive tool to explore.
Investigate the impact of the Affordable Connectivity Program by exploring the percentage of ACP enrollment participation by ZIP code over time.