The Diversity of Rural America, China’s ‘Digital Natives,’ and More

Voter registration at tax time, the post-'90s generation in China, and demographic change in nonmetropolitan U.S.

View in browser September 30, 2021 Rural America's diversity and demographic change   "Rural areas account for over 70% of our nation's land. Rather than trying to pigeonhole them into an antiquated framework, our policies must value the diversity that is both their present and future." DW Rowlands and Hanna Love present three demographic trends from the 2020 Census that upend outdated assumptions about nonmetropolitan America.   Read more China's 'digital natives': How the post-'90s generation is transforming the country   The massive generational cohort born in China in the 1990s, totaling about 175 million people, has fundamentally changed the country's social structure, social space, and social connections. Cheng Li writes that understanding this group is an urgent task for observers of China.   Read more Voter registration at tax time   More than 150 million households file their annual income taxes and 99.5% of the U.S. population appears on at least one federal tax document every year. Registering people to vote when they do their taxes could play a crucial part in the protection and expansion of ballot access in America, argue Vanessa Williamson and Jackson Gode.   Read more Help support Brookings with a donation   Brookings is committed to making its high-quality, independent policy research free to the public. Please consider making a contribution today to our Annual Fund to support our experts' work. The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brookings Institution campus in Washington, D.C. is currently closed and all events are virtual only. For more information on the Institution's response, read our full guidance here. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe Manage your newsletter preferences | Receive the Brookings Brief less often