Based on 2020 census data, reclassification will take place later this year in many rural counties. What is presently known as a rural section of a county would be turned into a metropolitan, which is based on an increase in population. Sarah Melotte of The Daily Yonder wrote an article about this and included North Carolina information in her research. She spoke with WNCW on May 3, 2023.
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