Survey of Local Growth Issues (RCED-00-272, September 2000)

  To what extent does a loss of farmland currently concern your community? Number of Cases
Not a current concern Low concern Moderate concern High concern Very high concern Uncertain No answer
Counties Total 6.9 17.9 31.5 27.3 15.3 0 1.1 609
Rural 3.0 18.8 33.3 29.7 15.2 0 0 165
Nonrural 8.3 17.6 30.9 26.4 15.3 0 1.6 444
Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noncentral 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cities Total 51.0 24.2 14.6 6.2 2.5 0 1.4 949
Rural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nonrural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Central 42.0 26.6 18.4 7.7 3.9 0 1.4 414
Noncentral 57.9 22.4 11.8 5.0 1.5 0 1.3 535

Note: The percentages in each row add to 100.
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