Natural amenities continue to attract retirees and related non-labor income sources.
Those moving in from urban areas and a growing retirement population have resulted in a substantial increase in investment and retirement income, including transfer of payments and dividends, rent, and interest income as a share of total income. The Wilderness Society, Washington, D.C., May 1994. Those rural economies with a strong economic base in government, or combination of retirement and recreation, have almost kept pace with metropolitan areas in growth changes and per capita income. Rural counties dependent on manufacturing, farming, mining, or trade have fared worse. Their ranking is based upon several national economic indicators.