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Check out our choices for America's best rural counties, then take our survey and find the best place for YOU.

The Top Ten:
The best of the best

Your Own Best Places:
Create your own top ten list based on your preferences

Finding Your Place
Read these steps to help you find and buy your own place in the country.

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Regional Top 60 Counties:
Southeast
Northeast
Midwest
Southwest
West

Other Top Tens:
See the top ten counties in each of our statistical categories

How We Did It:
How we compiled our list



U.S. Farmer's Markets
Click on a state to find a farmer's market near you.

...or follow the links below. All documents are listed in PDF format and are courtesy of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Alabama Illinois Montana Rhode Island
Alaska Indiana Nebraska South Carolina
Arizona Iowa Nevada South Dakota
Arkansas Kansas New Hampshire Tennessee
California Kentucky New Jersey Texas
Colorado Louisiana New Mexico Utah
Connecticut Maine New York Vermont
Delaware Maryland North Carolina Virginia
D.C. Massachusetts North Dakota Washington
Florida Michigan Ohio West Virginia
Georgia Minnesota Oklahoma Wisconsin
Hawaii Mississippi Oregon Wyoming
Idaho Missouri Pennsylvania


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