Cropland price, percent change 2017-2018

Though land values have retreated from their peaks in Ninth District states, the pace of that decline has been generally pretty mild around the region. This trend continued over the past year, according to recently released data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. As the map above shows, cropland values were generally flat across the district over the past year.

Source of map and quote: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Labor Force Participation

Number of families homeless for every 10,000 families in the

2017 Ranking: Bicycle Friendly State

* Bicycle Friendly Actions include a Complete Streets policy, a safe passing law, a statewide bike plan, spending 2% or more of federal transportation money on biking and walking, and a bicycle safety emphasis area.

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Above average

Around average

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Higher than 5 years ago U.S. Rate: 7.4

On any given night in the US, nearly 60,000 families are without a home.

Source: Homelessness data are from the 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, Part 1. Population data are from the American Community Survey 2016 1-year estimates, available on American FactFinder.