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The article offers information on the sociodemographic factors and distance from metro areas in the U.S. which causes problem of low 2020 census participation. It further discusses raising the response rate significantly through outreach and by using on-line survey forms; lack of sufficient broadband internet in rural areas affects the 2020 census; and also mentions that effects of the sociodemographic variables also differ by county type.

The article focuses on the importance of federal statistics data in determining the occurrences of demographic and socioeconomic changes in the regional and local areas of the U.S. Topics include the economic impacts of the proposed public spending cutbacks, the possible removal of the American Community Survey (ACS), the state's demographic and income data source, and the suspension of the statistical reports of the Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

An introduction to the journal, which outlines ideas for communities struggling with jobs creation or recovery, is presented.

The article discusses various papers submitted for the issue, including one by JunJie Yu on the effects of recent reductions in total natural land areas associated with urbanization and another by Joshua Duke examining the types of environmental amenities provided by the farmland.