Prosperity Across the United States: Revisiting the Isserman, Feser, and Warren Prosperity Index Using Sequence Analysis

Danielle Schmidt, Tessa Conroy, Steven Deller, Department of Community , Environmental Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Community Development Institute, Division of Extension, University of Wisconsin-Madison

International Regional Science Review

Published online on September 18, 2025

Abstract

International Regional Science Review, Volume 49, Issue 2, Page 147-178, March 2026.
Why do some places prosper while others do not? Measuring community-level prosperity is of widespread academic concern and public interest. While quality of life research on urban places is well established, insights into the prosperity of rural places ...