RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Rural Kids and Wealth JF RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences FD Russell Sage Foundation SP 155 OP 182 DO 10.7758/RSF.2022.8.4.07 VO 8 IS 4 A1 Keister, Lisa A. A1 Moody, James W. A1 Wolff, Tom YR 2022 UL http://www.rsfjournal.org/content/8/4/155.abstract AB Wealth ownership is a critical component of economic well-being, and wealth in early adulthood provides important clues about the trajectories along which individuals move throughout their lives. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), we find an association between growing up rural and adult wealth that varies across the components of wealth. We also find that growing up rural has unique implications for young adult wealth ownership that differ from growing up in other geographic regions, particularly in urban areas. Our results highlight an important outcome that is conditioned by growing up rural and underscores the importance of context for understanding how families save and accumulate wealth.