Try driving through the midwest and Appalachia sometime.

this is like, basically all of non major urban area America

Iowa has received a lot of flak for refusing to go into full shelter in place. When I read threads like this, I am thankful for the governor having the backbone to keep a large part of the economy up and functional.

My brother, though his situation is not so dire, has given me similar anecdotes, many of those from his friends group. He lives in a small college town in rural southeastern Ohio. Many of his friends, though, who are being hit very hard right now are all over Ohio... Columbus, Cincinnati, Akron, Dayton.

Look at Detroit if you want a good idea.