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The article is an attempt to assess the spatial differentiation of social capital in rural areas of Wielkopolska. It introduces the changes which have taken place in social capital reserves in the early twenty-first century. The analysis of the classic indicators (voter turnout, the number of associations, social organizations and foundations and the number of entrepreneurs - in both cases in relation to population) has been expanded by the assessment of farmers. participation in the life of local communities (councilors in the municipal council) and the level of self-organization of agricultural producers (number of groups of agricultural producers).