High School Completion Rates in Appalachia, 2005–2009

This map shows the high school completion rate of persons ages 25 and over in each of the ARC counties.

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Relative High School Completion Rates in Appalachia, 2005–2009

This map shows the high school completion rate of persons ages 25 and over in each of the ARC counties, as a percentage of the U.S. average.

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College Completion Rates in Appalachia, 2005–2009

This map shows the college completion rate of persons ages 25 and over in each of the ARC counties.

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Relative College Completion Rates in Appalachia, 2005–2009

This map shows the college completion rate of persons ages 25 and over in each of the ARC counties, as a percentage of the U.S. average.

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Poverty Rates in Appalachia, 2005–2009

This map shows the poverty rate in each of the ARC counties.

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Relative Poverty Rates in Appalachia, 2005–2009

This map shows the poverty rate in each of the ARC counties, as a percentage of the U.S. average.

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Population Change in Appalachia, 2000–2009

This map shows the population change in Appalachian counties from 2000 to 2009 as a percentage of the 2000 population.

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Displacement in Appalachia and the Non-Appalachian United States, 1993-2003: Findings Based on Five Displaced Worker Surveys

This report looks at worker displacement in the Appalachian Region during the past decade.

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Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure: An Analysis of Capital Funding and Funding Gaps

This report analyzes the conditions of water and wastewater services in the Appalachian Region and attempts to assess the financial requirements and strategies available to improve the quality of drinking water and wastewater services in the region.

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Assessing the Impact of Trade Liberalization on Import-Competing Industries in the Appalachian Region

This report details the significant pressure Appalachian manufacturing will face from import competition over the near and medium term and the relatively larger industrial and community adjustments that the Region faces compared to the rest of the US.

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Defining Subregions in Appalachia: Are There Better Alternatives?

This report addresses the question of whether the current configuration of the Appalachian subregions still provide an accurate reflection of areas that are relatively homogenous in their economic status and development.

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Emerging Patterns of Population Redistribution and Migration in Appalachia

This report examines recent changes in patterns of Appalachian population change and migration.

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Trends in National and Regional Economic Distress: 1960-2000

This report analyzes recent demographic data to examine the factors explaining the graduation of distressed counties and the persistence of distress in Appalachia and other regions of the U.S.

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Creating Regional Advantage in Appalachia: Towards a Strategic Response to Global Economic Restructuring

This report documents the findings of field research in seven Appalachian states on responses to worker displacement and economic restructuring. The seven states are New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Georgia.

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Changing Patterns of Poverty and Spatial Inequality in Appalachia

This report addresses the extent of socioeconomic inequality and poverty in Appalachia during the economic boom period of the 1990s.

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