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High School Completion Rates in Appalachia, 2008–2012

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, 2008–2012

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, 2008–2012

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, 2008–2012

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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Population Change in Appalachia, 2000–2010

This map shows the population change in Appalachian counties from 2000 to 2010 as a percentage of the 2000 population.

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Program Evaluation of ARC’s Education and Workforce Development Projects: 2000-2008

This report presents findings from an evaluation of education and workforce development projects funded by ARC between fiscal years 2000 and 2008, and recommendations for enhancing performance measurement procedures.

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Health Care Costs and Access Disparities in Appalachia

This report describes the relative availability of health care resources, level of health insurance coverage and cost of providing health services in the Appalachian Region compared with the rest of the United States.

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Appalachian Development Highway System corridor

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Trade, Freight and Economic Development in Appalachia

This 2012 research report, commissioned by the Appalachian Regional Commission presents information related to goods movement, trade, freight volumes and the economic impact of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS), a 3,090-mile interstate highway system composed of 31 individual corridors. The ADHS was designed to stimulate socioeconomic development throughout the…

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An Analysis of Oral Health Disparities and Access to Services in the Appalachian Region

This study analyzes disparities in oral health status and access to oral health care in the Appalachian Region, and examines relationships between oral health disparities and socioeconomic status indicators.

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Strategies for Economic Improvement in Appalachia’s Distressed Rural Counties

This report provides an understanding of the challenges confronting economic and community development efforts in rural Appalachian communities and explains the ways local governments, agencies, and community organizations plan and respond to challenging…

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Assessing the Landscape of Local Food in Appalachia

This report examines the burgeoning local food movement in the Appalachian Region, describes best practices, and analyzes gaps and opportunities for expanding this sector of the economy.

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The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey

This study examines state- and county-level data on population, age, race and ethnicity, housing occupancy and housing tenure, education, labor force, employment and unemployment, income and poverty, and migration patterns for the 13 Appalachian states.

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