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

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

This map shows the per capita market income rate in each of the ARC counties.

This map shows the per capita market income rate in each of the ARC counties, as a percentage of the U.S. average.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This study examines state- and county-level data for the 13 Appalachian states from the 2014-2018 American Community Survey (ACS) and from U.S. Census Bureau population estimates on topics including population, age, race and ethnicity, housing occupancy and tenure, education, labor force, employment and unemployment, income and poverty, health insurance coverage,…

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 10, 2020—Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission released The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2014–2018 American Community Survey, also known as “The Chartbook.” Drawing from the American Community Survey and comparable Census Population Estimates available as of 2018, the data predates the COVID-19 crisis. The report…

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 11, 2020—Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced a $3.75 million grant to Appalachian Community Capital (ACC) for the ARC-ACC Emergency Business Response Assistance Program to strengthen and stabilize the Region’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and other mission-driven development finance lenders serving small businesses impacted by COVID-19…

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 16, 2020—Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced an investment of $300,000 to The Industrial Commons, in Morganton, North Carolina, to purchase materials and coordinate staff to manufacture needed medical safety gear to fulfill product demand across the Appalachian Region and the nation. The Industrial Commons,…

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 13, 2020—Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) began accepting applications for the second class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute, a leadership and economic development training opportunity for community leaders who currently live and/or work in Appalachia. The Appalachian Leadership Institute is an extensive nine-month program focusing on skill-building,…