The State of the South June 29, 2012 Richard Hart Communications Director, MDC
Median Income The South and US: 1990 to 2010 Source: US Census Bureau Note: In 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars
Share of Persons Below the Poverty Level South and United States: 1980 to 2010 Source: Current Population Survey
Percent Change in Resident Population: 2000 to 2010 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census
Overall Performance: Recession and Recovery Source: Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program
2008 Election Results by State Source: The New York Times
2008 Election Results by County Source: The New York Times
A Shifting Electorate The New York Times Source: The New York Times
Population by Race/Ethnicity and Age Group South Region, 2009 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2009
Source: MDC tabulation of data from the Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau Aging Anglos Median Age of State Population by Race and Ethnic Group, 2008
© MDC, Inc. All Rights Reserved Latino Growth Change in Population, /8 Source: MDC tabulation of American Community Survey Data, 2000 and
Metros Advance, Rural Grows Slowly Increase in Jobs in the South, Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Percentage of Young-Adult Degree Attainment* *Ages with at least a two-year degree Sources: OECD and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Note: OECD country-level data is for 2008, while ACS state- level data is for 2009.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Percentage of Population 25 and Over with an Associate Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity, 2009
Unemployment Rate by Educational Attainment Level, Years Old Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey
May 2011May 2012 Over-the-year change AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC SC TN TX VA WV US Unemployment Rate, Seasonally Adjusted Source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics
NC Jobs Deficit Continues to Grow Jobs needed to return to pre-recession employment levels and keep up with population growth Source: The North Carolina Justice Center and the NC Division of Employment Security
A Postsecondary Peek at 2018 Share of Total Jobs Within State Requiring Postsecondary Education in 2018 Source: Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce
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