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Appalachia and the Ozarks Chapter Eight Online Regional Atlas of the United States and Canada Kenneth C. Martis, Professor of Geography, West Virginia University 2002 Edition

THE APPALACHIAN REGION Appalachian Regional Commission

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Appalachian Regional Commission Distressed Counties

Poverty rates, 1993

http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/atlas.html

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High school dropout rates, 1990 The national dropout rate for adults 25 and over was 25 percent in 1990.

Unemployment rate, 1995 The national unemployment http://www.bls.gov/lau/maps/twmcort.gif The national unemployment rate was 5.5 percent in 1995

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Appalachia and the Ozarks Chapter Eight Online Regional Atlas of the United States and Canada Kenneth C. Martis, Professor of Geography, West Virginia University 2002 Edition