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	2005



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.
    
    
    
    
          MapRelative 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.
    
    
    
    
          MapCollege 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.
    
    
    
    
          MapRelative 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.
    
    
    
    
          MapPoverty Rates in Appalachia, 2005–2009

          This map shows the poverty rate in each of the ARC counties.
    
    
    
    
          MapRelative 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.
    
    
    
    
          MapPopulation 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.
    
    
    
    
          MapDisplacement 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.
    
    
    
    
          ReportDrinking 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.
    
    
    
    
          ReportAssessing 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.
    
    
    
    
          ReportDefining 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.
    
    
    
    
          ReportEmerging Patterns of Population Redistribution and Migration in Appalachia

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