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Nonmetro poverty is more concentrated
in the South and Southwest
Timothy
Parker
Nonmetro counties with
high poverty rates are clustered in
Appalachia, the Mississippi Delta, the
Southeastern Cotton Belt, the Southwest
region along the Mexican border, and
Indian reservations located in the northern
and western regions. These high-poverty
counties usually are sparsely settled
and more remote from metropolitan areas
and are more likely to have lower education
levels and larger minority populations
than counties with lower poverty levels.
Poverty tends to be longstanding and
stems from complex economic and social
conditions. Many high-poverty counties
are characterized by a preponderance
of low-skill and low-wage jobs.
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