August 27, 2008
Poverty rate up slightly in Appalachia
Those with health insurance increase
The number of Appalachians living in poverty last year increased by 114,000 to 13.3 million, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released Tuesday.
But there was good news in the numbers. Median incomes were up in all the 13 states that make up Appalachia, where the median income ranged from $36,338 in Mississippi to $68,080 in Maryland. However, with the exception of Maryland, Virginia and New York, those incomes across Appalachia still were below the national median of $50,233.
And the number of people in the region who did not have health insurance last year fell to 13.6 million from 13.7 million from the year before.
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Posted By: One Citizen (7:37am 08-28-2008)
Report AbuseFight poverty by getting a job, not by getting impregnated as a single girl.
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