Project: American Community Survey and Decennial Census Support Services
Data Snapshot. Income and Poverty in Appalachia (2013-2017)
Appalachia's median household income is 83% of the U.S. figure.
Project: American Community Survey and Decennial Census Support Services
Appalachia's median household income is 83% of the U.S. figure.
(2020) With the number of coronavirus infections surging, school districts across the United States are grappling with decisions about whether and how to re-open this fall. For online learning to be effective, students need access to computers and high-speed internet access, but a new analysis and interactive dashboard by PRB show sharp digital and economic divides among school-age children across states and between racial and ethnic groups.
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Project: American Community Survey and Decennial Census Support Services
88.5% of Appalachian adults (ages 25-64) have earned a high school diploma, similar to the U.S. average of 88.6%.
Project: American Community Survey and Decennial Census Support Services
82.2% of Appalachian households have access to a computer device. The U.S. average of 87.2%.
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