such as Appalachia. A look at some trends in poverty and educational attainment in Appalachia over the past two decades …

of the nation closed significantly by 1990, it remained nearly twice as large in Central Appalachia. There are many … reasons for higher poverty in Appalachia in general and Central Appalachia in particular. Possible causes include a low …; Partridge and Rickman 2005; Lobao 2004). A key distinction between Central Appalachia and the rest of the ARC region is its …