August 2000

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Section I

• Introduction
• Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates Program

Section II

• Overview of Total Poverty (all ages) in Appalachia during the 1990s
• Total Poverty in the Sub-Regions of Appalachia
• Total Poverty by State in Appalachia
• Geographical Distribution of Total Poverty, 1989, 1993, and 1995
• Development Districts
• Total Poverty by Metropolitan Status
• Total Poverty by Nonmetropolitan Social and Economic Function
• Considering the Starting Level of Total Poverty and Subsequent Change

Section III

• Child Poverty
• Changes in Child Poverty, 1989–1995
• Considering the Starting Level of Child Poverty and Subsequent Change
• Child Poverty by Age group (0–4 and 5–17)
• Considering the Starting Level of Young Child Poverty and Subsequent Change

Section IV

• The ARC Distressed County Designation
• Distressed Counties in 1980 and 1990
• The Accuracy of Distressed Status at the end of the 1980s

Section V

• The Effect of Using Post-Censal Poverty Estimates on Distressed Status during the 1990s
• Distressed Status, by State, 1990 to 1994
• Distressed Status, by State, 1990 to 1996
• Causes of Distressed Status Transition, 1990 to 1994
• Causes of Distressed Status Transition, 1990 to 1996
• Causes of Distressed Status Transition, 1994 to 1996
• Counties Distressed Due to poverty at 200 percent of U.S. average and Above

Section VI

• Conclusions and Recommendations

References

Appendices

• Appendix A - Small Area Income and Poverty Estimate Program Methodology
• Appendix B - Economic Research Service Economic and Policy Typology Definitions
• Appendix C - Appalachian Poverty Measures
• Appendix D - Distressed Status Designation Methodology
• Appendix E - Appalachian Distressed Counties 1980–1996

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Prepared by:
The Applied Population Laboratory
University of Wisconsin
1450 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706

Prepared for:
Appalachian Regional Commission