Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Today, 22 of the 120 counties have fewer than 10,000 residents, and half have fewer than 20,000. The 20 largest counties by population all have populations of 49,000 or higher, and just 7 of the 120 have a population of 100,000 or higher. The average county population, based on the estimated 2023 state population of 4.526 million, was 37,718.
The 3-year average unemployment rate for the Appalachian region in 2006-2008 was 5.2%. The region's per capita market income in 2007 was $24,360. The region's poverty rate was 13.6%. [1] Alabama's Appalachian counties led all states' Appalachian counties in unemployment (3.8%) and per capita market income ($27,723).
Kentucky's regions (click on image for color-coding information) Kentucky can be divided into five primary regions: the Cumberland Plateau in the east, which contains much of the historic coal mines; the north-central Bluegrass region, where the major cities and the state capital (Frankfort) are located; the south-central and western Pennyroyal Plateau (also known as the Pennyrile or ...
Appalachia (/ ˌæpəˈlætʃə, - leɪtʃə, - leɪʃə /) [4] is a geographic region located in the central and southern sections of the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States. Its boundaries stretch from the western Catskill Mountains of New York into Pennsylvania, continuing on through the Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Smoky ...
A map depicting the economic status of counties within the ARC's service area as of fiscal year 2024. An animated map depicting the economic status counties within the ARC's service area from fiscal year 2002–2024. The ARC uses several indicators to designate an area as distressed, including median family income and the local poverty rate. [10]
Carter County, Kentucky (6 C, 6 P) Carter County, Tennessee (6 C, 4 P) Casey County, Kentucky (6 C, 4 P) Catoosa County, Georgia (6 C, 6 P) Cattaraugus County, New York (8 C, 11 P) Centre County, Pennsylvania (9 C, 11 P) Chambers County, Alabama (7 C, 9 P) Chattooga County, Georgia (6 C, 7 P)
Knox County is a county located in Appalachia near the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,193. [1] Its county seat is Barbourville. [2] The county is named for General Henry Knox. It is one of the few coal-producing counties in Kentucky that has not suffered massive population loss.
Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 20,345. [1] Its county seat is Manchester. [2] The county was formed in 1807 and named in honor of Green Clay (1757–1826). [3] Clay was a member of the Virginia and Kentucky State legislatures, first cousin once removed of Henry ...