How Poor Is Appalachia?
How Poor Is Appalachia? Appalachian poverty rates range from 6.5% to 41.0%. The Appalachian average is 16.3%. The U.S. average is 14.6%. What is the poorest part of Appalachia? Eastern Kentucky falls within that part of Appalachia that has come to epitomise the white underclass in America ever since president Lyndon Johnson sat down on