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Yes, the South Has a Poverty Crisis

About 1 in 5 counties in the South is marked by “persistent poverty” a poverty rate that has stayed above 20% for three decades running.

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Poor men south of Richmond? Why much of the rural South is in economic crisis

After a 20th-century manufacturing boom, the region has been in a decadeslong decline. Rural factory towns can blame technology and globalization for their woes.

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