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It's ironic that a piece essentially advocating pedantry would then go on to make subjective judgements about outliers versus national averages. Poverty is hig
by doctorpangloss 10y ago
It's ironic that a piece essentially advocating pedantry would then go on to make subjective judgements about outliers versus national averages.
Poverty is higher among Appalachians than the national average, but not by much -- Kentucky has a poverty rate of 18.5% and West Virginia 17.9%, compared to a national average of 14.7%. The typical Appalachian isn't poor...
I don't know dude, define "typical." Kentucky and West Virginia have the 5th and 7th highest poverty rates.
- throwaway729 10y agoI think the more important point is that Appalachian is kinda short hand for rural people from that region, who are poor in considerably higher numbers. Pittsburgh and Birmingham are Appalachian, but politicians aren't referring to the Pittsburgh Google office when talking about Appalachia... (I agree w you, but If we're being pedantic, it's possible to be "the worst" and still not that much different from average...)