Project: American Community Survey and Decennial Census Support Services
Data Snapshot. Computer & Broadband Access in Appalachia (2013-2017)
82.2% of Appalachian households have access to a computer device. The U.S. average of 87.2%.
Project: American Community Survey and Decennial Census Support Services
82.2% of Appalachian households have access to a computer device. The U.S. average of 87.2%.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
Project: American Community Survey and Decennial Census Support Services
88.5% of Appalachian adults (ages 25-64) have earned a high school diploma, similar to the U.S. average of 88.6%.
Project: American Community Survey and Decennial Census Support Services
Appalachia's median household income is 83% of the U.S. figure.
Carbon dioxide emissions have grown dramatically in the past century because of human activity, chiefly the use of fossil fuels such as oil and coal, as well as changes in land use such as cutting down forests.
Project: American Community Survey and Decennial Census Support Services
25.6 million people live in Appalachia's 420 counties. Since 2010, Appalachia's population has grown 1.4%; the nation's has grown 5.3%.
The U.S. population has entered middle age. How is the country aging, and what could that mean for the future?