| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 1980 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 1980 | Poverty Rate, 1980 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 1980 |
|
| United States | 220,845,766 |
27,392,580 |
12.4% |
100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 20,928,695 |
2,930,068 |
14.0% |
112.9% |
|
| STATE TOTALS |
| Alabama | 3,813,014 |
719,905 |
18.9% |
152.2% |
| Georgia | 5,318,410 |
884,383 |
16.6% |
134.1% |
| Kentucky | 3,559,034 |
626,240 |
17.6% |
141.9% |
| Maryland | 4,118,381 |
404,560 |
9.8% |
79.2% |
| Mississippi | 2,455,065 |
587,450 |
23.9% |
192.9% |
| New York | 17,129,692 |
2,298,922 |
13.4% |
108.2% |
| North Carolina | 5,682,948 |
839,950 |
14.8% |
119.2% |
| Ohio | 10,567,858 |
1,088,962 |
10.3% |
83.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 11,571,604 |
1,209,819 |
10.5% |
84.3% |
| South Carolina | 3,013,707 |
500,363 |
16.6% |
133.9% |
| Tennessee | 4,476,470 |
736,471 |
16.5% |
132.6% |
| Virginia | 5,164,784 |
611,310 |
11.8% |
95.4% |
| West Virginia | 1,914,081 |
286,995 |
15.0% |
120.9% |
|
| STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS |
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| Appalachian Alabama | 2,421,498 |
408,883 |
16.9% |
136.1% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 1,124,481 |
140,896 |
12.5% |
101.0% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 1,100,117 |
286,266 |
26.0% |
209.8% |
| Appalachian Maryland | 211,771 |
25,296 |
11.9% |
96.3% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 542,150 |
125,151 |
23.1% |
186.1% |
| Appalachian New York | 1,031,537 |
124,156 |
12.0% |
97.0% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,187,272 |
164,175 |
13.8% |
111.5% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 1,975,854 |
230,298 |
11.7% |
94.0% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 5,847,250 |
586,629 |
10.0% |
80.9% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 770,339 |
96,995 |
12.6% |
101.5% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 2,072,728 |
344,986 |
16.6% |
134.2% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 729,617 |
109,342 |
15.0% |
120.8% |
| West Virginia | 1,914,081 |
286,995 |
15.0% |
120.9% |
