The Sources of Growth project is part of a series of research efforts funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission to improve understanding of factors affecting economic growth in rural and distressed areas.

This report looks at worker displacement in the Appalachian Region during the past decade.

This report addresses the question of whether the current configuration of the Appalachian subregions still provide an accurate reflection of areas that are relatively homogenous in their economic status and development.

This report examines recent changes in patterns of Appalachian population change and migration.

This report addresses the extent of socioeconomic inequality and poverty in Appalachia during the economic boom period of the 1990s.

Using data from the decennial census and selected other sources, this report examines Appalachia's population trends between 1990 and 2000.

This data brief contains estimates of underemployment in Appalachia by state and by demographic group for each year from 1996 to 2004. These estimates are derived from the Current Population Survey (CPS).

This report looks at the post–1990 racial and ethnic diversity of Appalachia.

This report uses data from Census 2000 to show how and why the age structure of the Appalachian population differs from the national average and varies within the Region.

This report analyzes trends in household and family structure in Appalachia from 1990 to 2000.

This report analyzes trends in housing characteristics and commuting patterns in Appalachia from 1990 to 2000.

Using data from the decennial census, this report provides a demographic, economic, and social portrait in the 410-county Appalachian Region at the dawn of the 21st century.

This study examines the inequality in manufacturing pay between manufacturing plants within states and counties of the United States, and compares them to Appalachia.

Recent poverty trends for Appalachia are examined in this report, which looks at how the use of the Census Bureau's annual Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) would affect ARC's distressed county designations.

This study provides a framework for understanding the changes in the Region due to in- and out-migration from 1975 to 1990. The study includes changes by age, race, educational attainment, income, and subregions.