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Appalachian Poverty Rate On The Rise

By Kentucky Public Radio

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Bowling Green, KY – The number of Appalachians living in poverty is on the rise. Figures released today by the U-S Census Bureau show that 13.3 million people lived in poverty last year in the 13 states that make up Appalachia Lisa Autry has more.