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Regional Income Inequality in the United States: 1969–2017

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  • James T. Peach
  • Richard V. Adkisson

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This article contains an analysis of the nation’s 100 lowest and 100 highest per capita income counties in the United States from 1969 to 2017. The low-income counties are very different from the high-income counties. Compared to the high-income counties, the low-income counties are generally small, mainly rural, and geographically concentrated. The people of the low-income counties are also more likely to be from minority groups than the people of either the nation or the high-income counties. Despite major institutional and technological change, both groups of counties exhibit considerable stability over the last half century. A reasonable assertion from the analysis is that the nature of regional income inequality is not likely to change substantially over the next half-century.

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  • James T. Peach & Richard V. Adkisson, 2020. "Regional Income Inequality in the United States: 1969–2017," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(2), pages 341-348, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:jeciss:v:54:y:2020:i:2:p:341-348
    DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2020.1743142
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