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Taking Stock 2000

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Taking Stock: Rural People, Poverty, and Housing at the turn of the 21st Centurycoverimage

This unique report reviews rural America’s residents, their economic conditions, and their homes, using new data from the 2000 Census and other sources.

The full Taking Stock report in pdf format:

Introductory materials (cover letters, table of contents, acknowledgements, executive summary, introduction)

National analysis, part 1

National analysis, part 2

National analysis, part 3

High need areas analysis, introduction

Border colonias

Overview

Case Study

Central Appalachia

Overview

Case Study

Farmworkers

Overview

Case Study

Lower Mississippi Delta

Overview

Case Study

Native American Lands

Overview

Case Study

Endnotes

Appendices

 

 

 

The full research report provides broader insights into the colonias region – as well as proposes a definition for industry use. With greater high-cost lending and a poverty rate (27%) nearly twice the national average (15%), colonias communities are worthy of focus and support. Eager to learn more?